School of Engineering and

Applied Science (SEAS)

2014-2015

This presentation will cover

• Academic Expectations at GW

• Consequences

• Writing Tips & Research Tools

Welcome to GW SEAS

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What is Academic Dishonesty?

“Academic dishonesty is defined as cheating of any kind,

including misrepresenting one’s own work, taking credit for

the work of others without crediting them and without

appropriate authorization, and the fabrication of information”

(Academic Code of Conduct).

Examples: Cheating, Fabrication, Falsification,

Facilitating, Plagiarism

Academic Expectations

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• Intentionally using or attempting to use unauthorized materials,

information, or study aids in any academic exercise

• Copying from another student’s examination

• Submitting work for an in-class examination that has been

prepared in advance

• Representing material prepared by another as one’s own work

• Submitting the same work in more than one course without prior

permission of both instructors

• Violating rules governing administration of examinations

• Violating any rules relating to academic conduct of a course or

program

What is Cheating?

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Intentional and unauthorized falsification or invention of

any data, information, or citation in an academic exercise.

Fabrication= falsification, lie, untruth

What is Fabrication?

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• Knowingly making a false statement

• Concealing material information

• Forging a University official’s signature on any University

academic document or record (including: transcripts, add-drop

forms, requests for advanced standing, requests to register for

graduate-level courses, etc.)

Falsification or forgery of non-academic University documents

(such as financial aid forms) is a violation of the non-academic

student disciplinary code.

What is Falsification?

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Intentionally or knowingly helping or attempting to help

another to commit an act of academic dishonesty.

For Example:

Joe is studying for an exam and decides to call his friend

Sean, who took the exam last semester, and ask him

what questions were on the exam.

Both Students Would Be In Trouble

Sean is in violation of facilitating academic dishonesty

because he provided Joe with material that allowed Joe

to gain an unfair advantage over his classmates.

What is Facilitating?

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• Intentionally representing the words, ideas, or sequence

of ideas of another as one’s own in any academic

exercise

• Failure to attribute any of the following: quotations,

paraphrases, or borrowed information

What is Plagiarism?

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Important to GW SEAS Mission and ethical pillar to our

core mission

• School goal of ethical path to academic pursuits

Affects your academic program

• Time

• Degree Attainment

Why Should You Care..?

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• Formal

• Informal

Consequences

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Academic Integrity Council – Charge of Academic Dishonesty Form

Date: Complainant’s Name:

Student’s Name: Complainant’s Phone #: x -

Student’s GW ID#: G Complainant ’s Univ. Email:

Student’s Univ. E-Mail: Dept. & Course #:

Student’s Academic Level (circle 1): Freshman - Sophomore - Junior - Senior - Graduate - Doctoral - Non-Degree

According to the “Code of Academic Integrity,” academic dishonesty is defined as cheating of any kind, including misrepresenting one’s own work, taking credit for the work of others without crediting them and without appropriate authorization, and the fabrication of information.

Type(s) of Academic Dishonesty:

Cheating Fabrication Plagiarism

Falsification and Forgery of University academic documents Facilitating Academic Dishonesty

A. Alleged Violation Please describe in detail the alleged violation of the “Code of Academic Integrity,” including the type of academic dishonesty, specific work product, and date of submission. Please attach additional documentation as necessary.

B. Sanction Recommendation Please identify a sanction recommendation. For more information, see the guidelines in Article III, Section 5 of the “Code of Academic Integrity.” Note: all sanctions that rise to the level of “failure of the course” come with an automatic transcript notation which reads “Academic Dishonesty.” Proposed sanctions beyond “failure of the course” require an Academic Integrity Council hearing.

C. Witnesses Please list any witnesses and their phone numbers and/or email addresses: Witness (Full Name):_____________________________ Phone: ____________________ Email: _____________________ Witness (Full Name):_____________________________ Phone: ____________________ Email: _____________________ Witness (Full Name):_____________________________ Phone: ____________________ Email: _____________________ D. Signature Complainant’s Signature DATE

Example of a

Formal

Consequence:

Academic Integrity Council

Charge of Academic

Dishonesty Form

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E. Course of Action Determination by Accused Student Please check one:

I wish to contest the alleged violation(s) of the “Code of Academic Integrity” against me and/or the proposed sanction. I wish to have this matter referred to the Academic Integrity Council.

I wish to accept the alleged violation(s) against me and understand that I am “in violation” of the “Code of Academic Integrity.” Additionally, I agree to the proposed sanction.

Student Signature Student’s Local Phone and Email

Copies of this form, signed or unsigned by the student, should be sent to the Office of Academic Integrity:

2129 I Street, NW, the John Quincy Adams House, Washington, DC 20052 Once received, our office will process all paperwork and notify relevant parties.

Students have an opportunity to

complete this portion of the form if

faced with an Academic Integrity

violation.

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Code of Academic Integrity

Code of Student Conduct

University Policies

Academic Integrity FAQs

Tips for avoiding plagiarism

Academic Resource:

Links to Know

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More Tips….To avoid plagiarism, cheating and fabrication, follow these guidelines:

• Don't rely too much on one source

• CITE, CITE, CITE

• Use quotation marks (“ ”) appropriately

• Keep accurate records while doing research and taking notes or you may lose

track of where an idea came from.

• If you do not know where you got an idea or piece of information, do not

use it in your paper until you find out.

• You will need to keep track of authors, titles, page numbers, and publication

information to cite each source correctly. (Refer to “Managing Your

References & Citations” slide, later in this presentation, which provides

tools to help you manage your research.)

• CITE, CITE, CITE

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What can you do?

• Visit GW Writing Center

• Talk to your Professor

• Learn 6th American Psychological Association (APA) Edition Citations

• Visit the Library Graduate Student Library Orientations

• Paraphrase and use citations

• Use Turn-it In or other software to make sure you are not plagiarizing to ensure you are citing correctly.

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Writing tips

Creative Commons (What’s allowed/Not allowed)

GW Electronic Theses & Dissertations

SEAS Doctoral Student Handbook

Tools for Writing: Links to Know

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Mendeley

Refworks

LaTeX

Managing your References &

Citations:

You Will Want to Use These…

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