Academic Honesty Violations include but are not limited to the following examples:
Cheating
- The presence of "cheat sheets" during an exam, test, or quiz
- Programming a calculator or other electronic device with information for an exam, test, or quiz
- Writing information on one's person or clothing
- Unauthorized collaboration with another student to share information in an exam or testing setting or during completion of a take-home assignment
- Glancing at another student's paper during an exam, test, or quiz
- Conversations during a testing setting
- Soliciting information regarding an exam or test from another student
- Obtaining an examination prior to its administration
Plagiarism
- Submitting all or portions of a piece of written work using someone else's words or ideas (including material from an Internet site, material printed in a book or periodical, or another student's work) without appropriate or adequate use or quotation marks or citation
- Use of a source in a paper or presentation—using exact words or paraphrase—without citation
- Citation not correct or complete despite acknowledged use of a source
- Paraphrase that is too close to the wording in the original source
Information falsification or fabrication
- Falsification of research data
- False information regarding the time or date work was submitted, the fact of work having been submitted, or the reasons for missing an assignment or class meeting
- False information regarding another student
Theft or destruction of intellectual property
- Taking the work of another student without permission
- Taking the course materials from an instructor without permission
- Defacing or taking without permission academic materials including library resources, computer software, or laboratory materials
- Hindering other students, faculty, or staff from the use or access to Library or other academic materials
Facilitation of academic dishonesty
- Giving materials such as test or papers to another student without the professor's permission
- Helping another student obtain materials for cheating or plagiarism
- Discussing an exam or test with a student who has yet to take it without the professor's permission
This list is not exhaustive. Students should speak with a faculty member if they have any questions.