Academic Dishonesty

 

"Don't Do the Crime if You Can't Do the Time."


Cheating and plagiarism are very serious academic offenses. They are not only dishonest, they are wrong. You are an adult, and I will treat you with the respect that you deserve in History 201. But you also have duties and responsibilities which you must fulfill. The first among them is honesty. Don't jeopardize your college career by cheating. If you are having problems with a paper, seek my help. I can be extremely sympathetic and helpful! Here are a few examples of what I mean by cheating and plagiarism so you can avoid getting into any trouble.

 

Cheating

 

Plagiarism

  • Copying from others during an examination period.
  •  Sharing answers for a take-home examination.
  • Using illegal notes during and examination.
  • Asking or allowing another student to take an exam for you.
  • Tampering with an examination or quiz after it has bee corrected, and then returning it for credit.
  • Using the same work for more than one course without getting the instructor's approval to use that work.
  • Preparing answers or writing notes in a bluebook before and exam.
  • Allowing others to do the research or the actual writing of an assigned paper (for example using the services of a commercial term paper company, or relying on a  friend to write the paper for you).
  • Submitting as your own work a paper that was written by someone who took this class before (for example, a fraternity or sorority member).
  • Helping others to cheat.
  • Knowingly representing the words or ideas of another as your own.
  • Credit must always be given for information that is not common knowledge.
  • Credit must be given for every direct quotation that you use in a paper.
  • Credit must also be given when you paraphrase or summarize in whole or in part what someone else wrote.
  • Submitting, in whole or in part, pre-written papers.
  • Using another's research or work without permission or without giving that person full credit for the work.