Scholarly Conduct UALR demands high standards of scholarly conduct and etiquette, and treats misconduct as a serious offense. Academic offenses such as plagiarism, falsification or fabrication of data, and academic sabotage of the work of another are specifically prohibited. A student accused of committing such acts will be subject to the process outlined in UALR's Academic Integrity and Grievance Policy, found in the UALR Student and Faculty Handbooks. A student who has been found to have committed such acts at UALR can receive penalties from the University including probation, dismissal, or revocation of degrees. Plagiarism, academic sabotage, and other offenses against another individual can result in civil penalties as well.
Plagiarism covers a wide range of uncredited use of the material of another.
It includes not only flagrant copying, but paraphrasing and borrowing of ideas without giving credit. Be certain you understand what constitutes plagiarism. Then take steps to avoid it. Fabrication is the creation of data when no bona fide experimentation or data gathering was done. This refers to deliberate damage done to the academic work of another.