Unit 3: Academic Integrity and Plagiarism Flashcards
Academic Integrity
Means that you give credit to the words and the ideas of the authors’ works that you have read and cited. It is a commitment to demonstrate honest and moral behavior in the academic setting. Why is academic integrity important? Integrity is a highly valued quality. To have academic integrity means others can trust you. If you consistently demonstrate academic integrity, your classmates and colleagues will know they can depend on you to act honestly.
Academic Integrity is a Mindset
Your mindset is the approach or the attitude you have towards learning in the academic environment. Academic integrity is the commitment to demonstrate honest and moral behavior in the academic setting.
(6 features of academic integrity
- Honesty
- Trust
- Fairness
- Respect
- Responsibility
- Personal Accountability
Honesty (6 features of academic integrity)
Academic integrity means being honest and sincere in all your actions at all times.
Trust (6 features of academic integrity)
Academic integrity means fostering a climate of mutual trust that freely exchanges ideas and allows knowledge to reach its fullest potential.
Fairness (6 features of academic integrity)
Academic integrity means setting clear and transparent expectations, standards, and policies so that interactions between students, faculty and leadership are in line with these expectations.
Respect (6 features of academic integrity)
Academic integrity allows for the free exchange of ideas that honor, value, and consider various viewpoints.
Responsibility (6 features of academic integrity)
Academic integrity requires personal responsibility to ensure that the University’s academic policies and standards are upheld.
Personal Accountability (6 features of academic integrity)
Academic integrity means that you lead by example, and you uphold the academic policies and standards. You take action when you are made aware of wrongdoings or violations of academic integrity, and you take personal responsibility for your own learning.
Academic Integrity is NOT…
- Copying from another’s test or homework
- Using notes, books, or outside websites when taking a test without your professor’s permission
- Sharing test questions or examples of exam practicals with others (Even if you are just trying to be helpful, this is dishonest behavior!)
- Collaborating on assignments or take-home tests without your professor’s permission
- Allowing others to copy from your tests, homework, or assignments
- Taking credit for the ideas and words of another
Plagiarism
The practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as your own. In academia, giving credit to an author is essential. Misleading others by representing someone else’s words or ideas as your own is not only disrespectful, but also it violates the core values of the academic community. There are only two things that do not need a bibliographic reference: your own words or ideas or the summary of well-known facts.
The key questions to ask yourself to determine if you have plagiarized are as follows:
- Are these ideas common knowledge?
- Are these ideas well-known facts?
- Where did these ideas come from?
- Who can you credit for this information?
Word-for-Word Plagiarism
When you directly copy someone else’s words or ideas without acknowledging the source. Using 7 or more words in the same sequence from an original source without appropriately quoting the words and citing the source is considered plagiarism.
How to Avoid Word-for-Word Plagiarism
- Quotation marks
- The author’s name
- Date
- Page number (or locator)
- Reference
Paraphrasing Plagiarism
when you summarize, synthesize or reword something written or spoken by others in your own words, which means quotation marks are not used. Occurs when you rephrase the words or ideas of another without acknowledging the source. However, you can still be found guilty of plagiarism even if you use quotation marks. Not the same as word-for-word plagiarism.
