Sources for definitions and explanations of the term plagiarism and the consequences of plagiarism: I.Class Syllabus, p. 3 “Academic Dishonesty” II. Student Handbook III. Class Lecture

Academic Dishonesty Students are expected to do their own work. The instructor can not help a student unless he or she knows who is authoring the assignments. Copying another person’s words without giving credit to the source is considered cheating and called “plagiarism.” All other forms of cheating as defined by the Student Handbook are penalized as plagiarism: a grade of 0 is recorded for all forms of academic dishonesty that appear in ANY of the work done in this class.

Scholastic dishonesty: Students are responsible for conducting themselves with honor and integrity in fulfilling course requirements. Penalties and/or disciplinary proceedings may be initiated by College System officials against a student accused of scholastic dishonesty. Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion.

Cheating on a test includes: 1. Copying from another student’s test paper; 2. Using materials during a test that are not authorized by the person giving the test; 3. Collaborating with another student during a test without authority; 4. Knowingly using, buying, selling, stealing,transporting, or soliciting in whole or part the contents of an unadministered test; 5. Bribing another person to obtain a test that is to be administered

Plagiarism means the appropriation of another’s work and the unacknowledged incorporation of that work in one’s own written work offered for credit.

Collusion means the unauthorized collaboration with another person or source in preparing written work offered for credit.

Possible punishments for academic dishonesty may include a grade of 0 or F on the particular assignment, failure in the course, and/or recommendation for probation or dismissal from the College System. A recommendation for suspension or expulsion will be referred to the Dean of Student Development for disciplinary disposition, resulting in being banned from any property or any college-related events or activities.

1.Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating on a test, plagiarism, and collusion Controlling Scholastic Dishonesty The College System requires that instructors take the following steps to control scholastic dishonesty:

a. Include a policy on scholastic dishonesty in class syllabi defining scholastic dishonesty and identifying possible disciplinary action for offenders. The following is an example of a scholastic dishonesty policy an instructor might include in a syllabus:

“Plagiarism, cheating, and unauthorized collusion are prohibited by College System policy and the rules of this class. Plagiarism involves using the ideas or words of another person(either in whole or in part) without crediting the source. Cheating involves fraud and deception for the purpose of violating legitimate testing rules. Unauthorized collusion means the unauthorized collaboration with another person or source in preparing written work offered for credit. A student guilty of a first offense will receive a grade of “F” on the assignment involved. For a second offense, the student will receive a grade of “F” for the course.”

b. Take steps to prevent cheating by designing out-of- class assignments that are difficult to plagiarize, controlling preparation and dissemination of tests, and monitoring students taking tests in the classroom. Also, be cautious about allowing students to take unsupervised make-up examinations.

Scholastic Dishonesty: Disciplinary Actions Students guilty of academic dishonesty can be given a grade of “F” or “0” for the particular test or assignment involved. In extreme cases or for repeated violations, guilty students can be assigned a failing grade in a course or recommended for probation or dismissal from the College System. The instructor's policy must be clearly stated in the syllabus.

Other ways a student can earn a 0 on an assignment in this class: 1.Using internet sources to write essays or journals, cited or uncited, except for a research paper. 2. Not doing the assignment, or doing the wrong assignment. 3.Copying another student’s work, or allowing another student to copy your work. 4.Not turning the assignment in on time. 5.Not getting anything right on the assignment.