Source: Webster's II New College Dictionary, 1999, Houghto

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Academic Honesty Policy
Academic Honesty
The University of Toledo

8/03
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Table of ContentsAcademic Honesty Expectation,
pg. 3Student Responsibility Examples, pgs.
4-8Faculty and Instructor Obligations, pgs.
9-10Sanctions for Dishonesty Deans role,
pgs.11-13Appeal Process, pgs. 14-15Written
Policy References, pg. 16By Definition, pgs.
17-18Legitimate Internet Sources, pg.
19International Students, pg. 20 Questions?
The Writing Center, pg. 21
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• Academic honesty is expected in all student work.
  Dishonesty at UT is NOT tolerated.
• Educational Goals Include
• acquisition of knowledge
• development of the skills necessary for success
  in any profession
• Activities inconsistent with these goals
• are NOT permitted.

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STUDENTS ARE RESPONSIBLE for knowing what
constitutes academic honesty and dishonesty.
If students are uncertain about what
constitutes plagiarism or cheating, they are to
seek their instructors advice.
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Examples of academic dishonesty include, but are
not limited to
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• Plagiarizing or representing the words, ideas or
  information of another person as ones own and
  not offering proper documentation
• Giving or receiving, prior to an examination, any
  unauthorized information concerning the content
  of that examination

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• Referring to or displaying any unauthorized
• materials inside or outside of the
  examination room during the course of an
  examination
• 4. Communicating during an examination in any
  manner with any unauthorized person concerning
  the examination or any part of it

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• Giving or receiving substantive aid
• during an examination
• Commencing an examination before the
  stipulated time or continuing to work on an
  examination after the announced conclusion of the
  examination period

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• Taking, converting, concealing, defacing,
• damaging, destroying any property
• related to the preparation or completion
• of assignments, research or examination
• 8. Submitting the same written work to fulfill
• the requirements for more than one course.

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Faculty Instructor Obligations While academic
integrity is particularly the
responsibility of the student, faculty and
instructors also have a responsibility.
Assignments and tests should be constructed
and proctored so as to
discourage academic dishonesty. It is helpful
to recommend to students preferred style
book(s) for quoting sources of authorship.
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Faculty and instructors are expected to inform
their students explicitly as to what materials
and procedures are authorized for use in the
preparation of assignments or in examinations,
such as the use of calculators, computers, text
materials, etc.

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Sanctions and Penalties Should cases
of academic dishonesty be found with an
individual student or among
students, the instructor may choose to counsel
the student, or the following sanctions may be
imposed
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• The student may be assigned an F for the work in
  question.
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• 2. The student may be assigned an F for the
  course.
• In this case the instructor should inform the
  Dean and the student of this action.
• The Dean will make certain that the student
  receives the F grade and is not permitted to
  withdraw from the course.

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• The student may be placed on probation, suspended
  for some definite period of time, dismissed or
  expelled by the Dean, if either the seriousness
  of the offense or a record of repeated offenses
  warrants it.
• The sanction imposed will be made part of the
  students permanent record.

PERMANENT RECORD
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Appeal Process A student found to be academically
dishonest by a faculty or an instructor may
appeal according to procedures approved by the
respective colleges. The procedures for making
a final appeal to the Student Grievance Council
are in the Student Handbook.
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With Whom to Talk Faculty or
Instructor Chair of Dept. in which the course is
being taught If not resolved at the department
level, the Chair, in turn, may refer it to the
Dean of Student Services in the College
responsible for teaching the course.
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Academic Honesty Policy References UT General
Catalog 2002-2004 Policy Statement, pg. 25 UT
Student Handbook 2003 UTs Website
www.utoledo.edu See pdf of Student Handbook at
UT Home Page Administrative Offices Dean of
Students (under Division of Student Services)
http//www.student-services.utoledo.edu/deanofstu
dents/
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honest, adjective . . . honor. 1.
Characterized by or exhibiting truthfulness and
integrity INCORRUPTIBLE . . . 2. Not deceptive
or fraudulent GENUINE . . . 3. Equitable fair
. . . 4.a. Marked by integrity and truth . . . b.
Sincere FRANK . . . 5.a. Of good repute
RESPECTIBLE. B. Without affectation plain . . .
6. Virtuous chaste. honesty, noun . . . 1.
The quality or condition of being honest
INTEGRITY. 2. Sincerity truthfulness. . .
. Source Websters II New College
Dictionary, 1999, Houghton Mifflin Co.
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dishonest, adjective . . . Tending to lie,
cheat or deceive. 2. Arising from, gained by, or
showing falseness or improbity. . .
. plagiarize, verb . . . 1. To steal and use
(the ideas or writings of another) as ones
own. 2. To take passages or ideas from and
use them as ones own. Source Websters II
New College Dictionary, 1999, Houghton Mifflin
Co.
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• Legitimate Internet Sources
• It is important to use legitimate internet
  sources. Website capability is
  universally available to anyone, and the
  information on any site may be biased, inaccurate
  or incorrect. Consider these five criteria
• Authorship
• Publishing body
• Point of view or bias
• Verifiability
• Timeliness
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• Elizabeth E. Kirk, Evaluating Information Found
  on the Internet, 1996, retrieved June 21, 2002
  from The Sheridan
  Libraries, Johns Hopkins University,
  http//www.library.jhu.edu/elp/useit/evaluate/
• The above website is one of many that may be a
  useful reference for internet content related
  questions.

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International Students Many students, including
those from other countries, may not be familiar
with citing authorship sources for ideas and use
of wording in written work. At U.S. universities
like UT, however, it is considered inappropriate
and wrong, hence dishonest, to plagiarize or
represent the words, ideas or information of
another person as ones own and not offer
proper documentation. Thus, it is important to
ALWAYS CITE the sources of an authors words or
ideas in your written work. In addition to
visiting UTs Writing Center, see website
reference addresses at http//writingcenter.utoled
o.edu
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The Writing Center If you have questions for a
written assignment, call or visit UTs Writing
Center, 419-530-4939. Semester Hours M, W,
Th, 10-9 T 10-12 midnight F 10-5 Sat.
11-4. Summer Hours M-F, 10-5 Located just
across the hall
from the main entrance
to
Carlson Library, Bancroft campus
http//writingcenter.utoledo.edu
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HonestyYES!
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Academic Honesty
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