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B ASIC P RINCIPL S OF A CADE MIC H ONE E ST Y  Ac c o rding to Cha rle s L ipso n, a utho r o f Do ing Ho ne st Wo rk in Co lle g e , “Ac a de mic ho ne sty b o ils do wn to thre e simple b ut po we rful princ iple s:  Whe n yo u sa y yo u did the wo rk yo urse lf, yo u a c tua lly did it.  Whe n yo u re ly o n so me o ne e lse ’ s wo rk, yo u c ite it. Whe n yo u use the ir wo rds, yo u q uo te the m o pe nly a nd a c c ura te ly, a nd yo u c ite the m, to o .  Whe n yo u pre se nt re se a rc h ma te ria ls, yo u pre se nt the m fa irly a nd truthfully. T ha t’ s true whe the r the re se a rc h invo lve s da ta , do c ume nts, o r the writing s o f o the r sc ho la rs” (L ipso n, 2004, p. 3). 2

W HY C IT E ? Conside r this sta te me nt  “As sc ho la rs, we ha ve a re spo nsib ility to o ur  Sourc e s —to a c kno wle dg e o ur inde b te dne ss to the m  Re a de rs —to le t the m kno w wha t o ur so urc e s we re a nd ho w the y info rme d us  Ourse lve s —to de c la re o ur o wn c o ntrib utio ns 3 (L ipso n a nd Re indl, 2003, p. 9, e mpha sis a dde d)

C IT ION 101 AT  Cita tio n invo lve s two b a sic e le me nts :  Doc ume ntation (in-te xt/ re fe re nc e s)  Quotation mar ks (fo r ve rb a tim re pro duc tio ns)  Re fe re nc ing so urc e s g e ne ra lly o c c urs in o ne o f thre e wa ys: Conte nt of Cita tion Me thod Sour c e T e xt L e ng th Quote s? Re quire d? Quo ting E xa c t phra sing I de ntic a l Y Y Pa ra phra sing Se le c t pa ssa g e in yo ur Sho rte r N Y o wn wo rds Summa rizing Ma in ide a s in yo ur o wn Sho rte st N Y wo rds (T he Purdue Unive rsity Online Writing L a b , 2009 ) 4

C IT ION S T AT YL E S  Wo rds a nd ide a s o f o the r sc ho la rs a re to b e c ite d using a n a ppro pria te c ita tio n style  APA, ML A, Chic a g o , e tc .  Mo st pro g ra ms/ ma jo rs ha ve a spe c ific c ita tio n style tha t must b e fo llo we d  Co nsult yo ur fa c ulty fo r c o urse o r pro g ra m-spe c ific c ita tio n re q uire me nts.  So me c ita tio n style s ma y b e fo und o nline a t:  http:/ / o wl.e ng lish.purdue .e du/  http:/ / g uide s.lib .o du.e du/ c ite 5

Ac ade mic Inte gr ity Violations at ODU 1.Che ating 2.Plagiar ism 3.F abr ic atio n 4.F ac ilitatio n 6

W HAT IS C HE ING ? AT Using una uthorize d a ssista nc e , ma te ria ls, study a ids, or othe r informa tion in a ny a c a de mic e xe rc ise  E xa mple s o f c he a ting inc lude :  Using una ppro ve d re so urc e s o r a ssista nc e to c o mple te a n a ssig nme nt, pa pe r, pro je c t, q uiz o r e xa m  Co lla b o ra ting in vio la tio n o f a fa c ulty me mb e r’ s instruc tio ns  Sub mitting the sa me , o r sub sta ntia lly the sa me , pa pe r to mo re tha n o ne c o urse fo r a c a de mic c re dit witho ut first o b ta ining the a ppro va l o f fa c ulty 7

W HAT IS P L AGIARISM ? Using some one e lse ’s la ng uage , ide a s, or othe r or ig ina l ma te r ia l without a c knowle dging its sour c e in a ny a c a de mic e xe r c ise .  E xa mple s o f pla g ia rism inc lude :  Sub mitting a re se a rc h pa pe r o b ta ine d fro m a c o mme rc ia l re se a rc h se rvic e , the I nte rne t, o r fro m a no the r stude nt a s if it we re o rig ina l wo rk  Making simple c hange s to bor r owe d mate r ials while ase ology intac t . le aving the or ganization, c onte nt, or phr  I f o ne o r mo re o f the me mb e rs o f a g ro up do e s no ne o f the g ro up’ s wo rk a nd pa rtic ipa te s in no ne o f the g ro up’ s a c tivitie s, b ut a tte mpts to ta ke c re dit fo r the wo rk o f the g ro up. 8

A N E E OF P L AGIARISM … XAMPL  An e xa mple o f pla g ia rism, a s pro vide d b y L ipso n (2008, p. 61):  Cor e c t sho rt q uo te (inc lude s c ita tio n a nd q uo ta tio n ma rks): r  “A PhD disse rta tio n o n the Se c o nd Wo rld Wa r c a n a ssume its a udie nc e is mo re so phistic a te d tha n a so pho mo re pa pe r o n the sa me sub je c t.” c ita tio n  Inc or e c t sho rt q uo te (c ita tio n supplie d, b ut la c ks q uo ta tio n r ma rks):  A PhD disse rta tio n o n the Se c o nd Wo rld Wa r c a n a ssume its a udie nc e is mo re so phistic a te d tha n a so pho mo re pa pe r o n the sa me sub je c t. c ita tio n  Inc or e c t sho rt q uo te (la c ks c ita tio n a nd q uo ta tio n ma rks): r  A PhD disse rta tio n o n the Se c o nd Wo rld Wa r c a n a ssume its a udie nc e is mo re so phistic a te d tha n a so pho mo re pa pe r o n the sa me sub je c t. 9

B E A WARE OF “P AT ING ” CHWRIT Patc hwr iting is “c opying fr om a sour c e te xt and the n de le ting some wor ds, alte r ing gr ammatic al str uc tur e s, or plugging in one - for - one synonym- substitute s” (Howar d, 1993, p. 233). 10

E S OF “P AT ING ” XAMPL E CHWRIT  An e xa mple o f pa tc hwriting , a s pro vide d b y Ho wa rd (1993, p. 234):  T e xt a s it a ppe a rs in the or c e , Da vidso n’ s Ge ne sis 1- iginal sour 11  Suc h ‘ sto ry myths’ a re no t to ld fo r the ir e nte rta inme nt va lue . T he y pro vide a nswe rs to q ue stio ns pe o ple a sk a b o ut life , a b o ut so c ie ty a nd a b o ut the wo rld in whic h the y live (Da vidso n 10).  Inc or ase : r e c t par aphr  Spe c ific a lly, sto ry myths a re no t fo r e nte rta inme nt purpo se s, ra the r the y se rve a s a nswe rs to q ue stio ns pe o ple a sk a b o ut life , a b o ut so c ie ty a nd a b o ut the wo rld in whic h the y live [Stude nt 3]. 11

H OW T O P ARAPHRASE  Re a d so urc e te xt  Put so urc e a side  Synthe size info rma tio n a nd re -write it in yo ur o wn wo rds  Co mpa re yo ur ve rsio n to the so urc e  I f yo ur ve rsio n is to o c lo se , put ma te ria ls a wa y a nd ta ke a b re a k  Synthe size info rma tio n a g a in a nd re -write it in yo ur o wn wo rds  I f yo u c a n’ t c ha ng e the a utho r’ s wo rds, q uo te the so urc e 12

W HAT IS F ION ? ABRICAT Inve nting , a lte ring or fa lsifying a ny da ta , c ita tion or informa tion in a ny a c a de mic e xe rc ise .  E xa mple s o f fa b ric a tio n inc lude :  Cita tio n o f a prima ry so urc e whic h the stude nt a c tua lly o b ta ine d fro m a se c o nda ry so urc e  I nve ntio n o r a lte ra tio n o f e xpe rime nta l da ta witho ut a ppro pria te do c ume nta tio n (suc h a s sta tistic a l o utlie rs). 13

W HAT IS F ION ? ACIL IT AT He lping a nothe r stude nt c ommit, or a tte mpt to c ommit, a ny Ac a de mic Inte g rity viola tion, or fa ilure to re port suspe c te d Ac a de mic Inte g rity viola tions to a fa c ulty me mbe r.  An e xa mple o f fa c ilita tio n ma y inc lude c irc ula ting c o urse ma te ria ls whe n the fa c ulty me mb e r ha s no t e xplic itly a utho rize d the ir use . 14

C ONSE S OF A CADE MIC D ISHONE QUE NCE ST Y  Sa nc tio ns  Co nduc t Pro b a tio n  Re q uire d e duc a tio na l sa nc tio ns/ pa rtic ipa tio n in e duc a tio na l a c tivitie s  Gra de sa nc tio n (usua lly a n F o n the a ssig nme nt/ e xa m o r a n F in the c o urse , o r b o th)  Ac a de mic Disho ne sty no ta tio n o n a c a de mic tra nsc ript  Co nduc t Suspe nsio n  Co nduc t E xpulsio n  Pa st/ F uture a c a de mic wo rk ma y b e re g a rde d a s suspe c t (re puta tio n)  De pa rtme nt/ Pro g ra m/ Sc ho o l c o nse q ue nc e s (c o ntinua nc e , a ssista ntships)  GPA / a c a de mic c o ntinua nc e (ma y no t use g ra de fo rg ive ne ss)  Stude nt c o nduc t re c o rd/ no ta tio n o n tra nsc ript ma y limit future o ppo rtunitie s (jo b s/ c o ntinue d e duc a tio n) 15

T OR A VOIDING P L IPS F AGIARISM  Whe n re vie wing yo ur pa pe r, a sk yo urse lf this q ue stio n: “ Ho w will my re ade rs kno w what wo rds and ide as are my o wn as o ppo se d to the wo rds o r ide as o f o the r sc ho lars? ”  T a ke c a re ful no te s whe n re se a rc hing so a s to no t ina dve rte ntly c o nfuse yo ur wo rds/ ide a s with the wo rds/ ide a s o f o the rs  F o llo w the c ita tio n style supplie d b y yo ur fa c ulty me mb e r. I f o ne is no t pro vide d, a sk if o ne is pre fe rre d o r re c o mme nde d a nd fo llo w it me tic ulo usly  Do ub le -c he c k yo ur wo rk to e nsure a ny c ita tio ns a ppe a ring in yo ur pa pe r a lso a ppe a r in yo ur re fe re nc e s (a nd vic e -ve rsa )  E ndno te Pro g ra m: http:/ / g uide s.lib .o du.e du/ e ndno te 16