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CHEATING means the giving, receiving, taking, or purchasing of any
information or written work not your own during exams or on any written
assignments.
PLAGIARISM means copying the ideas and/or language of any source without
acknowledging that source, without proper quotation of any language (even
single words or short phrases) taken directly from that source, and
without citation of all paraphrased as well as quoted ideas from that
source. Plagiarism occurs when anyone attempts to present the published or
unpublished work (ideas and/or language) of any person as his or her own.
PENALTIES: Those found to be guilty of cheating or plagiarism the first
time will receive a 0 (zero) for the assignment; the second time,
automatic failure for the course; the third time, recommendation to the
dean for expulsion.
PROCEDURE professors will follow when they have found any evidence of
CHEATING among students on written assignments:
1) The students' teachers will meet with the students, along with a member
of the Executive Committee or the Director of Freshman English.
2) Students will be shown the Papers and asked to explain their
similarities.
3) Students will be required to bring in past papers to check for similar
instances of copying. Students must keep all returned papers with
professors' written comments and be able to produce them at any time
during the semester. Students should also keep all preparatory notes,
outlines and drafts to prove, if necessary, that the paper is their own.
4) In instances of cheating between students, distinction will be made
between the "borrower" and the "lender" of written work. The borrower will
receive a O (zero) on the assignment, but the committee will determine
whether the lender is a deliberate cheater who knowingly gave his or her
work to be copied, a misguided or confused student who (albeit wrongly)
gave his or her paper to a friend without realizing that it would be
copied, or a totally innocent student whose paper was taken without his or
her knowledge. In the first case, the lender will also receive a 0 (zero)
on the assignment. Penalties in the second and third cases will be decided
by the professors.
5) A list will be kept of the students involved for the period of one
year. Further infractions will definitely result in the more serious
penalties listed above.
TIPS to avoid any involvement in cheating:
1. Do not lend your work to anyone. If you wish to help a friend, go over
the work together and do not leave any copies in his or her possession.
2. Do not leave your work in any public place. Put your papers in an
envelope and leave it in the professor's box. Give them to the Secretary
of the English Department if you cannot locate the professor.
3. Students using campus computers must be especially careful to disguise
file names or keep files only on personal disks (A: drive, not F: drive).
Students must also be aware that every print command will result in a
printed copy, even hours later. Be sure to pick up all printed copies of
your work, or delete any extra print commands when you are finished.
PROCEDURE professors will follow when they find any evidence of PLAGIARISM
of published sources on any written assignments:
1. The professor will determine whether the plagiarism is deliberate or
unintentional. Deliberate plagiarism of published works will result in the
same penalties listed above.
2. Unintentional plagiarism occurs when a student attempts to acknowledge,
quote, and/or cite sources but does so inadequately or incorrectly. In the
case of unintentional plagiarism, the professor may give a "D" or an "F"
instead of a zero, and may allow the student to rewrite the paper. These
decisions are up to the discretion and educated judgment of the professor,
in consultation with other faculty members when necessary.
TIPS for students who wish to avoid unintentional plagiarism:
ACKNOWLEDGE: Any ideas, facts, or language taken from a source must be
acknowledged. We acknowledge the work of others by providing a "Works
Cited List" (bibliography) and by citing (providing author's name and
relevant page numbers) all paraphrased ideas and quoted language. The
English Department requires usage of the MLA methodology of parenthetical
citation on all written work. If you are unfamiliar with this, see the MLA
Handbook for Writers of Research Papers in the bookstore or library,
consult your grammar handbook; or ask your professor.
QUOTE: Any language taken from your original source, even key words or
short phrases, must be within quotation marks and quoted accurately.
Reorganizing a sentence, substituting a synonym, or altering a word or two
does not make it your own work!
PARAPHRASE: Paraphrasing means summarizing the source in your own words.
Remember: paraphrased ideas must still be acknowledged! Good paraphrasing
requires: 1) reading carefully enough to thoroughly digest ideas; 2) being
careful not to paraphrase during the note-taking stage (i.e. take notes in
direct quotes and paraphrase in the draft stage); 3) not writing with the
source in front of you; 4) proofreading carefully to be sure no language
from the source has slipped in unintentionally.
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