North Haven Middle School C. Schwartz LMS February 2017 Academic Dishonesty North Haven Middle School C. Schwartz LMS February 2017

Academic Dishonesty What is it all about? What do students need to know? What happens if you violate? How can we prevent it?

Academic Dishonesty Policy North Haven Public Schools’ BOE 5121.3 policy includes: Cheating Plagiarism Students are expected to pursue their school work with integrity and honesty. Cheating and plagiarism demonstrates a lack of integrity and character that is inconsistent with the goals and values of the District. Source: North Haven Board of Education Policy 5121.3(b) 6/29/16.

Cheating Copying or attempting to copy another student’s homework, quiz, test, essay or lab report. Cheating on tests through such means as cheat sheets, use of unauthorized electronic devices, and discussion of test information with other students Obtaining test questions and/or copies of tests outside the classroom setting Lending and/or copying from another student’s work (homework, tests, projects, assignments) Source: North Haven Board of Education Policy 5121.3(b) 6/29/16.

Cheating (Continued) Altering or interfering with grading (forging signatures, changing or inserting answers on work after grading). Allowing another student to copy answers during a test situation. Collaborating with other students on an assignment in direct violation of teachers instructions. Using books and electronic information in generating on an assignment in direct violation of teachers instructions. Source: North Haven Board of Education Policy 5121.3(b) 6/29/16.

Cheating (Continued) Accessing, taking an benefitting from copies of tests and quizzes previously used or to be used by teachers without permission Submitting work previously presented in this course or in any course unless authorized by the affected teacher. Source: North Haven Board of Education Policy 5121.3(b) 6/29/16.

Plagiarism Defined as copying the language, structure and /or ideas of another and representing them as one’s own work. Examples include but not limited to: Copying material from the source, including the Internet, without citing the source Paraphrasing the source without proper citation. Copying stories, in whole or part, which appear in books, magazines, television, film or electronic media. Copying directly, without making changes, alterations or adaptations from a drawing, painting, illustration, photographic image, or graphic symbol without citing the source Submitting papers written in whole or part by someone else. Source: North Haven Board of Education Policy 5121.3(b) 6/29/16.

Plagiarism (continued) “Submitting papers on which the student has received substantial assistance from peers and/or adults that dramatically changes the character of the work so that it is no longer the student’s own.” “Submitting a paper purchased from a research or term paper service, including, but not limited to the Internet”. “When a student puts his/her name on a piece of work, it is that student’s responsibility to distinush between what is his/hers and what is not and to credit those who have in any way contributed”. Source: North Haven Board of Education Policy 5121.3(b) 6/29/16.

Consequences A student who engages in any form of academic dishonesty will be subject to the loss of credit for the work in question, as well as other disciplinary measures. Could include suspension or explusion

Preventing Plagiarism Prepare a works cited document Use in paragraph citation when necessary Do NOT copy and paste Practice good note taking strategies

What is a Works Cited? List of all the sources used Books Encyclopedias Websites Videos Pictures

Works cited Cite every source Note taking sheets MLA format On-line bibliography maker

Easybib On-line Citation Maker Record all sources Formats correctly Search by URL, book title or ISBN # www.easybib.com

Why do a Works cited? Give credit to your sources Check accuracy Required

What happens if you don’t? Unsure of sources No credit given Plagiarism Penalties

Strategies Read/Think/Write Practice good note taking skills No complete sentences Use shorthand or phrases Outline Be careful with Internet sources Do not copy and paste

Information Sources Use multiple sources Multiple formats Print (book, encyclopedia, periodical Internet (web sites, databases) Other media (video) E-mail - Interview

Print Sources Information needed Author’s name (last, first) Title Place of publication Publisher’s name Copyright date Service, Pamela. Mesopotamia. New York: Benchmark Books, 1999.

On-line Sources World Wide Web Author or editor (last name, first) Name of the web page Date of posting or revision Name of institution or organization sponsoring site Date of access Address (URL) “The Forty-Niners.” California History Collection, American Memory, Library of /Congress. 25 Mar. 2002 <http://memory.loc.gov/Ammem/cbhtml/cbforty.html>

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