7-3 Academic Integrity
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Student-ServicesUSU is also committed to maintaining an atmosphere that requires and expects academic integrity from its students. There are written policies on academic integrity issues in student, faculty, and program handbooks. In addition, academic integrity is addressed in the Faculty orientation. However, when an instructor is confronted with a suspected instance of academic dishonesty, it is sometimes difficult to decide what to do. The developed guidelines are intended to assist you when a problem arises. Violations of academic integrity policies can involve several different behaviors on the part of the student(s), including collusion on homework, cheating on examinations, and plagiarism (see below for a non-exhaustive list of dishonest work examples). The University realizes that there are many degrees of seriousness surrounding these issues and allows instructor discretion (within the scope of the grade in the course) in deciding the consequences to the student. However, the instructor should discuss the situation and procedures with the Dean or Program Director as soon as it is practical. We recognize that these situations are never easy for the instructor or the student. Still, we wish for these conversations to be educational (and documented) such that they help to prevent future incidents from occurring. Violations of the Student Code of Conduct should be reported in writing to the Dean who oversees the course. For more information on the policy, see the USU General Catalog.
Although the following is not an exhaustive list, it describes some types of dishonest work:
● Plagiarism; presenting the words or ideas of someone else (including text from any web pages) as one’s own in papers or assignments
● Submitting a paper or assignment that contains ideas or research of others without appropriately identifying the sources of those ideas
● Submitting someone else’s work as one’s work; submitting a paper or
assignment as one’s work when a part or all of the paper or assignment is the work of another
● Obtaining a paper from the Internet or a commercial research firm and submitting it as one’s own work
● Submitting work previously presented in another course, even if written by the student
● Obtaining a copy of a test in advance of its scheduled administration
● Unauthorized use of notes during an exam or quiz
● Collaborating with other students on assignments when collaboration is not allowed (including on-line exams or assignments)
● Altering answers on a graded test and submitting it to be re-graded
● Destroying or stealing the work of other students
● Falsification or invention of any information or citation in a paper, lab, or assignment
● Intentionally or knowingly helping or attempting to help another person cheat or plagiarize
● Doing assignments for someone else
● Accessing and altering records in a grade book
● Misrepresentation of circumstances surrounding academic work, assignments, or attendance
● Misrepresenting oneself to access electronic resources intended for instructors only