Washington State University, a community dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, expects all students to behave in a manner consistent with its high standards of scholarship and conduct. Students are expected to uphold these standards both on and off campus.
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As an institution of higher education, Washington State University is committed to principles of truth and academic honesty. All members of the university community share the responsibility for maintaining and supporting these principles. When a student enrolls in Washington State University, the student assumes an obligation to pursue academic endeavors in a manner consistent with the standards of academic integrity adopted by the University. To maintain the academic integrity of the community, the University cannot tolerate acts of academic dishonesty including any forms of cheating, plagiarism, or fabrication.
Washington State University reserves the right and the power to discipline or to exclude students who engage in academic dishonesty. To that end, the University has established rules defining prohibited academic dishonesty and the process followed when such behavior is alleged. These rules incorporate Washington State University’s Academic Integrity Policy, the University-wide document establishing policies and procedures to foster academic integrity. This policy is applicable to undergraduate and graduate students alike, as it pertains to dishonesty in course work and related academic pursuits. In cases of dishonesty in research and original scholarship, the University’s Policy and Procedural Guidelines for Misconduct in Research and Scholarship may take precedence over the policies and procedures contained herein.
See WSU Plagiarism Information Site
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Craft your own work, reference the ideas of others, and think for yourself. It feels good, it carves out brain cell territory, it builds character.
If you are in a time crunch, and have a reasonable excuse, ask me for an extension, and you will most likely get it. If you have doubts about what constitutes academic integrity or what specifically might qualify as 'cheating' consult the WSU Plagiarism Information Site, or see me before writing your paper.
These are the consequences for cheating in my classes:
1. If a statement (a sentence, a group of words, an opinion, or an idea) from any text has been verbatim or practically verbatim (i.e., with no or little linguistic modification) "lifted into" a paper without referencing the author - the paper will receive an F. Conversely, discussing ideas, using quotations, with proper reference of authors (name of author, title of text, year of publication, page of quotation) is precisely what critical thinking and writing is all about!
2. I will interview the perpetrator one-on-one and if I find that a deliberate, mischievous, mode of conduct is to blame, I will forward the student's name, ID, and proof of the offense, to the proper university channels for dealing with plagiarism. Plagiarism may ultimately result in expulsion from the university.
3. If I determine, based on that interview, that extenuating circumstances such as honest mistake, or deplorable, but honest, ignorance, caused the offense, I will issue at the most a C on the paper (provided the rest of the paper merits at least a C), and I will not forward the case to the university plagiarism procedure.
4. A second offense will result in an F for the course and I will forward the student's name, ID, and proof of the offenses, to the proper university channels for dealing with plagiarism.