Academic Integrity - The Sanford School

The T. Denny Sanford School of Social & Family Dynamics
(Revised 5-15-13)

At ASU students are expected to “act with honesty and
integrity, and must respect the rights of others in carrying out
all academic assignments”
Source: https://provost.asu.edu/academicintegrity/policy/StudentObligations

“The ASU student academic integrity policy lists violations in
detail. These violations fall into five broad areas that include
but are not limited to:
 Cheating on an academic evaluation or assignment.
 Plagiarizing.
 Academic deceit, such as fabricating data or information.
 Aiding academic integrity policy violations and
inappropriately collaborating.
 Falsifying academic records. ”
Source: https://provost.asu.edu/academicintegrity/defined

Sanctions can include:
 Entry into CLAS’ Academic Dishonesty database;
 Reduced or failing grade for assignment;
 Reduced or failing grade for an evaluation;
 Reduced or failing grade for a course;
 Engaging in Community service;
 Receiving an XE (failing for Academic Dishonesty) for the course;
 Withdrawal of credit for a previous course or requirement;
 Removal from the School, College, Major, or program of study
permanently or for a specified period of time.
See : https://provost.asu.edu/sites/default/files/AcademicIntegrityPolicyPDF.pdf

It “Means using another's words, ideas, materials or work
without properly acknowledging and documenting the source.
Students are responsible for knowing the rules governing the
use of another's work or materials and for acknowledging and
documenting the source appropriately.”
Source: https://provost.asu.edu/sites/default/files/AcademicIntegrityPolicyPDF.pdf

Plagiarism occurs when students:
 Copy work from another source and present it as their own;
 Do not properly acknowledge and document original sources;
 Do not understand how to correctly cite original sources;
 Do not understand when quotation marks are required;
 Copy online material and present it as their own;
 Use another student’s work and present it as their own;
▪ This includes:
▪ Papers
▪ Projects
▪ Discussion Forum posts
 Pay or barter someone to complete assignments and present it as
their own;
 Do not allow sufficient time to complete assignments and make poor
choices as a result.

 Consider the following, exact wording from an original source:
 First encounters, impressions formed during those encounters, and the relational
decisions generated therein have a strong and lasting influence on relationships.
Source: Sunnafrank & Ramirez, 2004, p. 361
 A student writes:
 First encounters, impressions formed during those encounters, and the relational
decisions generated therein have a strong and lasting influence on relationships. (Red
shows overlap)
 The student claims:
 I copied from the source and forgot to put it into my own words
 This is plagiarism and can result in sanctions.
 The student did not use a citation nor quotation marks.
 Student submitted the assignment as one’s own work.
 Students are responsible for the work they submit.

 Given the genetic component to homosexuality and its concomitant reduced
reproductive success, the question arises as to why such genes have not been selected
against during evolution.
Source: Rahman & Wilson, 2003, p. 1343
 Given the genetic component to homosexuality and its concomitant reduced
reproductive success, the question arises as to why such genes have not been selected
against during evolution (Rahman & Wilson, 2003). (Red shows overlap)
 The student did use a citation but did not use quotation marks.
 Without the quotation marks, this reads as if the student wrote this sentence.
 The student also did not include the page number – a typical stylistic requirement when
quoting material.

 Nationally representative surveys of college students suggest that many engage in high-
risk sexual behaviors.
Source: Abbey et al., 2007, p. 76
risk sexual behaviors (Abbey et al., 2007). (Red shows overlap)
 The student claims:
 I thought the citation showed that it was not my own words.
 Without the quotation marks, this reads as if the student wrote this sentence.
 Claims of not knowing how to cite, or forgetting to cite, are not acceptable reasons for
plagiarizing.

 In the course of everyday life, individuals inevitably encounter conflicts of interest within
their romantic relationships. Such conflicts of interest might occur on a small scale, such
as deciding what to have for dinner, or on a large scale, such as deciding where to move
as a couple.
Source: Ruppel & Curran, 2012, p. 508
 Couples experience conflict everyday. It can happen on a small scale, such as deciding
what to have for dinner, or on a large scale, such as deciding where to move (Ruppel &
Curran, 2012). (Red shows overlap)
 The student made minimal changes to the original source and presented work as one’s
own.
 There is extensive overlap between the original source and the student’s sentence.
 Even with the citation, this is plagiarism because the changes are minimal.

 Scholars have found a consistent pattern where couples who cohabit tend to
demonstrate more negative short-term and long-term relational outcomes.
Source: Willoughby et al., 2012, p. 29
 According to research, couples who cohabit are at increased risk for short and long term
problems in their relationships (Willoughby et al., 2012).
 This is NOT plagiarism.
 Proper citation gives credit to the source of the ideas.
 The student put the concepts from the original source into own words.

risk sexual behaviors.
Source: Abbey et al., 2007, p. 76
 According to Abbey et al. (2007),“Nationally representative surveys of college students
suggest that many engage in high-risk sexual behaviors” (p. 76).
 This is NOT plagiarism.
 The student:
▪ Correctly used quotation marks;
▪ Included a citation;
▪ Included the page number from the quotation.

Consider: John’s friend Sally has taken a course before. John shares his
papers and assignments from the course to help Sally. In the first paper:
John had written:
 The impressions individuals form when they first meet someone impact relationships
(Sunnafrank & Ramirez, 2004).
Sue writes in her paper.
 The impressions individuals form when they first meet someone impact relationships
(Sunnafrank & Ramirez, 2004). (Red shows overlap)
Sue committed plagiarism and risk sanctions.
 She presented someone else’s work as her own.
John could be charged with Academic Dishonesty and is at risk for
sanctions.
 He aided in an academic integrity policy violation and inappropriately collaborated on
Sue’s assignment.

Consider: Mark is retaking a course. He completed many of the assignments
the first time and plans on using these again.
Mark submits a paper from the previous semester to meet the
requirements for an assignment. It is the same assignment.
The plagiarism checking software reports a 100% match between the past
and present paper.
Mark could be charged with Academic Dishonesty and is at risk for
sanctions.
Mark failed to submit an original work for the course.
Mark should have asked and received permission from the instructor to use previous work
before submitting the paper.
Permission from the instructor is needed whether it is the same or a different instructor.

Consider: Mary wrote a paper for a course and received a good grade on it.
She has a very similar assignment in another course.
Mary submits a paper from the first course to meet the requirements of
her present course.
The plagiarism checking software reports a high degree of overlap
between the past and present paper.
Mary could be charged with Academic Dishonesty and is at risk for
sanctions.
Mary failed to submit an original work for the course.
Mary should have asked and received permission from the instructor before submitting
the paper.

Consider: Maria’s friend Tya has taken a course in a previous session. Tya
shares her responses to the Discussion Forums with Maria.
Maria submits Tya’s posts to the Discussion Forum as if they Maria’s
original posts
Maria and Tya could be charged with Academic Dishonesty and are at
risk for sanctions.
Maria failed to submit original work for the assignment.
Tya aided in an academic integrity policy violation by providing her work from a previous
session.
Even if the language is slightly altered, this is considered Academic Dishonesty because it
was not original work.
This is often noticed by instructors and TA’s who grade for multiple courses.

Consider: Van has read through his peers’ Discussion Forum posts and
decides that he likes their ideas and how they worded their statements. (Or
he did not do the assignment, but must post a response.)
Van takes parts of other students’ posts to create his own. He uses
different quotes from his peers to support his own points.
Van could be charged with Academic Dishonesty and is at risk for
sanctions.
Van failed to submit original work for the assignment.
Van used other students’ work and falsely represented it as his own.
Even if the language is slightly altered, this is considered Academic Dishonesty because it
was not original work.
This is often brought to the attention of the instructor by other students.

 It is expected that students will submit original work to complete all
assignments unless noted otherwise by the instructor or on the syllabus.
 Avoid making poor choices by allowing yourself sufficient time to
complete your assignments.
 Talk to or email the instructor prior to completing your assignments if
you:
 Have doubts about what constitutes plagiarism in this course;
 Do not know when to use quotation marks;
 Are unsure how to cite sources correctly.

 Robert, Ashley, and Alex take the same course and study together
regularly.
 The exams for the course are online.
 The three take their exams at the same time in the same place so they
can help each other.
 All three students have engaged in Academic Dishonesty.
 All three students are at risk for sanctions.
 Unless stated differently by the instructor, students are expected to
take exams by themselves and without the help of others.

 Katie and Bob take the same online course and study together regularly.
 The exams for the course are online and are open for 24 hours.
 They meet to take the exam.
 Katie takes her exam first while Bob helps her.
 Bob then takes his exam while Katie helps her.
 Both Katie and Bob have engaged in Academic Dishonesty and are at
risk for sanctions.
 Unless stated differently by the instructor, students are expected to
take exams by themselves and without the help of others.

 Jack and Aaron take the same course and always sit next to one another
during lectures.
 They sit next to each other for the first exam.
 Jack does not know the answer to some of the questions.
 He looks at Aaron’s answers.
 He copies Aaron’s answers on his own sheet.
 The instructor sees that Jack is looking at and copying Aaron’s answers.
 Both Jack and Aaron are at risk for being charged with Academic
Dishonesty and are at risk for sanctions.

 ASU’s Academic Integrity policy states that academic dishonesty
includes:
 Academic deceit, such as fabricating data or information,
 Falsifying academic records.
Source: https://provost.asu.edu/academicintegrity/defined

 Consider:
 Paul misses an exam and contacts the instructor after the exam
claiming that an emergency prevented him from taking the exam.
 The instructor asks for verifiable documentation to support Paul’s
claims that he experienced an emergency.
 Paul is unable to provide verifiable documentation.
 Without documentation, Paul is at risk for being charged with
Academic Deceit and is at risk for sanctions.
 Instructors can ask for documentation for any emergency that a student
claims interferes with completing assignments, quizzes, or exams.
 When students claim that an emergency prevented them from
completing an assignment, it is the students’ responsibility to provide
the documentation.

 Consider:
 Sharon misses a deadline for submitting an assignment.
 She later emails the instructor the assignment in a file claiming that
technical issues prevented her from submitting it on time.
 The instructor inspects the properties of the file which show that the
file was created after the deadline.
 The technical evidence is at odds with Sharon’s claims.
 Sharon is at risk for being charged with Academic Deceit and is at risk
for sanctions.

 Consider:
 After a deadline for an assignment has passed, Thomas contacts the
instructor and claims that he completed the assignment on time.
 Thomas sends the instructor a screenshot to verify his claim.
 The instructor compares the screenshot with course records and
determines that it has been altered.
 Thomas is at risk for being charged with Academic Deceit and is at
risk for sanctions.

 The following are examples of Academic Deceit:
 Creating stories as an excuse for not meeting a deadline or completing an exam,
 Manipulating electronic communication to support one’s assertions,
 Manipulating electronic files or medium to match one’s story,
 Supplying false documents to coincide with a non-existent emergency, and
 Falsely claiming technical difficulties prevented you from completing an online
assignment.
 These and similar acts put students at risk for being charged with Academic Dishonesty
with accompanying sanctions.
 This should not prevent students from making legitimate claims with
verifiable documentation.
 When in doubt, ask the instructor what types of documentation is
appropriate.
 Ask before rather than after the event when possible.

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