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What if your course or university does not have written
regulations on some of these issues?
Written regulations and rules are more common in
all sorts of large and complex societies than in simple ones. Universities
are increasingly becoming larger and therefore more prone to rule making.
However, the absence of written rules does not mean that informal views
of good practice do not exist, nor that a breach of such etiquette is
not punished. It is therefore preferable to press course management for
clear guidelines, and at least to confirm your understanding of key issues,
in writing. Custom and practice covering the communication of regulations
and good practice in dissertations are changing. The trend for students
to become increasingly litigious is a further stimulus to rule books becoming
more comprehensive.
You may find that showing your tutor the questions
in the checklist helps in establishing good practice, and the citing
of an external source may help if people are prickly.
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