Taken from the Code of Student Conduct:
Cheating Cheating is using or attempting to use materials, information, notes, study aids, or other assistance not authorized by the instructor during an examination or evaluation.
Plagiarism Plagiarism is intentionally or carelessly presenting the work of another as one’s own. It includes submitting an assignment purporting to be the student’s original work which has wholly or in part been created by another. This also includes the presentation of the work, ideas, representations, or words of another without customary and proper acknowledgement of sources. Students must consult instructors for clarification in any situation in which documentation is an issue. Students will be considered to have plagiarized whenever their work is improperly cited.
Taken from Code of Student Conduct:
Academic integrity is a cornerstone of the University’s commitment to the principles of free inquiry; students are responsible for learning and upholding professional standards in research, writing, assessment, and ethics. In the academic community the high value of honesty mandates a corresponding intolerance of dishonesty. Written or other work which students submit must be the product of their own efforts and must be consistent with appropriate standards of professional ethics. Any academic integrity violation(s), which includes cheating, plagiarism, and other forms of dishonest or unethical behavior, is prohibited. A summary of behaviors that constitute academic integrity misconduct appears below. Examples of each policy can be found in the Faculty Guide to Academic Integrity as well as the Student Guide to Academic Integrity. Questions regarding these policies or requests for additional clarification should be directed to the Office of the Provost, Student Affairs, or to the office of Student Conduct and Integrity (SCI).
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Plagiarism is using the work someone else created as your own work. This means that you do not give the person who created the work (a painting, a book, an article) credit for creating the work. This is considered cheating at academic institutions in the United States.
Credit is usually shown by including the creator's name within the work you are creating--and listing the name and resource in your bibliography.
There can be heavy penalties for plagiarizing someone's work. You can receive a failing grade for the assignment, and sometimes a failing grade for the class. If you commit more than one incident of plagiarizing, you may be expelled from the university.
If you have questions about how to cite a source, contact a librarian or the Writing Center. Meeting with a librarian or the Writing Center is free.
