Step 7 - Avoiding Plagiarism

Avoiding Plagiarism Links

Since you are still working through this orientation I assume that you have all or most of the characteristics of a successful college student and online learner (Steps 1 and 2), have ensured you have the technologies to access the class (Step 3), are prepared to meet my expectations for this class (Step 4), and are versed on how to find information on the Internet (Step 5). Do you think you have it what it takes to be a successful online student in my class? Not until you complete this step of the orientation which provides you with some friendly reminders about how to avoid plagiarism when submitting work for this class.

There are 2 common types of plagiarism - intentional and unintentional. I DO NOT tolerate either type of plagiarism in my class nor is it my responsibility to teach you what it is and isn't - that's your job. I am providing you with a valuable link to an online tutorial about plagiarism that perfectly aligns with my expectations of you:

• How to Avoid Plagiarism (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

There are many resources to help you avoid plagiarism so be sure to find one that you will read and refer to if you have any questions.

Academic Integrity and Honesty Policy

You are expected to adhere to ARC's policy on academic integrity and to take the necessary preparatory steps to avoid plagiarism and learn how to effectively utilize American Psychological Association (APA) citations in all written work. Tutorials on Plagiarism and APA are posted in the Weekly Schedule.

You will be held responsible for submitting original work when it comes to all facets of this class and I will verify academic integrity using either traditional methods or Turnitin.com, which is an electronic resource for detecting plagiarism.

In my class I expect that you will…

• complete quizzes and exams without the aid or assistance of anybody else.
• keep the quiz and exam content confidential.
• be the author of all written submission.
• generate new or untested written work.
• thwart any other student violations of academic integrity.
• effectively use APA citations in all written work.

Additionally I expect that you will not…

• submit any previously written work, even if you were the author.
• submit the work of any author other than yourself.
• allow other students to complete your quizzes or exams.
• engage in academic behavior that is dishonest.

Policy Violations

I reserve the right to question any student who I suspect to have violated my academic integrity and honesty policies. If I determine that you have engaged in a dishonest behavior, intentionally or not, you will be contacted by me, earn a zero for that assessment, be reported to the BSS Area Dean, and possibly to the campus disciplinary officer. I take academic integrity and honesty seriously…and so should you.

For more information about your rights and the College’s expectations of you as a student, please review ARC’s Guide to Student Conduct:

http://www.arc.losrios.edu/StudentConduct