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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
in submitted documents, including text wherein individual

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