Several days ago I received a memo in the mail from the Director of Student Judicial Affairs, whose job it is to deal with cases of classroom misconduct and academic dishonesty. I must say that I was amazed and alarmed by this number because I had no idea that cheating was so rampant. This being the case, however, I think it is important to stress the policy of this course now, before anyone turns in another homework assignment or we have another exam.
Academic dishonesty includes both cheating and plagiarism.
These are serious offenses that we simply won t tolerate. It is especially important to think about the issue of plagiarism when you start writing your investigation reports. Remember, your proposal were a group effort and you may certainly use what was written there verbatim. However, the rest of the report is to be your own individual work, which means that it needs to be in your own words. If you want to cite material from the book or from another source, you must either restate it in your own words AND reference the source, or if you use it verbatim, you must put it in quotes AND reference the source.