Academic Integrity

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.

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.  

1. 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).

2. On your first offense, you will be reported to the People, Culture, and Society Homebase Dean.

3. On your second offense, you will be reported to the ARC Student Advocacy and Accountability Office.

4. A third offense will result in failing the class.

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 visit ARC’s Academic Integrity and Responsibility page.

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.