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OF CONDUCT

Academic Integrity 9. Hiring a surrogate test taker in paper-based exams or
giving remote access to someone else in computer-
based exams.
The Academic Integrity Policy (AIP) establishes the
framework for the expected conduct of students to 10. Bringing forbidden materials such as calculators,
maintain the highest standards of ethics. The information computers, books, or notes into the exam unless
on the following pages will help students and faculty to expressly allowed by the instructor.
understand the various forms of Academic Integrity (AI) 11. Communicating with other students regarding an
violations and the consequences resulting from such examination during the exam.
violations.
12. Failing of students to switch off mobile phones during
I. Academic Integrity (AI) Violations the exam.
B. Plagiarism
There are various ways in which academic honesty can be
violated which are discussed below. Plagiarism means representing another person’s work as
A. Cheating the student’s own without acknowledgments. Plagiarism is
a form of cheating. It means that students have submitted
Cheating is an act that diminishes the learning process work for grading that they have not written themselves.
and is intended to gain grades and academic advantages Hence, there is no way to know if students have learned
without actually doing the intellectual work that merits the the material or merely copied it.
grades or degree.
While students may cite direct quotes and pieces of texts,
Examples of cheating include but are not limited to: these should be used to support ideas. Even if all the
1. Copying another person’s test answers during an sources have been properly cited, extensive copying is
exam. unacceptable, as understanding can only be demonstrated
by students using their own thoughts and words.
2. Exchanging information regarding an exam during the
exam. All borrowed materials – direct or indirect (paraphrased) –
require acknowledgments of the sources
3. Copying answers from notes such as those written
on the body, clothing, pieces of paper, or electronic Examples of materials borrow that require referencing are
devices such as earpieces, mobile phones and/or texts, graphs, photos/images, etc. from external sources
calculators. such as internet, journals, books, and alike.
4. Obtaining a copy of or information about an Examples of plagiarism include but are not limited to:
examination ahead of time.
1. Borrowing all or part of another student’s paper or
5. Looking up answers in a book when the exam is using someone else’s outline.
specifically a closed book exam.
2. Using the same paper for multiple classes.
6. Buying projects and term papers.
3. Submitting the same paper in two different courses
7. Copying from someone else’s paper, project or and submitting it as the student’s own work.
assignment.
4. Copying sections of text from a source and replacing
8. Using notes or books during exams unless expressly several individual words or phrases with synonyms, or
allowed by the instructor. similar words.

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