ACADEMIC AND BEHAVIORAL INTEGRITY

    Academic and Behavioral Integrity is based on the premise that each student has the responsibility to:

a. uphold the highest standards of academic and behavioral integrity in the students own work;
b. refuse to tolerate violations of academic and behavioral integrity; and the University community requires that work produced by students in the course of their studies represents their personal efforts and requires that they properly acknowledge the intellectual contributions of others.  Papers and other work in written or oral format prepared for classes should contain the student’s own words and ideas unless the student identifies the ideas of others as being quoted, summarized or paraphrased. Such ideas must be duly cited by attributing all information that is not readily verifiable and not commonly understood in the discipline. To do otherwise is to plagiarize by using passages or ideas from others while claiming them as one’s own. Behavioral integrity shall consist of demonstrating behaviors that are consistent with expected professional behaviors in the classroom. The primary responsibility for ensuring adherence to the principle of academic and behavioral integrity rests with students and faculty. Any infraction that comes to the attention of any person should be brought to the attention of the faculty member to whose course it pertains.

    Violations of the principle of academic and behavioral integrity include, but are not limited to:
CHEATING: Intentionally using or attempting to use unauthorized materials, information, notes, study aids or other devices in any academic exercise. This definition includes unauthorized communication of information during an academic exercise.
FABRICATION & FALSIFICATION: Intentional and unauthorized alteration or invention of any information or citation in an academic exercise. Falsification is a matter of altering information, while fabrication is a matter of inventing or counterfeiting information for use in an academic exercise or for academic gain.
MULTIPLE SUBMISSIONS: The submission of substantial portions of the same academic work (including oral reports), for credit more than once without authorization.
PLAGIARISM: Intentionally or knowingly presenting the work of another as one’s own (i.e., without proper acknowledgment of the source). The sole exception to the requirement of acknowledging sources is when the ideas, information, etc. are common knowledge.
ABUSE OF ACADEMIC MATERIALS: Intentionally or knowingly destroying, stealing, or making inaccessible library or other academic resources material.
COMPLICITY IN ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: Intentionally or knowingly helping, or attempting to help another to commit an act of academic dishonesty.
VIOLATIONS OF STUDENT CONFIDENTIALITY: Continued violations after being advised of the violation. Possible faculty actions in a case of alleged academic and behavioral integrity misconduct include:
For events in which the behavior is determined to be isolated or the result of the student not understanding the specific situation, the student will be advised and/or referred to an appropriate academic resource for remediation or assistance.
For incidents where there is evidence that the student intentionally and knowingly violated the academic integrity policy, the faculty member will refer the charges to the college dean with a recommendation for one of the following: academic advisement and/or reprimand; a grade of F or reduction of grade on the specific piece of work; a grade of E or reduction of grade in the course; probation, suspension, or dismissal from the program. The final decision regarding action will be made by the department/program’s graduate committee.

Last Modified: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 12:38