Plagiarism is defined as a failure to cite the sources of material quoted and ideas used, or as submitting as one's own another's work. Plagiarism is strictly against Rutgers University's Academic Integrity Policy, and will result in severe discipline. All professors and TA's are required to report any suspected incidence of plagiarism to the department chair. Students who quote directly or paraphrase without acknowledging all sources face failure on the assignment, or possibly the course, depending on the severity of the infraction. Any students who submit the work of another as their own face failure of the course, and a minimum sanction of one semester's suspension from the university.
Individual participation includes both the asking as well as the answeringof questions.
Asking a question counts as much as answering does. Group participation is achieved through taking part in the regular group discussions and activities which will occur in almost every class. Students will get credit for participating in group activities by, first, recording the main points of group discussions and activities, and second, by writing the names of everyone in their group at the top of that sheet of paper, and handing it in at the end of class. Participation points are tallied by adding up the number of participation credits and comparing these credits to the number of possible credits. By performing extremely well in group activities it is possible to earn one extra point per activity, to be added to the pre-average sum of each member's total class participation grade.