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Arkansas State University
Academic Integrity Policy
Arkansas State University enthusiastically promotes
academic integrity and professional ethics among all members of the ASU academic
community. Violations of this policy are considered as serious misconduct and
may result in disciplinary action and severe penalties.
Plagiarism is the act of taking and/or using
the ideas, work, and/or writings of another person as one's own.
1. To avoid plagiarism give written credit
and acknowledgment to the source of thoughts, ideas, and/or words,
whether you have used direct quotation, paraphrasing, or just a
reference to a general idea.
2. If you directly quote works written by
someone else, enclose the quotation with quotation marks and provide an
appropriate citation (e.g., footnote, endnote, bibliographical
reference).
3. Research, as well as the complete
written paper, must be the work of the person seeking academic credit
for the course. (Papers, book reports, projects, and/or other class
assignments)
Discipline: Faculty members may respond to
cases of plagiarism in any of the following ways:
1. Return the paper or other item for
rewriting; the grade may be lowered.
2. Give a failing grade on the paper or
other item—"F" if a letter grade is used or zero if a numerical grade is
used.
3. Give the student who plagiarized a
failing grade in the course.
4. Recommend sanctions, including
disciplinary expulsion from the university. All cases should be referred
to the student conduct system.
Cheating is an act of dishonesty with the
intention of obtaining and/or using information in a fraudulent manner.
1. Observing and/or copying from another
student's test paper, reports, computer files and/or other class
assignments.
2. Giving or receiving assistance during
an examination period. (This includes providing specific answers to
subsequent examinees and/or dispensing or receiving information that
would allow the student to have an unfair advantage in the examination
over students who did not possess such information.)
3. Using class notes, outlines, and other
unauthorized information during an examination.
4. Using, buying, selling, stealing,
transporting, or soliciting, in part or in whole the contents of an
examination or other assignment not authorized by the professor of the
class.
5. Using for credit in one class a term
paper, book report, project, or class assignment written for credit in
another class without the knowledge and permission of the professor of
the class.
6. Exchanging places with another person
for the purpose of taking an examination or completing other
assignments.
Discipline: Faculty members may respond to
cases of cheating in any of the following ways:
1. Allow the testing to progress without
interruption, informing the offending student about the offense—and
award a failing grade on the test—"F" if a letter grade is used or zero
if a numerical grade is used.
2. Seize the test of the offending student
and give a failing grade on the paper.
3. Give the offending student a failing
grade in the course.
4. Recommend sanctions, including
disciplinary expulsion from the university. All cases should be
referred to the student conduct system.
NOTE:
Colleges and Departments (e.g., Art, Nursing, Biology) may add to these
guidelines in order to enforce academic integrity and professional
ethics to meet their special needs (e.g., clinical, computer, laboratory
experiences).
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