• Know the definition of Plagiarism. Plagiarism is the intentional or unintentional use of the words or ideas of another without acknowledging the source(s).

• Know your rights. Do not let other students in your class diminish the value of your achievement by taking unfair advantage. Report any academic dishonesty you witness.

• Acknowledge your sources. Whenever you use words or ideas that are not your own when writing a paper, use quotation marks where appropriate, cite your source in a footnote, and back it up at the end with a list of sources consulted.

• Protect your work. In examinations, do not allow your neighbors to see what you have written; you are the only one who should receive full credit for what you know.

• Avoid suspicion. Do not put yourself in a position where you can be suspected of having copied another person's work or of having unauthorized notes in an examination. Even the appearance of dishonesty may undermine your instructor's confidence in your work.

• Do your own work. The purpose of an assignment is to develop your skills and measure your progress.

• Never underestimate your professors. Most professors are very Internet savvy and frequently surf the web to determine whether plagiarism has occurred.

Consequences of Academic Dishonesty

• Students who are found to have cheated may:

• receive a failing grade on the test, paper, or exam.

• be required to complete an additional educational sanction such as a research paper on the topic of academic dishonesty.

• have their course grade lowered.

• receive an "F" for the course.

• be placed on disciplinary probation.

• be placed on suspension from the University.

• be dismissed from the University.

• or any combination of the above.