{"id":98,"date":"2014-08-25T03:19:34","date_gmt":"2014-08-25T03:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/collegesuccess1x1\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=98"},"modified":"2015-06-29T20:04:37","modified_gmt":"2015-06-29T20:04:37","slug":"the-honest-truth","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/monroe-collegesuccess-thirdedition\/chapter\/the-honest-truth\/","title":{"raw":"Academic Integrity","rendered":"Academic Integrity"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-highlight\">\r\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\r\nBy the end of this section, you will be able to:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li>Understand the importance of academic integrity and the consequences of dishonesty.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Identify most common types of academic dishonesty.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\nThroughout this book, we have focused on how to have a successful college experience. An important aspect of college success is to practice academic integrity, which means doing your\u00a0own work to the best of your ability. Academic\u00a0dishonesty is the opposite of that value and goes against being an active, successful student. If grades are viewed as the end-all in academics, students may resort to\u00a0<span class=\"im_margin_term\"><span class=\"im_glossterm\">dishonest academic practices<\/span><\/span>\u00a0to try to get the best possible grades or to handle the pressure of an academic program. Although\u00a0a few\u00a0students\u00a0may be\u00a0tempted, they should be mindful of the consequences of cheating:\r\n<ul>\r\n\t<li><strong><img class=\"  alignright wp-image-691\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/560\/2015\/04\/21142929\/cheater-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Boy looking at notes on arm while taking test\" width=\"321\" height=\"214\" \/><\/strong><strong>Students\u00a0risk failing the course or even expulsion from school.<\/strong> Each institution has its own definitions of and penalties for academic dishonesty, but most definitions include cheating, plagiarism, and fabrication or falsification. The exact details of what is allowed or not allowed vary somewhat among different colleges and even instructors, so\u00a0be sure to check\u00a0the school\u2019s website and\u00a0the instructor\u2019s guidelines to see what rules apply.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Cheating causes stress.<\/strong> Fear of getting caught will cause\u00a0stress and anxiety and decrease performance with material that is known.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Cheating lowers\u00a0self-esteem.<\/strong>\u00a0Students who\u00a0cheat are telling\u00a0themselves that\u00a0they are simply not smart enough to handle learning, which is almost always not the case.\u00a0Those students are robbing\u00a0themselves of the feeling of satisfaction that comes\u00a0from genuine success.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nTechnology has made it easier to cheat.\u00a0A credit card and an Internet connection can procure a paper\u00a0on just about any subject and length.\u00a0Students can copy and paste for free from various websites, and many\u00a0have made creative use of texting and video on their cell phones to gain unauthorized access to material for exams.\u00a0On the other hand,\u00a0technology has also created ways for instructors to easily detect these forms of academic dishonesty. Most colleges make these tools available to their instructors. Instructors\u00a0can also modify their testing approaches to reduce potential academic misconduct, such as in-class essays that evaluate\u00a0application, thinking, or oral presentations.\r\n<h3>Examples of Academic Dishonesty<\/h3>\r\nAcademic dishonesty can take many forms, and\u00a0students should be careful to avoid them. The following list from Northwestern University is a clear and complete compilation of what most institutions consider unacceptable academic behavior.\r\n<ol id=\"lochhaas-ch06_s05_l03\" class=\"im_orderedlist\">\r\n\t<li><strong>Cheating:<\/strong> using unauthorized notes, study aids, or information on an examination; altering a graded work after it has been returned, then submitting the work\u00a0to be\u00a0graded again; allowing another person to do one's work and submitting that work under one's own name; submitting identical or similar papers for credit in more than one course without prior permission from the course instructors.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Plagiarism:<\/strong> submitting material that in part or whole is not entirely one's own work without attributing those same portions to their correct sources.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Fabrication:<\/strong> falsifying or inventing any information, data or citation; presenting data that were not gathered in accordance with standard guidelines defining the appropriate methods for collecting or generating data and failing to include an accurate account of the method by which the data were gathered or collected.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/560\/2015\/04\/21142930\/looking-at-phone.jpg\"><img class=\"alignright  wp-image-692\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/560\/2015\/04\/21142930\/looking-at-phone-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Woman looking at phone under classroom table\" width=\"228\" height=\"152\" \/><\/a>Obtaining an Unfair Advantage:<\/strong>\u00a0stealing, reproducing, circulating or otherwise gaining access to examination materials prior to the time authorized by the instructor; stealing, destroying, defacing or concealing library materials with the purpose of depriving others of their use; unauthorized collaboration on an academic assignment; retaining, possessing, using or circulating previously given examination materials, where those materials clearly indicate that they are to be returned to the instructor at the conclusion of the examination; intentionally obstructing or interfering with another student's academic work; or otherwise undertaking activity with the purpose of creating or obtaining an unfair academic advantage over other students' academic work.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Aiding and Abetting Academic Dishonesty:<\/strong> providing material, information, or other assistance to another person with knowledge that such aid could be\u00a0considered a violation of academic honesty, or providing false information in connection with any inquiry regarding academic integrity.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Falsification of Records and Official Documents:<\/strong> altering documents affecting academic records; forging signatures of authorization or falsifying information on an official academic document, grade report, letter of permission, petition, drop\/add form, ID card, or any other official\u00a0college document.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Unauthorized Access<\/strong> to computerized academic or administrative records or systems: viewing or altering computer records, modifying computer programs or systems, releasing or dispensing information gained via unauthorized access, or interfering with the use or availability of computer systems or information.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\nSee the College\u00a0Catalog and Student Handbook\u00a0for MCC's polices regarding academic integrity.\r\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-info\">\r\n<h3>Exercises<\/h3>\r\n1. What are the most common forms of academic dishonesty you have heard about? How can students avoid those behaviors?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n2. What resources do you have on campus to learn about correct forms of referencing other people\u2019s work in your own?\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-highlight\">\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\n<p>By the end of this section, you will be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Understand the importance of academic integrity and the consequences of dishonesty.<\/li>\n<li>Identify most common types of academic dishonesty.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Throughout this book, we have focused on how to have a successful college experience. An important aspect of college success is to practice academic integrity, which means doing your\u00a0own work to the best of your ability. Academic\u00a0dishonesty is the opposite of that value and goes against being an active, successful student. If grades are viewed as the end-all in academics, students may resort to\u00a0<span class=\"im_margin_term\"><span class=\"im_glossterm\">dishonest academic practices<\/span><\/span>\u00a0to try to get the best possible grades or to handle the pressure of an academic program. Although\u00a0a few\u00a0students\u00a0may be\u00a0tempted, they should be mindful of the consequences of cheating:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-691\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/560\/2015\/04\/21142929\/cheater-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Boy looking at notes on arm while taking test\" width=\"321\" height=\"214\" \/><\/strong><strong>Students\u00a0risk failing the course or even expulsion from school.<\/strong> Each institution has its own definitions of and penalties for academic dishonesty, but most definitions include cheating, plagiarism, and fabrication or falsification. The exact details of what is allowed or not allowed vary somewhat among different colleges and even instructors, so\u00a0be sure to check\u00a0the school\u2019s website and\u00a0the instructor\u2019s guidelines to see what rules apply.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cheating causes stress.<\/strong> Fear of getting caught will cause\u00a0stress and anxiety and decrease performance with material that is known.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cheating lowers\u00a0self-esteem.<\/strong>\u00a0Students who\u00a0cheat are telling\u00a0themselves that\u00a0they are simply not smart enough to handle learning, which is almost always not the case.\u00a0Those students are robbing\u00a0themselves of the feeling of satisfaction that comes\u00a0from genuine success.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Technology has made it easier to cheat.\u00a0A credit card and an Internet connection can procure a paper\u00a0on just about any subject and length.\u00a0Students can copy and paste for free from various websites, and many\u00a0have made creative use of texting and video on their cell phones to gain unauthorized access to material for exams.\u00a0On the other hand,\u00a0technology has also created ways for instructors to easily detect these forms of academic dishonesty. Most colleges make these tools available to their instructors. Instructors\u00a0can also modify their testing approaches to reduce potential academic misconduct, such as in-class essays that evaluate\u00a0application, thinking, or oral presentations.<\/p>\n<h3>Examples of Academic Dishonesty<\/h3>\n<p>Academic dishonesty can take many forms, and\u00a0students should be careful to avoid them. The following list from Northwestern University is a clear and complete compilation of what most institutions consider unacceptable academic behavior.<\/p>\n<ol id=\"lochhaas-ch06_s05_l03\" class=\"im_orderedlist\">\n<li><strong>Cheating:<\/strong> using unauthorized notes, study aids, or information on an examination; altering a graded work after it has been returned, then submitting the work\u00a0to be\u00a0graded again; allowing another person to do one&#8217;s work and submitting that work under one&#8217;s own name; submitting identical or similar papers for credit in more than one course without prior permission from the course instructors.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Plagiarism:<\/strong> submitting material that in part or whole is not entirely one&#8217;s own work without attributing those same portions to their correct sources.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fabrication:<\/strong> falsifying or inventing any information, data or citation; presenting data that were not gathered in accordance with standard guidelines defining the appropriate methods for collecting or generating data and failing to include an accurate account of the method by which the data were gathered or collected.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/560\/2015\/04\/21142930\/looking-at-phone.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-692\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/560\/2015\/04\/21142930\/looking-at-phone-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Woman looking at phone under classroom table\" width=\"228\" height=\"152\" \/><\/a>Obtaining an Unfair Advantage:<\/strong>\u00a0stealing, reproducing, circulating or otherwise gaining access to examination materials prior to the time authorized by the instructor; stealing, destroying, defacing or concealing library materials with the purpose of depriving others of their use; unauthorized collaboration on an academic assignment; retaining, possessing, using or circulating previously given examination materials, where those materials clearly indicate that they are to be returned to the instructor at the conclusion of the examination; intentionally obstructing or interfering with another student&#8217;s academic work; or otherwise undertaking activity with the purpose of creating or obtaining an unfair academic advantage over other students&#8217; academic work.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Aiding and Abetting Academic Dishonesty:<\/strong> providing material, information, or other assistance to another person with knowledge that such aid could be\u00a0considered a violation of academic honesty, or providing false information in connection with any inquiry regarding academic integrity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Falsification of Records and Official Documents:<\/strong> altering documents affecting academic records; forging signatures of authorization or falsifying information on an official academic document, grade report, letter of permission, petition, drop\/add form, ID card, or any other official\u00a0college document.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Unauthorized Access<\/strong> to computerized academic or administrative records or systems: viewing or altering computer records, modifying computer programs or systems, releasing or dispensing information gained via unauthorized access, or interfering with the use or availability of computer systems or information.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>See the College\u00a0Catalog and Student Handbook\u00a0for MCC&#8217;s polices regarding academic integrity.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bcc-box bcc-info\">\n<h3>Exercises<\/h3>\n<p>1. What are the most common forms of academic dishonesty you have heard about? How can students avoid those behaviors?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2. What resources do you have on campus to learn about correct forms of referencing other people\u2019s work in your own?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-98\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Definitions of Academic Violations. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Undergraduate Academic Conduct Committee of Northwestern University. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.northwestern.edu\/uacc\/defines.html\">http:\/\/www.northwestern.edu\/uacc\/defines.html<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em>Other<\/em>. <strong>License Terms<\/strong>: accessed July 13, 2010<\/li><li>Revision and adaptation. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Monroe Community College. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.monroecc.edu\">http:\/\/www.monroecc.edu<\/a>. <strong>Project<\/strong>: College Orientation and Success. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/\">CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike<\/a><\/em>. <strong>License Terms<\/strong>: Monroe contributes its revision and adaptation under the same license as the original work.<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Shared previously<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Success in College. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: anonymous. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/2012books.lardbucket.org\/\">http:\/\/2012books.lardbucket.org\/<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-sa\/4.0\/\">CC BY-NC-SA: 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