Academic affairs

Academic Dishonesty

This section provides information about academic dishonesty, cheating, and plagiarism, including links to helpful resources, handouts, and the MSC Bulletin.

General Academic Dishonesty Links

• Fifteen Definitions of Academic Dishonesty
  This is a sheet with 15 definitions/examples of academic dishonesty, with space at the bottom of the page for students to sign, proving that they got the policy and understood it. Nice resource.
   
• Definitions of Academic Violations
  This site contains seven definitions of what constitutes academic dishonesty.

Helpful Plagiarism Websites & Handouts

• Definition of Plagiarism
  This site contains some interesting historical facts about real people who got caught plagiarizing.
   
• Avoiding Plagiarism
  This is a printable handout for students on how to avoid plagiarism.
   
• Writing a Research Paper
  This is another OWL site about avoiding plagiarism. Incidentally, OWL is a great resource for students, and schools all over the country post this web site on their own web pages. No need to reinvent the wheel, you know.

From the MSC Bulletin

Be sure to read the most current MSC Bulletin for information regarding academic integrity and codes of conduct. The following information is from Chapter 4 (Student Rights & Responsibilities).

Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is a basic principle which requires that students only take credit for ideas and efforts that are their own. Cheating, plagiarism, and other forms of academic dishonesty are defined as the submission of materials in assignments, exams, or other academic work that is based on sources prohibited by the faculty member. Academic dishonesty is further defined below in the “Student Code of Conduct.” In addition to any adverse academic action, which may result from engaging in academically dishonest behavior, the University specifically reserves the right to address and sanction the conduct involved through the Student Judicial Review Procedures outlined in the UAA Fact Finder/Student Handbook. Disputes regarding academic actions are reviewed under the Academic Dispute Resolution Procedure contained in the UAA Fact Finder/Student Handbook.

Student Code of Conduct

Cheating, Plagiarism, or Other Forms of Academic Dishonesty:

• using material sources not authorized by the faculty member during an examination or assignment;
• utilizing devices that are not authorized by the faculty member during an examination or assignment;
• providing assistance to another student or receiving assistance from another student during an examination or assignment in a manner not authorized by the faculty member;
• presenting as their own the ideas or works of another person without proper acknowledgment of sources;
• knowingly permitting their works to be submitted by another person without the faculty member’s permission;
• acting as a substitute or utilizing a substitute in any examination or assignment;
• fabricating data in support of laboratory or field work;
• possessing, buying, selling, obtaining, or using a copy of any material intended to be used as an instrument of examination or in an assignment in advance of its administration;
• altering grade records of their own or another student’s work; or
• offering a monetary payment or other remuneration in exchange for a grade.