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        CODE


        OF CONDUCT







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


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