Students must do their own work. Any use, without acknowledgment of part or all of another person s work, in an effort to convince that it is one s own, constitutes plagiarism. Additionally, a paraphrase or summary of a source or an idea taken from a source without giving appropriate credit is considered plagiarism. Using information from the Internet without citing the source also constitutes plagiarism. Copying from Cliffs Notes and purchasing a paper from a service are also forms of plagiarism.
Plagiarism usually carries the penalty of automatic failure for the course.
In addition, the instructor may report each case to the academic dean who may take other measures. Cheating is not limited to plagiarism however. Presenting assignments or reports that are not based on one s own experience, using materials during a quiz or exam that have not been cleared by the instructor, accepting or studying from stolen quizzes or exam materials, and working or copying from the paper of another student doing a quiz or exam or in-class essay are all acts of cheating. A student who knowingly aids another student in dishonest acts is considered equally involved. A student arriving more than 15 minutes late will be considered absent.