Academic Integrity

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Academic Integrity

• Presented by
• Don Dorsey, Dean, Student Affairs,
• Foothill College
• Howard Irvin, Chair, Counseling Services,
• De Anza College
• Rosemarie Menager-Beeley, Instructor,
• Foothill College
• Trudy J. Walton, Dean, Student Development
• E.O.P S., De Anza College

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Academic Integrity

• Falls under Student Conduct Policies and
  Procedures

How Are Student Conduct Rules Established?

• Academic Culture
• Board Policy
• Campus Procedures
• Instructor Guidelines
• Student Behavior

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Student Rights Responsibilities, AP
5500Administrative ProceduresFoothill-De Anza
Community College District

• The purpose of this policy statement is to
  inform students of their rights, policy and
  responsibilities at Foothill and De Anza College.
  These policies and procedures are for
  institutional and student use, but cannot be
  separated from public laws and regulations
  therefore, everything stated herein must be
  considered within the limits of the law..

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Standard of Conduct

• Foothill and De Anza College considers the
  following principles essential to its educational
  mission and its community life
• 1. Mutual Respect between students, faculty
  and staff
• 2. Pursuit of studies with honesty and
  integrity
• 3. Respect for College and personal property
• 4. Compliance with all rules and regulations

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What is Academic Integrity?Honor Code Definition

• As a student at Foothill you join a community of
  scholars who are committed to excellence in the
  teaching/learning process. We assume that all
  students will pursue their studies with integrity
  and honesty however, all students should know
  that incidents of academic dishonesty are taken
  very seriously. When students are caught
  cheating or plagiarizing, a process is begun
  which may result in severe consequences. It is
  vitally important to your academic success that
  you know what constitutes academic dishonesty.
  See also, Academic Honor code for Internet Based
  Courses.

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What is Academic Dishonesty?

• The two most common kinds of academic
  dishonesty are cheating and plagiarism.
• Cheating is the act of obtaining or attempting to
  obtain credit for academic work through the use
  of dishonest, deceptive or fraudulent means.
• Plagiarism is representing the work of someone
  else as your own.

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District Policy on Student Responsibility

• It is the students responsibility to know what
  constitutes academic dishonesty. Interpretations
  of academic dishonesty may differ among
  individuals and groups. However, as a student in
  the Foothill/De Anza Community College District,
  it is expected that student should refrain from
  the behavior outlined. If students are unclear
  about a specific situation, they should speak to
  their instructor.

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The following list identifies some of the
activities defined as academic dishonestyCheati
ng

• Copying, in part or in whole, from someone elses
  test
• Submitting work presented previously in another
  course, if contrary to the rules of either
  course
• Altering or interfering with grading
• Using or consulting, during an examination, any
  sources, consulting with others, use of
  electronic equipment including cell phones and
  PDAs, or use of materials not authorized by the
  instructor or
• Committing other acts that defraud or
  misrepresent.

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Plagiarism

• Incorporating the ideas, words, sentences,
  paragraphs, or parts of another persons
  writings, without giving appropriate credit, and
  representing the product as ones own
• Representing anothers artistic or scholarly
  works such as musical compositions, computer
  programs, photographs, paintings, drawings or
  sculptures as your own
• Submitting a paper purchased from a research or
  term paper service, including the internet or
• Undocumented Web source usage.

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Other Specific Examples of Academic Dishonesty

• Purposely allowing another student to copy from
  your paper during a test
• Giving homework, term paper or other academic
  work to another student to plagiarize
• Having another person submit any work in your
  name
• Lying to an instructor or college official to
  improve your grade
• Altering graded work after it has been returned,
  then submitting the work for re-grading
• Stealing tests
• Forging signatures on drop/add cards or other
  college documents or
• Collaboration without permission of instructor.

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Faculty ConcernsPrevention

• Isnt this something that is taught in
  Orientation or Counseling 50 ?
• I dont see much of this in my subject area.
• Im an educator, not enforcer or expert on
  academic dishonesty.
• I hesitate to devote important class and prep
  time needed for content to enforcement of student
  conduct

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Studies show Cheating Plagiarizing is Rampant

• Technology Internet Sources
• Cheating Culture
• Student Population Pressures Alienation, ESL
  Foreign Students, Returning Students,
  Under-prepared students..
• The quality and meaning of a degree may be
  questioned diminished.

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Faculty Educational Model

• Educate then Enforce
• Reduces instances of Plagiarism by 90
• (results from classes at Foothill, 2001-2005)
• Reduces Faculty Admin. workload
• Focuses on intentional plagiarizers
• Research has shown this needs to be rehearsed and
  emphasized in campus culture.

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Resources, Books and Websites

• Turn it In Plagiarism Detection
  www.turnitin.com
• Academic Dishonesty, Whitley Keith-Spiegel
• Interactive Website and Quiz www.menager.org/plagi
  arism
• Understanding Plagiarism A Student Guide to
  Writing Your Own Work, by Menager-Beeley and
  Paulos
• ISBN 0-618-66297-9

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Consequences Enforcement
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Consequences of Academic Dishonesty at FHDACCD

• Academic and/or administrative sanctions may be
  applied in cases of academic dishonesty.
• Academic consequences may include
• 1. Receiving a failing grade on the test, paper
  or exam
• 2. Having course grade lowered
• 3. Receiving a grade of F in the course
• Administrative consequences may include
• 1. Being placed on disciplinary probation
• 2. Being placed on disciplinary suspension or
• 3. Being expelled.

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The Student Development EOPS Office at De Anza
College and Office of Student Affairs at Foothill
College maintain a record of students who have
engaged in academic dishonesty.

• This information is used to identify and
  discipline students reported for academic
  dishonesty more than once.
• A copy of the Student Conduct, Discipline Due
  Process Procedures is printed in the College
  catalog, on the De Anza and Foothill webpages.
• Copies are available in the Student Development
  EOPS office located downstairs in the Hinson
  Campus Center, De Anza College and Student
  Affairs Office Activities Office in room 6201,
  Foothill College.

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Trudy WaltonStudent Development Office De Anza
College - [phone]Campus Center - HCC
164Don DorseyStudent Affairs Office -
[phone]Foothill CollegeRoom 6201For
additional information, contactHoward Irvin,
De Anza College - [phone]Dr. Rosemarie
Menager-Beeley, Foothill College - (650)
949-7056
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