ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

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ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

• When Honesty IS the Best Policy
• Kimberly Armstrong Silcox, J.D.
• University Judicial Officer
• Eastern Connecticut State University

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What is Academic Integrity?

• Being honest in your academic work , assuring
  that everything you identify as your own work
  actually is.
• Often, students get into trouble through lack of
  understanding and proper caution.

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Eastern Student Code of Conduct

• Part III. Prohibited Conduct
• Acts of dishonesty, including but not limited to
  the following
• a. Academic misconduct, including all forms of
  cheating and plagiarism. Please note the Policy
  on Academic Misconduct as found on page 94 of
  this handbook.

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Policy on Academic Misconduct

• It is the responsibility of each student to
  become familiar with what constitutes academic
  dishonesty and plagiarism, and to avoid all forms
  of cheating and plagiarism.

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So, you may ask

• What constitutes Academic Misconduct?

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Policy on Academic Misconduct

• Academic misconduct is defined as (but not
  limited
• to,) providing or receiving assistance in a
  manner
• not authorized by the instructor in the creation
  of
• work to be submitted for academic evaluation.
• There are four main types of Academic
• Misconduct
• Examination Misconduct
• Improper Behavior
• Falsification/Misuse of Academic Information
• Plagiarism

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Examination Misconduct

• Examination misconduct is any kind of improper
  behavior that may occur during the taking of an
  assigned test/exam.
• This may include
• Copying from someone elses test or letting
  someone else copy from your own
• Using an unauthorized cheat sheet
• Using unauthorized copies of tests to study

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This is called
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CHEATING
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Improper Behavior

• Improper behavior is any kind of action that
  disrupts or compromises the learning environment.
• This may include
• Submission of the same piece of work (or very
  similar work) in more than one course without
  teacher consent
• Theft, alteration, or destruction of the academic
  work of other members of your academic community
• Working with another student on a project without
  permission of the instructor
• Classroom disruption

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Falsification or Misuse of Academic Information

• Falsification/Misuse of Academic Information is
  the act of forging records or changing personal
  information in a dishonest or flagrant manner.
• This may include
• Altering a transcript for admission
• Falsifying data on a research project
• Having someone else sign your name on an
  attendance sheet, or signing someone elses name
  on an attendance sheet

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Plagiarism

• Plagiarism is the act of submitting the work of
  others as your own.
• Otherwise stated,
• The intentional use of ideas, words or statements
  of another person as ones own without
  acknowledgment.

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• This may include
• Copying sentences, phrases, etc. from an outside
  source, such as a book, without the use of proper
  citation
• Using or buying a paper written by someone else
• Selling or lending papers for the purpose of
  violating academic policy
• Submitting a paper or project in more than one
  class without the consent of all of the
  instructors

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• Citing a work that was referenced in another work
  without actually consulting the original piece
  directly
• Fabrication of data or citations
• Failure to cite graphs, photographs, computer
  software, interviews, television programs,
  speeches, and any other non-written sources
• Improper paraphrasing or summary without proper
  citation

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Consequences of Academic Misconduct

• If a faculty member accuses a student of academic
  misconduct, the faculty member may
• Enter a reduced grade or a grade of F for the
  work or for the course
• Assign additional course work
• Hearing before Academic Misconduct Committee

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Academic Misconduct Appeals Committee

• May impose additional sanctions such as
• Academic Misconduct Probation
• Suspension
• Expulsion

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When Should You Cite?
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Proper Citation Styles

• APA (American Psychological Association)
• used for Social Sciences, Education,
  Engineering, and Business
• MLA (Modern Language Association)
• used for Humanities
• Chicago (or Turabian)
• used in many fields
• Blue Book Legal citations

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Additional Citation Styles

• Some Sciences use a separate citation style.
• CSE Biological Sciences
• AMA Biomedical sciences, medicine, nursing
• ACS Chemistry
• AIP Physics
• AMS Mathematics, Computer Sciences

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Examples

• When quoting a phrase, the author must be
  identified.
• An expert in the field of sociology has referred
  to it as the absence of personal connectivity.
  (Demarest, 1995, p. 354)

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• Parts of sentences must also be cited.
• David Johnson (1995) has indicated that
  successful entrepreneurs must have sophisticated
  technical experience and expertise (p.9)

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• When quoting complete sentences, it is best to
  identify the author in front of the material that
  is being summarized, ending with the page number
  after the quote.
• Gillespie (2006) suggests that many Americans
  have gotten into the fitness craze The total
  number of individuals who exercise regularly is
  estimated at more than 50 million. (p.4)

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• Longer material should be identified by an
  indented block quotation. The author and location
  must be clearly identified.
• Little (2000) has described the period between
  ages 19 and 25 as one of exploration
• Early adulthood is identified by independence
  from family structure and social structures.
  Having abandoned childhood and adolescence, and
  having not yet entered adulthood, for emerging
  adults, this is a time of exploration of social
  roles and values. (p.469)

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• Even if summarizing material, mark the beginning
  of the summary to identify where the authors
  ideas are being used.
• The transition between childhood and adulthood is
  often described merely as adolescence. However,
  Little (2000) proposes a distinct period of time
  which a time when young adults start to gain
  independence. (p.469)

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Improper Paraphrasing

• Lack of appropriate quotations
• Source Justice Pennyman thought it his duty not
  only to establish justice but to wreak equity.
• Paraphrase Justice Pennyman felt morally
  obligated not only to protect Constitutional
  rights but also to wreak equity.

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Improper Paraphrasing

• Lack of appropriate quotations
• Source Justice Pennyman thought it his duty not
  only to establish justice but to wreak equity.
• Paraphrase Justice Pennyman felt morally
  obligated not only to protect Constitutional
  rights but also to wreak equity.

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Replacing material with synonyms is not enough!

• Source
• To develop a comprehensive approach to business,
  managers must utilize the strengths of their
  employees in assigning tasks. A good manager
  will evaluate the work to be done and assign the
  task to the employee with the greatest skills in
  that area. To do otherwise would not be time-or
  cost-effective.

• Paraphrase
• In order to develop a comprehensive solution to
  business problems, managers must utilize the
  strengths of their staff in giving them
  assignments. A good boss will examine the work
  to be accomplished and give it to the staff
  member with the best expertise in that area.
  Otherwise, it is a waste of time and money.

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Improper Use of Quotes

• It has been said that to develop a comprehensive
  approach to the workplace, managers must
  utilize the strengths of their employees when
  assigning tasks. A competent supervisor will
  evaluate the work to be done and assign the task
  to the employee with the greatest skills in that
  area. Otherwise, it would not be time- or
  cost-effective.

• Source
• To develop a comprehensive approach to business,
  managers must utilize the strengths of their
  employees in assigning tasks. A good manager
  will evaluate the work to be done and assign the
  task to the employee with the greatest skills in
  that area. To do otherwise would not be time-or
  cost-effective.

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Appropriate Paraphrasing

• Source
• To develop a comprehensive approach to business,
  managers must utilize the strengths of their
  employees in assigning tasks. A good manager
  will evaluate the work to be done and assign the
  task to the employee with the greatest skills in
  that area. To do otherwise would not be time-or
  cost-effective.

• Paraphrase
• According to Smith (2000), a savvy manager will
  determine which of her employees is best suited
  to the work that needs to be accomplished. That
  way, work time is spent in a productive manner by
  the staff member best suited to the job.

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Acceptable Use vs. Plagiarism Exercise

• Source Material
• 6 potential uses, including quotations,
  paraphrasing and direct use of material
• Students are asked to identify whether the use is
  acceptable or Plagiarism

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• Sources
• Harris, Robert A. (2001). The Plagiarism
  Handbook . Los Angeles Pryczak Publishing.
• Kibler, William L., Nuss, Elizabeth M., Paterson,
  Brent G., Pavela, Gary (1988). Academic Integrity
  and Student Development Legal Issues and Policy
  Procedures. College Administration Publications,
  Inc.
• Lipson, Charles (2004). Doing Honest Work in
  College. Chicago and London University of
  Chicago Press.
• Student Handbook, Eastern Connecticut State
  University, 2006-07.