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dishonesty represents a very serious and reprehensible type
of student
misconduct. Any act that involves a party submitting another’s
work as his or her own constitutes academic dishonesty. Additionally,
the sharing or giving of answers on an exam constitutes academic
dishonesty. All work submitted for a course must be a genuine
product
of the student’s effort. Any student who is guilty of academic
dishonesty should receive a failing grade on the assignment and
be reported to the appropriate university officials. Disciplinary
actions may be taken against the student after he or she is reported.
Listed below
are suggestions, adapted from the University
of California, Berkeley: Tools for Teaching, to assist in preventing
the occurrence of academic dishonesty.
- Inform students
of academic standards for scholarship and conduct.
- Explain
how cheating harms students, and describe campus sanctions.
- Minimize
the opportunities for cheating and plagiarism.
- Take visible
actions to detect dishonesty, so that students know you will
not
tolerate cheating.
- If cheating
occurs, respond swiftly with disciplinary measures and formal
action.
Plagiarism,
a form of academic dishonesty, is addressed more specifically
in
section 4-7.
Explicit policies
defining academic dishonesty and describing the disciplinary
process
for academic dishonesty should be clearly explained in university
correspondence (e.g., student handbook) and course syllabi.
Related
Links
Additional
links related to academic dishonesty can be found in Related
Links section
at the end of this topic.
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