If you have any questions about how to use your research material or how to footnote your sources, please discuss them with your tutor or lecturer before you submit the assignment. This guide is a hypertext version of the printed guide prepared by the SFU Political Science Department to summarize the University policy on Academic Honesty. I have created this HTML version of the Departmental guide and added a link to the SFU Policies dealing with Academic Honesty. 1.0 Statement of Principle All members of the University community share the responsibility for the academic standards and reputation of the University. Academic honesty is a cornerstone of the development and acquisition of knowledge.
Academic honesty is a condition of continued membership in the university community.
2.0 Academic Dishonesty Academic dishonesty, like other forms of dishonesty, is misrepresentation with intent to deceive or without regard to the source or the accuracy of statements or findings. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. The illustrations presented below are considered to be representative but not definitive nor exhaustive of activities which could be considered to constitute academic dishonesty. Scholarship quite properly rests upon examining and referring to the thoughts and writings of others. However, when excerpts are used in paragraphs or essays, the author must be acknowledged using an accepted format for the underlying discipline.