2014-15-Undergraduate-Catalog

Academic Policies • 67Honor Court will be chosen from the pool of faculty and students in thecorresponding academic level (undergraduate or graduate), but from a differentSchool, Program, or Division of study as the Accused Student.2. Violationsa. Cheating: Selling, giving, receiving or attempted submission of unauthorized assistanceor advantage in academic work, or any attempt thereof. Examples of cheating include,but are not limited to: unauthorized talking, signs, text messages, gestures fromanother student during assessments, quizzes or examinations; the unauthorized use ofpast quizzes, examinations, papers, study aids, notes, books, data or other information;looking at another student’s assignment, quiz or examination. An assignment is anyacademic work, required or voluntary, submitted to an instructor for review oracademic credit or any work, required or voluntary, submitted for use in a universitysponsoredor other publication or in conjunction with a university-sponsored eventor activity.b. Plagiarism: Presentation, oral or written, or copying of the language, structure, ideas,facts, data or thoughts of another person without proper acknowledgment, orsubmitting purchased work, or misrepresenting another’s work as one’s own.Examples of plagiarism include, but are not limited to: copying a passage straight froman article, website or book into a paper without quoting or explicitly citing thesource, rewording someone else’s work and using it as one’s own work, or submittingan assignment that has previously been submitted at this university or at anotherinstitution for academic credit in a current course.c. Falsification: Willful and knowing representation of an untruth, uttered or presentedverbally, electronically or in writing, as well as any form of deceit or fraud in an oral orwritten statement relating to academic or clinical work. Examples of falsificationinclude, but are not limited to: lying to administration or faculty members regardingacademic work; falsification of patient record, physician order or patient billing;misrepresenting a reference; falsifying of data or a citation; tampering with anyuniversity paper or electronic record by mutilation, addition, deletion or forgery;registration irregularity including violation of registration procedure designed to gainan advantage over other students; falsification of attendance records; false reason forbeing absent or late for quizzes, examinations or written or clinical assignment; takinga quiz or examination or completing an assignment in the place of another student;obstructing an investigation or hearing due to falsification; or lying to the HonorCourt during investigations and hearings.d. Tampering with records: Alteration or unauthorized possession of university recordsor any attempt thereof. university records include, but are not limited to: gradereports, transcripts, computerized records, examinations, papers, registrations andattendance reports.e. Forgery: Imitating or counterfeiting of any academic or clinical document, signature orauthorization.f. Withholding information: Failure to inform Academic Integrity Representative(s), theHonor Court or faculty members of any and all information concerning Honor Codeviolations.