Academic Integrity

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My Expectations

There are 2 assumptions that guide my teaching philosophy: (1) that each student is doing the best that they can and is here at ARC to become a better version of themselves; (2) that each student has the potential to achieve their personal and professional goals.

I also assume that you are planning to complete my class with integrity and honesty, therefore I expect that you will:

keep quiz and content confidential.
be the author of all assignments and activities.
generate new or previously ungraded written work.
report any other student violations of academic integrity.
effectively use citations when required assignments and activities.
not quote more than 15% of your assignment (this includes AI generated work).

Additionally I expect that you will not…

submit any previously written work, even if you were the author, without prior approval.
submit the work of any author other than yourself (including copy-and-paste from AI).
discuss content on quizzes and exams
engage in other academic behavior that is dishonest.

To help you avoid integrity issues in my class, you should be well versed in strategies to avoid plagiarism (e.g. quoting, paraphrasing) and citing evidence. If you need more guidance on either of these, then please review Strategies to Avoid Plagiarism (below) and Using Citations.

In addition, if you plan on using artificial intelligence (AI) in my class, it is essential that you do so in a way that adheres to these academic integrity guidelines. If you plan on using AI, then please carefully review my AI policies.

Strategies to Avoid Plagiarism

There are several strategies that you can use to avoid plagiarism:

Quoting

To copy the author's exact words.
Should be enclosed in quotation marks
"like this".
Use when the author said it best.
Should only be used if the meaning or impact will be lost if using one of the other strategies.
Requires an in-text citation with the quote.

Paraphrasing

Explain the meaning of the author's ideas in your own words.
Are generally as long, and sometimes longer, than the original text.
Different from a summary, this includes details from the source.
After the paraphrase, add your own ideas or comments.
Requires an in-text citation with the paraphrase.

Summary

Explain only the author's main points, in your own words.
Are usually substantially shorter than the original text because they don’t include supporting material.
Does not include details, just main ideas.
Will be a lot shorter than the original text.
Requires an in-text citation with the summary.

Conclusion

Presenting the last word on the issues raised.
Summarizing your thoughts and conveying the larger significance.
Demonstrating the importance of your ideas.
Introducing possible new or expanded ways of thinking about the research.
Does not require a citation because it is your own thoughts and/or ideas.

Below are some helpful sources to improve your understanding of these tools to avoid plagiarism in your assignments!

Integrating Sources (YouTube Video), University of Jamestown Writing Center
Importance of a Good Conclusion (website), USC Libraries Research Guide
Citation: A (Very) Brief Guide (YouTube Video), North Carolina State University LibGuide
Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing (website), University of Arizona Global Campus Writing Center

Challenges or Policy Violations

Although it does rarely happen, if I suspect that you have violated my academic integrity and honesty expectations (on purpose or accident), I will contact you to discuss the situation, and that assignment will Not Meet Expectations, unless given the opportunity to be resubmitted.

You will be required to respond to my email and accept my decision, or request to defend your assignment; defending your assignment must be completed in-person (on-campus).
On your first offense, you will be reported to the People, Culture, and Society Homebase Dean.
On your second offense, you will be reported to the campus disciplinary officer.

If I conclude that you have not met my academic integrity expectations, the College gives me the right to fail that assignment. I assume that you are here to learn and will follow my academic integrity expectations; if at any time you are not sure if you are violating my expectations, please reach out to me - it is better to double check!

I take academic integrity and honesty seriously, as do most of the students I’ve worked with, so please make sure that you fully understand these expectations and if you have any questions please don’t hesitate to reach out and ask me. In addition, you can find more information about your rights and the College’s expectations of you as a student, please review ARC’s Expectations of Behavior and Conduct.

If you feel like your student rights have been violated, I refer you back to the Problem Resolution Process (on the homepage) which explains how to get resolution to your complaint.

Remediating Issues

If you submit an assignment that does not meet academic integrity, I will reach out to you to discuss the issues and may provide you an opportunity to validate your work, or when appropriate, remediate the assignment.

Disclaimer Statement

I reserve the right to modify this syllabus at any time, however you will be notified by an announcement posted in Canvas if any changes are made.

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