Arkansas State University
enthusiastically promotes academic integrity and professional
ethics among all members of the ASU academic community.
Violations of this policy are considered as serious misconduct
and may result in disciplinary action and severe penalties.
A. PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism is the act of taking and/or using the ideas, work,
and/or writings of another person as one's own.
1. To avoid
plagiarism, give written credit and acknowledgment to the
source of thoughts, ideas, and/or words, whether you have
used direct quotation, paraphrasing, or just a reference to
a general idea.
2. If you directly quote works written by someone else,
enclose the quotation with quotation marks and provide an
appropriate citation (e.g., footnote, endnote, bibliographic
reference).
3. Research, as well as the complete written paper, must be
the work of the person seeking academic credit for the
course. (Papers, book reports, projects, and/or other class
assignments).
Discipline: Faculty members may respond to cases of
plagiarism in any of the following ways:
1. Return the paper or other item for rewriting; the
grade may be lowered.
2. Give a failing grade on the paper or other item -
"F" if a letter grade is used or zero if a numerical grade
is used.
3. Give the student who plagiarized a failing grade in
the course.
4. Recommend sanctions, including disciplinary
expulsion from the university. (See page 29 of this edition
of the Student Handbook for procedural details).
B. CHEATING
Cheating is an act of dishonesty with the intention of
obtaining and/or using information in a fraudulent manner.
Cheating includes, but is not limited to:
1. Observing and/or copying from another student's
test paper, reports, computer files, and/or other class
assignments.
2. Giving or receiving assistance during an
examination period: (This includes providing specific
answers to subsequent examinees and/or dispensing or
receiving information that would allow the student to have
an unfair advantage in the examination over students who did
not possess such information.)
3. Using class notes, outlines, and other unauthorized
information during an examination period.
4. Using, buying, selling, stealing, transporting, or
soliciting, in part or entirely, the contents of an
examination or other assignment not authorized by the
professor of the class.
5. Using for credit in one class a term paper, book
report, project, or class assignment written for credit in
another without the knowledge and permission of the
professor of the class.
6. Exchanging places with another person for the
purposes of taking an examination or completing other
assignments.
Discipline: Faculty members may respond to cases of
cheating in any of the following ways:
1. Allow the
testing to progress without interruption, informing the
offending student about the offense - and award a failing
grade on the test - "F" if a letter grade is used or zero if
a numerical grade is used.
2. Seize the test
of the offending student and give a failing grade on the
paper.
3. Give the
offending student a failing grade in the course.
4. Recommend
sanctions, including disciplinary expulsion from the
university. All cases should be referred to the student
conduct system. (2005-06, 30)
