School of Public Affairs and Administration New Student Orientation Fall 2013

Welcome by Peter Hoontis, Associate Dean of Student and Academic Services

Introductions Marc Holzer, Dean Gail Daniels, Assistant Dean Alan Shark, Associate Professor of Practice Tugba Aksoy, Administrative Assistant

Orientation Objectives Program Introduction Curriculum Review University Resources Academic Integrity Guided Discussion

The Online Program Master in Public Administration Concentration in Public and Nonprofit Performance Management

The Curriculum Fall 2013 Going Forward

Resources Rutgers Library – Roberta Tipton Advising/Registration

School of Public Affairs and Administration Academic Integrity August 2013

What is Academic Integrity? Why Care About Academic Integrity? Why Do Students Cheat?

Types of Violations Plagiarism Cheating Fabrication Facilitation of Dishonesty Academic Sabotage Violation of Research or Professional Ethics Violations Involving Potentially Criminal Activity

Levels of Violations and Sanctions Separable vs. Non Separable Separable violations more severe violations for which the possible sanctions include suspension or expulsion Non-separable violations less severe violations for which the possible sanctions do not include suspension or expulsion from the University

Avoiding Violations of Academic Integrity Understand how to cite various types of sources (books, articles, websites). When in doubt, CITE! Request an extension if a personal issue or emergency arises. Request an advance review of your assignment by the professor or TA. Use a plagiarism software to check your paper before submitting

Academic Integrity Tutorial All Students Deadline: October 31,2013

Web Resources Rutgers Academic Integrity Website – Office of Student Conduct Website – Rutgers Libraries Website –

Questions?