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Mr. Sedano – 7
th
& 8
th
Grade Math Academic Honesty
“Plan Your Work, Work Your Plan”
Integrity
Definition
In simple terms…having integrity means to do what you know is
right
and being a person of yourword.
:
being upfront and honest; the quality or state of being complete or undivided.
Integrity is an important component of students’ academic experience. The academic evaluationa student receives for a course becomes a permanent student record, and it is critical that such recordsbe accurate and consistent. In addition, the integrity students learn and exhibit at school will be the modelfor the professional integrity they practice when they complete their academic work. Teachers are in aunique position to teach, model, and assure integrity in students’ academic assignments.
What is Academic Dishonesty?
Academic dishonesty includes four general types of activity: cheating, dishonest conduct,plagiarism, and collusion. Academic dishonesty is not limited to the following examples:
Cheating:
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Copying from others during an examination.
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Communicating exam answers with another student during an examination.
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Offering another person’s work as one’s own.
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Taking a test for another student or having someone take a test for you.
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Sharing answers to a take-home exam unless specifically authorized by the instructor.
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Tampering with an examination after it has been corrected, then returning it for more credit.
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Using unauthorized materials, prepared answers, written notes or information hidden or writtensomewhere during an examination.
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Allowing others to do research and writing of an assigned paper (including use of the services ofa commercial
term-paper company and parents
).
Dishonest Conduct:
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Stealing or attempting to steal an exam or answer key from the instructor.
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Changing or attempting to change official academic records without proper sanction.
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Submitting substantial portions of the same work for credit in more than one course withoutconsulting all instructors involved.
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Forging add/drop/change cards and other enrollment documents, or altering such documentsafter signature has been obtained.
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Intentionally disrupting, in class, the concentration of other students and/or the instructor.
Plagiarism:
Plagiarism is intellectual theft. It means using the intellectual creations of another without properattribution. Plagiarism may take two forms, which are clearly related:
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To use a creative production without crediting the source.
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Copying and Pasting information and turning it as your own without giving proper credit to theperson who did the actual work.
Collusion:
Any student who knowingly or intentionally helps another student perform any of the above actsof cheating or plagiarism is guilty of collusion.
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