Academic Integrity & Plagiarism

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1.  Read through the descriptions below of plagiarism and academic integrity.

Plagiarism includes:

  • Copying a computer file or any other document that contains another student's assignment and submitting it as your own work.
  • Working together on an assignment, sharing documents, computer files or programs involved, and then submitting individual copies of the assignment as your own individual work.
  • Knowingly allowing another student to copy or use one of your documents or computer files and to submit that file, or a modification thereof, as his or her individual work.

Academic dishonesty includes:

Plagiarism - Plagiarism is intentionally or knowingly presenting words, ideas or work of others as one's own work. Plagiarism includes copying homework, copying lab reports, copying computer programs, using a work or portion of a work written or created by another but not crediting the source, using one's own work completed in a previous class for credit in another class without permission, paraphrasing another's work without giving credit, and borrowing or using ideas without giving credit.

Cheating - Exam cheating includes unauthorized "crib sheets", copying from another, looking at another student's exam, opening books when not authorized, obtaining advance copies of exams, and having an exam re-graded after making changes. Exam cheating includes exams given during classes, final exams and standardized tests.

Use of Unauthorized Study Aids -This includes utilization of other's computer programs or solutions, copying a copyrighted computer program without permission, using old lab reports, having others perform one's share of lab work, and using any material prohibited by the instructor.

Falsifying School Documents -This includes falsifying signatures on forms, such as Add-Drop and Withdrawal forms, forging another student's signature and falsifying pre-requisite requirements.

2.  Click here for the plagiarism page: Plagiarism Links.

3. 
In groups of TWO, take the plagiarism test...click on the test link, download it, print it out and complete it.
 
4.  On the back of the test, e
xplain the diagram.

5.  Hand in your work...make sure BOTH names are on it.
 
5.  Now, try this experiment: Copy a paragraph from one of your documents and enter the text into one of the plagiarism sites.  How well did you do?

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