For example, using segments of text directly from a website without attributing credit is plagiarism - just as it would be if you did the same thing with a book or magazine. If you ever have any doubts about whether something constitutes cheating, ask me before engaging in the activity in question. Students should learn in an environment of integrity, free from the intrusion of any kind of dishonest conduct. When an academic exercise is designed to result in a grade, any of the following activities constitute violations of academic honesty unless expressly authorized in advance by the instructor. Plagiarism includes intentionally or knowingly representing the words, ideas, or images of another as one s own in any academic exercise.
Fabrication includes the intentional falsification or invention of any information.
Collusion includes any secret agreement among students who participate in any academically dishonest activity. A minimum penalty for all forms of academic dishonesty is to receive a zero for the paper, assignment, or test on which the violation occurred. Instructors may choose a more stringent course of action. Keep in mind that in addition to the video essays and maps, most units will include essays and online discussion check the Assignments link at when each unit begins for detailed instructions on all of these assignments. Units will end on Mondays and begin on Tuesdays.