Writing standards Effective managers and leaders are also effective communicators. Written communication is an important element of the total communication process. The Graduate School recognizes and expects exemplary writing to be the norm for course work. Careful attention should be given to source citations, proper listing of references, representation of numbers, and the presentation of tables and figures. Plagiarism is the intentional or unintentional presentation of another person's idea or product as one's own.
Students can avoid unintentional plagiarism by carefully accepted scholarly practices.
Notes taken for papers and research projects should accurately record sources of material to be cited, quoted, paraphrased, or summarized, and papers should acknowledge these sources in footnotes. Work submitted for this class must be your own, and it must be original to this course. If you have questions regarding this stipulator, please consult instructor. The evolution of the character and practice of distance education. Otto Peters on Distance Education.