Academic Integrity Tutorial

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As with all members of the University community, the University requires students to conduct themselves honestly and responsibly, and to respect the rights of others. Conduct that unreasonably interferes with the learning environment or that violates the rights of others is prohibited by the standards and guidelines collectively described as the Student Code of Conduct. Please review the Academic Integrity tutorial below to familiarize yourself with the Academic Integrity and Student Code of Conduct guidelines.

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  • Academic Integrity at Princeton
    http://www.princeton.edu/pr/pub/integrity/index.html
    Princeton University has created this "booklet" that contains articles addressing topics like the challenge of original work, when to cite sources, examples of plagiarism and the question of collaboration.
  • Avoiding Plagiarism: Hamilton College
    http://www.hamilton.edu/writing/style/plagiarism/plagiarism.html
    Sharon Williams, Director of the Writing Center at Hamilton College (Clinton, NY), believes that some students have no idea that what they are doing constitutes plagiarism. She has designed this site to provide general advice on how to avoid plagiarism as well as outlining examples of note taking methods that will show students proper ways to cite and paraphrase sources.
  • Avoiding Plagiarism: Mastering the Art of Scholarship
    http://sja.ucdavis.edu/files/plagiarism.pdf
    The Student Judicial Affairs Office at the University of California, Davis defines what plagiarism is and how to avoid it. They also list several examples of how to properly cite and paraphrase sources.
  • Avoiding Plagiarism: Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL)
    http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/01/
    The Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) developed this online handout to help students become more aware of things they can do to avoid plagiarism. Information and illustrations regarding actions that might be seen as plagiarism and tips on when to cite sources are provided. A practice exercise to help students decide if they are at risk for plagiarism is also available.
  • Avoiding Plagiarism @ Oregon State University
    http://oregonstate.edu/admin/stucon/plag.htm
    This Oregon State University site outlines several examples of acceptable and unacceptable "borrowing."
  • Catching Digital Cheaters
    http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/plagiarism.html
    This Educational CyberPlayground site contains links to Website sources that are used for plagiarism, such as term paper mills, as well as Websites related to fighting plagiarism. Resources for students, higher education professors and K-12 teachers are also provided.
  • A Guide to Writing Research Papers: Statement on Plagiarism
    http://www.ccc.commnet.edu/mla/plagiarism.shtml
    Capital Community College (Hartford, CT) Humanities Department faculty and librarians at the Arthur C. Banks Jr. Library prepared this guide which outlines several examples of proper and improper ways to cite sources.
  • How to Avoid Plagiarism
    http://www.northwestern.edu/uacc/plagiar.html
    Northwestern University has outlined guidelines for academic integrity for undergraduate and graduate students. Their "How to Avoid Plagiarism" site provides examples of how to properly attribute graphs, charts, class notes and more.
  • How to Recognize Plagiarism: Indiana University
    http://www.indiana.edu/~istd/
    This site was developed by the Instructional Systems Technology (IST) Department at Indiana University at Bloomington. All IST students are required to take this tutorial, but it may be beneficial to other students and faculty who are interested in addressing issues of plagiarism. An overview, cases, examples and even a test are provided.
  • Learning Connection: Plagiarism
    http://www.unisa.edu.au/ltu/staff/practice/integrity/plagiarism.asp
    The University of South Australia has compiled an annotated list of resources dealing with the issue of plagiarism. Resources for students and staff are available to help people understand what constitutes plagiarism and ways it can be avoided. The page is divided into two sections: 1) University of South Australia specific resources; and 2) other educational materials on plagiarism.
  • Paraphrasing: Paraphrasing Textual Material
    http://www.gened.arizona.edu/eslweb/paraphra.htm
    Paraphrasing is a section of the composition support site for nonnative English at the University of Arizona. Paula Gunder and Randall Sadler recognize that the ability to paraphrase materials is an important skill that some writers have not learned. This guide provides a step-by-step method to help teach the correct way to paraphrase sources.
  • Plagiarism
    http://www.csubak.edu/ssric/Modules/Other/plagiarism.htm
    Earl Babbie, Department of Sociology at Chapman University, has developed this site that is included in California State University's Social Sciences Research and Instructional Council: Teaching Resources Depository. Babbie includes different examples of plagiarism and how to properly use and cite other people's works in his discussion.
  • Plagiarism: How to Avoid It
    http://geocities.com/researchguide/6plagiar.html
    Plagiarism: How to Avoid It is section 6 of A Research Guide for Students (http://geocities.com/researchguide/), and it was originally print version was published in 1995 as "A Research Guide for Today's High School Students." The goal of the site is to provide student information they need to correctly write and document their research. I. Lee, the author of this site is currently a teacher-librarian at St. Francis Xavier S.S. Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
  • Plagiarism: Student Resources
    http://academicintegrity.dal.ca/Student%20Resources/Plagiarism_defined.php
    In addition to resources for faculty, Fran Nowakowski at the Dalhousie University Libraries (Halifax, Canada) has also compiled plagiarism resources for students. Included on this student-focused site are examples and advice on how to not plagiarize.
  • Plagiarism: University of Northern Colorado
    http://www.unco.edu/dos/honor_code/understanding_plagiarism.html
    The Dean of Students at the University of Colorado has posted this tutorial to help students and faculty deal with the issue of plagiarism. This site defines plagiarism, provides details on how to recognize plagiarism and details the plagiarism detection software tool, TurnItIn.com. Links to addition sites that provide more information about plagiarism, detection tools and term paper providers are also available.
  • Plagiarism: What It is and How to Avoid It
    http://www.montgomerycollege.edu/library/plagiarismintro.htm
    This tutorial was created by the Montgomery College Library (Maryland), and it is designed to help students avoid plagiarism in their writing courses. It is recommended that the slides be completed sequentially, but individual topic areas dealing with issues such as citation styles and paraphrasing can also be accessed.
  • Plagiarism: What It is and How to Recognize and Avoid It
    http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml
    Writing Tutorial Services or WTS (often pronounced "wits") at Indiana University at Bloomington has put together this often cited document that discusses what constitutes plagiarism. Strategies students can take to avoid academic dishonesty are also provided.
  • Plagiarism and Academic Integrity at Rutgers University
    http://www.scc.rutgers.edu/douglass/sal/plagiarism/intro.html 
    This tutorial, which is a production of the Rutgers University Library, is an assigned learning module in many courses at the institution. It requires a high-speed Internet connection and the Flash plugin to run it.
  • Plagiarism Avoided: Taking Responsibility for Your Work
    http://www.arts.ubc.ca/arts-students/plagiarism-avoided.html
    Plagiarism Avoided is a University of British Columbia site on how to avoid plagiarism that is based on the original booklet Plagiarism: What It Is and How to Avoid It by Colin Gordon, Peter Simmons, and Graeme Wynn. Topics covered on this site include a discussion on what is plagiarism, tips on avoiding plagiarism and other examples.
  • The Plagiarism Court: You Be the Judge
    http://www.fairfield.edu/library/lib_plagiarismcourt.html
    Ramona Islam, multimedia librarian at the DiMenna-Nyselius Library, Fairfield University (Fairfield, CT), has developed this comprehensive tutorial that guides students through the various components of plagiarism and how to avoid it. This site goes beyond merely discussing elements of plagiarism but also provides tips on note taking, paraphrasing and citation styles. A multiple choice quiz at the end of the tutorial will allow students to determine how well they understand the lessons learned in this tutorial.
  • Problems with Writing a Paper
    http://www.unmc.edu/ethics/data/data_wri.htm
    Cases of scientific fraud have been making the headlines recently, and those incidents have a detrimental effect on public attitudes toward science and scientific funding. Michael D. Mann, PhD in the Department of Physiology & Biophysics at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, discusses unethical behavior in science and stresses the importance of teaching students about proper conduct while they are students. The article "Problems with Writing a Paper" the various types of plagiarism including not reporting contradictory findings and putting your name on work you didn't do.
  • University of Arizona Information Literacy Initiative
    http://dizzy.library.arizona.edu/infolit/InfoLit2000/plagiarism.shtml
    The University of Arizona Information Literacy Team has developed a page with plagiarism detection and prevention resources. Topic areas addressed at this site include detection services, faculty & student guides, and plagiarism prevention strategies.
  • What is Plagiarism?
    http://gervaseprograms.georgetown.edu/honor/system/53377.html
    What is Plagiarism? is a section of the Georgetown University Honor Code for students. This document addresses 9 different questions and statements often heard from students regarding plagiarism including, "My friends get stuff off the Internet." and "A citation is not a traffic ticket."
  • What is Plagiarism at Indiana University?
    http://education.indiana.edu/~frick/plagiarism/index2.html
    Ted Frick, an associate professor in the Department of Instructional Systems Technology at Indiana University, developed this 10 part quiz designed to test student's abilities to understand and recognize plagiarism. The quiz is designed in a multiple choice format, and immediate feedback is given regarding answers.
  • The Writing Place: Tips for Writers Avoiding Plagiarism
    http://www.writing.northwestern.edu/avoiding_plagiarism.html
    The Writing Place is a service of the CAS Writing Program at The Writing Place is a service of the CAS Writing Program at Northwestern University, and they have developed this site to help students learn tips and strategies for avoiding plagiarism. Examples of accidental plagiarism and acceptable paraphrasing are presented at this site.