Academic integrity

Academic integrity

In the business administration discipline, we have a commitment to academic integrity and expect students to maintain the highest level of academic integrity in working toward a degree.

Students will complete the Academic Integrity Module and then place the certificate in the Assignment Folder.  Please note that no points are earned toward the final grade but you are expected to complete the module, submit the Certificate of Completion and a Statement of Understanding to the Assignment Folder in Week 1.

The Statement of Understanding is a two paragraph personal statement that:

• Provides your understanding of Academic Integrity module
• Provides your understanding of what is expected when you submit any and all work for a grade followed by a statement that you are committed to upholding academic integrity in completing all work in the course

This assignment has to be submitted in order to receive a grade for Assignment 1.  Faculty will apply the late assignment policy to Assignment 1 if the Academic Integrity module certificate and Statement of Understanding are not submitted to the Assignment Folder before Assignment 1 is due.

NOTE:  ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE CONSIDERED PLAGIARISM:

• copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit such as taking information from the Internet and not citing and referencing;
• using a paper or work submitted by another student and turning the work in as your own
• using any type of clearinghouse that offers assistance in writing assignments including learning activities;
• failing to put a quote in quotation marks
• giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation
• changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit
• copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work, whether you give credit or not
• falsifying citations or references
• using phrases, charts, figures, illustrations, or mathematical or scientific solutions without citing the source
• paraphrasing ideas without citing the source.

Academic dishonesty also includes purchasing or receiving an assignment from a clearinghouse or taking an assignment completed by another person or having another person complete the assignment.