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Violations of academic integrity are classified into ___ levels based on the seriousness of the behaviors.
4
Must be identical to the original, using a narrow segment of the source. They must match the source document word for word and attributed to the original author.
What are quotations?
The information or opinion is your own idea (and has never been published before).
No
Quoting directly or paraphrasing without proper acknowledgment on an assignment or failing to acknowledge all sources of information and contributors who helped with an assignment.
Level 2
Involves putting a passage from source material into your own words and must also be attributed to the original source.
Paraphrasing.
A Level 1 violation will not exceed
A failing grade on the assignment
Information that is common knowledge.
No.
Occurs because of ignorance or inexperience on the part of the student.
Level 1
Involves putting the main ideas into your won words, including only the main points. It is necessary to attribute ideas to the original source.
Summarizing
A Level 3 violation can result in _____
A failing grade in the course and Academic Integrity Probation
Repeating or paraphrasing another's idea.
Yes
Forgery of grade change forms, theft of examinations or having someone else take an exam for you.
Level 4
Briefly ____ your ideas before writing.
A level 4 violation can result in ___
Suspension from the university for 1 more more semesters.
Your own words, reporting a lot of info in a few lines.
Yes
The Academic Integrity Review Board is convened for these levels of violations.
Level 3 & 4
Copying a friend's homework or essay.
What is plagiarism/academic dishonesty?
Allowing another person to copy your work and/or posting your work to online resources is an example of ___
Cheating.
You want to use material from a well-known book for your research paper. You find a few sentences that would be perfect in your essay, but you have too many direct quotes and don't want to include any more; therefore, you decide to paraphrase the wording. How would you avoid plagiarism in this situation?
Include an in-text citation and document the source in your works cited.