Defining violations
Citation Strategy
Where might I get help?
Risks & Penalties
APA formatting examples
100

Allowing other students to use your work, including posting or sharing your work on non-UMA websites.

What is collusion?

100

I created my own work and used my own words.

When is no citation needed?

100

jguerrina@ultimatemedical.edu or 407-494-4524.

How do I reach my Instructor?
100

A score of zero is applied to the assignment.

What is the result of the first violation?

100

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Date of publication). Title of document. Retrieved from http://Web address.


What is a sample citation for a website?

200

Attempting to obtain credit through deceptive means, including allowing another student to do your work.

What is cheating?

200

I found a quote from a website and I want to include it, word for word, in my work.

When do I place quotation marks around the text and provide an in-text citation?

200

writingcenter@ultimatemedical.edu, or 888-215-8215.

Where can I get free feedback on my writing?

200

A grade of zero is assigned to the entire course.

What happens as a result of the second violation?

200

Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: capital letter also for subtitle. Location: publisher.


What is sample citation for a book?

300

Taking word for word information and using it for your own without providing proper credit or citation.

What is plagiarism?

300

I used my own words to express something I learned from another source.

When do I not use quotation marks but still provide an in-text citation?

300

askthelibrarian@ultimatemedical.edu, or 813-387-6788.

How can I reach the UMA Librarian?

300

The student is expelled from UMA.

What is the result of a third academic integrity violation?

300

Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, Volume Number(Issue number), pages.


What is a sample citation for a journal?

400

Submitting the same work as another student, such as copying a discussion post or using information from a non-UMA website.

What is duplication?

400

I included a concept I learned from my textbook in my extra credit submission.

When do I provide an in-text citation?

400

Microsoft Word's Citation Manager Tool.

What tool in Microsoft Word can help me create properly formatted APA citations?

400

You could lose your job and risk your professional credibility.

What happens if you violate these guidelines once in your career?

400

As (my classmate) nicely summarized, "quoted text"

What is a sample discussion citation?

500

The Fair Usage of Information

What allows me to use other people's ideas, when cited or quoted properly, when creating my own academic content?

500

I am using a phrase from another student's post when creating my own thread.

When do I provide quotation marks and acknowledge the original student?

500

From the contact information in my classroom.

Where do I find my Primary or Secondary Instructor's contact information?

500

The course in question will need to be taken a second time. 

What result happens as a result of the second violation?

500

“High blood pressure and diabetes increase therisk of developing kidney disease” (Curhan, 2014,p. 3)


What is an example of an in-text citation?