SEAS Student Handbook

est you can. Here are some basic suggestions to help you along the way:
Discuss with each of your faculty their expectations for maintaining academic
integrity.
Understand that you have a student responsibility to uphold academic integrity
based on the expectations outlined in each of your course syllabi.
Understand instructors' criteria for academic integrity and their policies on citation
and group collaboration.
Clarify any questions or concerns about assignments with instructors as early as
possible.
Develop a timeline for drafts and final edits of assignments and begin preparation in
advance.
Avoid plagiarism: acknowledge people’s opinions and theories by carefully citing
their words and always indicating sources.
Assume that collaboration in the completion of assignments is prohibited unless
specified by the instructor.
Utilize the campus’s resources, such as the Berick Center for Student Advising, and
Counseling and Psychological Services (CPS), if feeling overwhelmed, burdened or
pressured.
Attend Academic Integrity workshops offered throughout the academic year.
If you suspect that an academic integrity violation may have occurred, know that
you can talk to your instructor, Advising Dean, Director of Academic Integrity, or
the Student Conduct and Community Standards Office to report any allegations of
academic misconduct.
Students found responsible for an academic integrity violation may be disqualified from
receiving Latin Honors.
Plagiarism and Acknowledgment of Sources
Columbia has always believed that writing effectively is one of the most important goals
a college student can achieve. Students will be asked to do a great deal of written work
while at Columbia: term papers, seminar and laboratory reports, and analytic essays of
different lengths. These papers play a major role in course performance, but more
important, they play a major role in intellectual development. Plagiarism, the use of
words, phrases, or ideas belonging to the student, without properly citing or
acknowledging the source, is prohibited. This may include, but is not limited to, copying
computer programs for the purposes of completing assignments for submission.
One of the most prevalent forms of plagiarism involves students using information from
the Internet without proper citation. While the Internet can provide a wealth of
information, sources obtained from the web must be properly cited just like any other
source. If you are uncertain how to properly cite a source of information that is not your
own, whether from the Internet or elsewhere, it is critical that you do not hand in your
work until you have learned the proper way to use in-text references, footnotes, and
bibliographies. Faculty members are available to help as questions arise about proper
citations, references, and the appropriateness of group work on assignments. You can
also check with the Undergraduate Writing Program. Another option is to connect with
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