3.1 | Academic Integrity and Plagiarism

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SUMMARY

  Academic Integrity

Academic integrity takes COURAGE, especially when faced with peer pressure or poor grades.

The International Center for Academic Integrity Links to an external site. suggests academic integrity includes:

      1. HONESTY: Be honest with yourself and others. Dishonesty, cheating, lying, fraud, and theft jeopardize the rights and welfare of our community.
      2. RESPECT: Respect yourself and others for their contribution to the community of knowledge.  Acknowledge others work by giving credit and citing.
      3. RESPONSIBILITY: Everyone is responsible for upholding integrity. It means taking action against wrongdoing, despite peer pressure, fear, loyalty, or compassion. 

Cheating, plagiarism, unauthorized collaboration, deliberate interference with the integrity of the work of others, fabrication or falsification of data, and other forms of academic dishonesty, including those not specifically identified above, are considered serious offenses for which disciplinary penalties can be imposed. Violating academic integrity is considered academic dishonesty, which is a SERIOUS OFFENSE. 

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  One important aspect of academic integrity is in avoiding plagiarism. 

    • Plagiarism occurs intentionally or not when you present any information as if it were your own. Intentional plagiarism examples include paying someone else to write your paper, submitting group work as though it were your individual work and submitting work without citations. Avoid plagiarism by being honest and following scholarly procedures. 

  The 2 minute video below also summarizes ways to avoid plagiarism

  Tips for avoiding unintentional plagiarism

      • If you use a source, cite it.
      • Use quotation marks when necessary.
      • Don't just change a few words.
      • Synthesize the information and summarize it in your own words.

 

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