Course Syllabus Table of Contents ISS 318: Lifespan Development ...

ISS 318, Page
Excerpts from "Cheating from Where the Student Sits"
http://www.msu.edu/unit/ombud/dishonestystud.html
Academic honesty and integrity are fundamental values in a community of scholars. As stated in the MSU
Academic Freedom Report, students and faculty share a commitment to and responsibility for "maintaining the
integrity of scholarship, grades, and professional standards." To abuse these values is to assault one's own
personal integrity and character. Yet cheating occurs on this campus and elsewhere. One researcher has called
cheating an "international epidemic."
The best way to protect yourself from an allegation of academic dishonesty is simple: Don't cheat. Read on for the
answers to frequently asked questions on this topic, which is of increasing interest on campuses throughout the
world.
I think I know what cheating is, but how does MSU define cheating
Start with the Academic Freedom Report, especially Article 2. Then move on to Protection of Scholarship and Grades.
This defines academic dishonesty as conduct that violates the fundamental principles of truth, honesty, and integrity.
The following conduct is specifically cited:
supplying or using work or answers that are not one's own;
providing or accepting assistance with completing assignments or examinations;
interfering through any means with another's academic work;
faking data or results.
From this, it's obvious that you can't ‐‐ or at least shouldn't:
turn in an exam, paper, or project that is not wholly your own work;
copy answers from another student's exam or test;
get questions and/or answers from students who have already taken an exam or quiz you are scheduled to take;
have another person take a test for you;
submit the same paper for two or more classes;
use other authors' ideas and phrases without proper attribution; and
collaborate with other students on projects or assignments without your instructor's permission.