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Academic integrity is more than just the prevention of plagiarism.
Academic integrity is more than just the prevention of plagiarism.
It is an integral part of postsecondary education and learning to conduct research with honesty, integrity while respecting the highest ethical standards is an implicit learning outcome of every course. In history, this means that research done by students will not only provide them with a solid foundation in knowledge, but also affirm their ethical conduct. This mostly means:
giving credit to all sources used in research (and using proper formatting for doing so)
honestly doing one's own research
acknowledging collaboration where it happened.
While every effort will be made to ensure students learn to behave with integrity and are supported in this endeavour, in the cases where academic dishonesty happens, it will be sanctioned. The following statement is drawn from the course outline template used in the School of Arts and Sciences and sums up the procedure for such sanctions:
Academic Misconduct:
Academic Misconduct:
Academic misconduct in all its forms is a serious offence. Academic misconduct is the giving, taking, or presenting of information or material that unethically or dishonestly aids oneself or another on any work which, under normal circumstances, is to be considered in the determination of a grade or the compilation of academic requirements or the enhancement of that student’s record or academic career. The two key areas of academic misconduct are plagiarism and cheating. Please read the definitions that follow.
Plagiarism:
The use or close imitation of language, paintings, films, prototypes and ideas of another author and representation of them as one’s own original work. The most common forms of plagiarism are copying or paraphrasing another author’s work without proper acknowledgement, using the ideas or lines of reasoning of another author’s work without proper acknowledgement, submitting work to which someone else has made substantial improvements to the content, and submitting the same work for multiple courses without approval.
Plagiarism can be judged to have occurred if the instructor has both the submitted material and original source that was copied, or if the student is unable to explain the terminology or ideas of a submission.
Cheating:
Any attempt to give or obtain unsanctioned assistance in a formal academic exercise (e.g., examination). Some examples of cheating are unauthorised cheat sheets in a test or exams, the unauthorised use of electronic devices during an exam, and copying from an adjacent student.
In other words: Do your own work and acknowledge the sources where you found information. If you are unsure about referencing, check out the Chicago Manual of Style guide in this site or ask the instructor.
Red Deer College Policies:
Red Deer College Policies:
The following policies apply particularly to academic misconduct and students should take time to peruse them:
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