Planning and Equipping Libraries - Dominican University

Outstanding achievement (A/4.0). Student performance demonstrates full commandof the course materials and evinces a high level of originality and/or creativity thatfar surpasses course expectations; nearly flawless work.Excellent achievement (A-/3.67). Student performance demonstratesthorough knowledge of the course materials and exceeds course expectationsby completing all requirements in a superior manner.Good solid work (B+/3.33). Student performance demonstrates strong comprehensionof the course materials and exceed course expectations on all tasks as defined in thecourse syllabus.Satisfactory acceptable work (B/3.0). Student performance meets designated courseexpectations, demonstrates understanding of the course materials and performs atan acceptable level.Marginal work (B-/2.67). Student performance demonstrates incomplete,substandard understanding of course materials, or absence of required work;indicates danger of falling below acceptable grading standard.Unsatisfactory work (C+/2.33). Student performance demonstratesunsatisfactory understanding of course materials and inability to meet courserequirements.Unacceptable work (C/2.0). Student performance demonstrates incompleteand inadequate understanding of course materials.Poor work (C-1.67).Failing grade (F).Academic Integrity(http://www.dom.edu/library/help/academic-integrity)Students of the university must conduct themselves in accordance with the higheststandards of academic honesty and integrity. Failure to maintain academic integrity willnot be tolerated. The following definitions are provided for understanding and clarity.Definitions of Plagiarism, Cheating and Academic DishonestyStudent plagiarism is the deliberate presentation of the writing or thinking of another asthe student’s own. In written or oral work a student may make fair use of quotations,ideas, images, etc., that appear in others’ work only if the student gives appropriatecredit to the original authors, thinkers, owners or creators of that work. This includesmaterial found on the Internet and in electronic databases. Cheating entails the use ofunauthorized or prohibited aids in accomplishing assigned academic tasks. Obtainingunauthorized help on examinations, using prohibited notes on closed-noteexaminations, and depending on others for the writing of essays or the creation of otherassigned work are all forms of cheating.Academic dishonesty may also include other acts intended to misrepresent theauthorship of academic work or to undermine the integrity of the classroom or of gradesassigned for academic work. Deliberate acts threatening the integrity of library materialsor the smooth operation of laboratories are among possible acts of academic