Academic Dishonesty Policy Academic Dishonesty Policy - Division of Social Science Academic dishonesty involves a violation of trust and honor within an institution that places these qualities above all others, The importance of these qualities to Western Oregon University faculty and students is clearly outlined in the Code of Student Responsibility in the College Catalog. It should be emphasized that in addition to discrediting the institution, academic dishonesty harms all students by changing grade curves and creating unjustified peer pressure among classmates.
Academic dishonesty includes cheating, plagiarism, and fabrication.
In simple terms, academic cheating involves the deliberate attempt to gain academic credit dishonestly. Two examples of plagiarism include the direct copying of material from published work without properly citing that work and the submission of work written by another, such as a former student or a commercial vendor. Fabrication refers to the false citation of material such as the citing of a published work for something actually written by the student. Cheating, plagiarism, and fabrication are serious breaches of academic standards and subject to severe sanctions including failing grades, academic probation, suspension, and expulsion. Any instance of academic dishonesty will result in a failing grade for the assignment.