Common Forms of Academic Dishonesty
Involves giving false information to an instructor, such as claiming an assignment was submitted, using extra time on a take-home test, or making up an excuse for a deadline extension.
What is deception?
This policy applies to all students, faculty, and staff and outlines expectations for honest academic work as well as procedures for handling violations.
What is the Academic Integrity Policy?
This violation is typically caused by ignorance or inexperience and usually involves only a minor portion of coursework.
Level 1 violation
This practice gives credit to the original author when you use their words, ideas, or research in your work.
What is citing your sources?
In 1973, this artist sang, "Jolene, Jolene, Jolene, Jolene. I'm begging of you, please don't take my man..."
Who is Dolly Parton?
Includes using hidden notes, looking at another student's test, or sharing answers during an exam, even if the person sharing does not gain any benefit themselves.
What is cheating?
According to Rowan's policy, using a prohibited tool, software, or information source, including generative artificial intelligence when not allowed, is considered this type of violation.
What is cheating?
The maximum academic penalty for this violation level is a failing grade on the assignment.
What is a level 2 violation?
When using an author's exact words, students should use these punctuation marks and provide a citation.
What are quotation marks?
In 2004, this artist sang, "I might as well have cheated on you. As much as you accused me of cheatin..."
Who is Keyshia Cole?
Involves making up data, sources, or quotations in an assignment, including inventing research results or creating citations that do not exist.
What is fabrication?
These are the four categories of academic dishonesty identified in the policy: cheating, plagiarism, fabrication, and this broader category that includes altering grades or obtaining unadministered exams.
What is academic misconduct?
Copying from another student during a final exam or plagiarizing major portions of a paper are examples of this violation level.
What is a level 3 violation?
This writing technique involves restating someone else's ideas in your own words while still giving credit to the source.
What is paraphrasing?
In 2004, this artist sang, "These are my confessions. Just when I thought I said all I can say. My chick on the side said she got one on the way..."
Who is Usher?
Involves using someone else's words, ideas, or work without giving proper credit, including copying and pasting material from the internet and presenting it as your own.
What is plagiarism?
Under Rowan University's Academic Integrity Policy, all students found responsible for a violation must complete this type of program designed to improve their understanding of ethical academic practices.
What is an academic integrity educational program?
The most serious category of academic integrity violations can result in suspension or expulsion and includes offenses such as stealing exams, using a purchased term paper, or falsifying a thesis.
What is a level 4 violation?
Before submitting an assignment, students should do this to ensure all borrowed information is properly credited.
What is checking sources and citations?
In 2007, this artist sang, "I dug my key into the side, Of his pretty little souped up four-wheel drive. Carved my name into his leather seats..."
Who is Carrie Underwood?
Rowan University states that this term includes any form of cheating, plagiarism, fabrication, or academic misconduct that violates academic integrity standards.
What is academic dishonesty?
This university office makes the final determination on Level 3 and Level 4 academic integrity cases and receives all Reports of an Academic Integrity Violation.
What is the Office of the Provost?
These two violation levels are normally adjudicated by the Academic Integrity Review Board rather than the instructor.
What are levels 3 and 4?
When using AI-generated content with instructor permission, students can avoid plagiarism by doing this.
What is properly citing AI-generated content?
In 2014, this artist sang, "So one last time, I need to be the one who takes you home. One more time I promise after that, I'll let you go..."
Who is Ariana Grande?