Academic Honesty: The Definition at UMass Since the integrity of the academic enterprise of any institution of higher education requires honesty in scholarship and ...

Information about Academic Honesty to Include in Syllabi and Share with Your Class: The UMass Amherst Academic Regulations (p. 7) and Code of Student Conduct (p. 28 ...

Construct assignments that move beyond finding facts or collecting other people #8217;s ideas. It is important to develop assignments that encourage students to generate ...

While most instructors want to incorporate research skills into their courses, many describe the challenges of a lack of time or experience, while others report unfamiliarity ...

Separate assignments into skills such as abstracts, research logs, literature reviews, and oral presentations that are sequenced progressively over a semester timeline ...

What Should I Know to Avoid Plagiarism in a U.S. Context? U.S. education puts a high value on "critical analysis": we interrogate sources, make connections among ...

How Can I Avoid Plagiarism? (Quick Tips) The concept of plagiarism can be confusing, particularly in the era of easy copying and pasting from documents and online ...

It is the ethical responsibility of all writers to acknowledge the original ideas they borrow from other authors. A writer is plagiarizing if he or she does not place ...

Although students do take two, specific writing courses at UMass (Englwrit 112 and Junior Year Writing), we cannot assume students learn (or retain) everything they ...

Many students plagiarize because of sheer difficulty with the assignment. While this applies to all students, the frustration with difficult writing tasks can be even ...

Contact Academic Honesty Office If you are unsure how to proceed, the Academic Honesty Office can provide advice about what materials to gather, procedures, or how ...

There are two ways to look at the effect cultural context has on how students #8217; might approach plagiarism. Both revolve around questions of whether published ...

It is very difficult to make a level headed decision about such a difficult subject while you are actually meeting with a student. You may well have second thoughts ...

Requiring drafts of an essay that receive a teacher response can be one of the most effective ways of avoiding plagiarism for all students because it both lets you ...

The Academic Honesty Office reports that they receive only about 30 40 reports of plagiarism each year from the entire university. Any professor checking his or her ...

Resources for Explaining Intellectual Property in a U.S. Context There are a variety of teaching strategies that can help both U.S. and international students understand ...

All students suffer from the pressures of academic life and may be tempted to take a short cut in their writing in order to save time or raise a grade. Multi lingual ...

One of the most difficult aspects of the decision to charge a student formally with plagiarism is that the charge remains on his/her record for seven years and thus ...

One of the most difficult aspects of the decision to charge a student formally with plagiarism is that the charge remains on his/her record for seven years and thus ...

What Are Some Recent Cases of Plagiarism? To see some recent news items documenting such cases, go to http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/cyberplag/ To see specific ...

How do I Know If I'm Plagiarizing? Refer to the following guides and tutorials to develop an understanding of plagiarism and how to avoid it. Test Your Knowledge ...

How Does Plagiarism Affect Me? In the most basic terms, plagiarism is illegal and unethical. Although copyright law is very complex and has relatively limited application ...

Do not accuse a student of plagiarism unless you have clear evidence. If you have insufficient evidence but still suspect plagiarism, it can nonetheless be worthwhile ...

Learn More about the Influence of Technology on Plagiarism In "I Have a Question: Is It Web Research or Technology Assisted Plagiarism?" Miriam Schulman considers ...

How Does Plagiarism Affect the Academic Integrity of Knowledge? When people plagiarize, the original source of the information or idea is obscured. This is true even ...

Understanding Plagiarism from an International Perspective Many international students at UMass have described the challenges they face coming to a U.S. university ...

Do not accuse a student of plagiarism unless you have clear evidence. If you have insufficient evidence but still suspect plagiarism, it can nonetheless be worthwhile ...

Make copies of all documents, especially the student paper in question, and keep them in a safe place. If you decide to file a charge and the student appeals, you ...

University policy requires that before you file a charge of plagiarism, you offer the student an opportunity to discuss the situation. The discussion may take place ...

If you suspect plagiarism in the work of a multi lingual writer (or any writer), meet with him or her to discuss the use of sources, citations, and paraphrasing. ...

The university is creating a new procedure for handling cases of unintentional plagiarism. If you conclude that the student made an honest mistake, you and the student ...

Learn More about National Differences in Intellectual Property A very short article by Jennifer Erica Sweda, #8220;When is Plagiarism Not Cheating #8221; of the ...

Consider Students' Rights Some faculty decide to handle plagiarism cases without involving the Academic Honesty Office. Students sometimes agree to informal sanctions ...

There are many online linkes to ideas about promoting academic integrity and preventing plagiarism. Three particularly useful ones are provided below: University ...

These materials were prepared by the Ad Hoc Committee on Student Plagiarism to help faculty address concerns about plagiarism in their courses and provide support ...

1. Explain and define academic honesty concepts and plagiarism to your class on the first day and in your syllabus. 1. Consider the ways cultural contexts affect ...

Refer students to the #8220;Student Resources #8221; section of this website for particular strategies they can use throughout the research process that will help ...

How Does Plagiarism Affect My Relationship with the Academic Community? Plagiarism hurts the entire academic community because it questions the forms of intellectual ...

Require students to do more than just insert a quotation or go into another #8217;s bibliography and reference sources. Demonstrate how to do an abstract, a paraphrase ...

Give specific instructions about what kinds of sources students should use and how to cite them properly as part of your assignment. Offer resources for looking up ...

Require students to locate different levels and types of research information. Encourage use of Academic Databases and Alternative Databases Stipulate types ...

One of the most proactive steps faculty can take toward preventing plagairism is in how we design our writing assignments. Assignments that require multiple drafts ...

We all want to be the good guys, so it can be very difficult for professors to hold their students accountable for plagiarism when they feel they are the only ones ...

What do I do when I suspect academic plagiarism? Tips for Faculty Contact the Academic Honesty Office for Advice Do not accuse the student if you lack evidence ...

Resources for Teaching Fair Use in Web Environments There are several ways to address students #8217; changing conceptions of research and fair use given the influence ...

Using Turnitin/MyDropBox as a Teaching Tool Many students do not realize cutting and pasting without citing the source, or changing just a few words, constitute plagiarism ...

The Value of a UMass Degree If students can graduate from this university without recognizing the importance of academic honesty, what do their diplomas mean? We are ...

Students often tell professors that they simply did not realize that what they did was plagiarism and that now that they do know they will never do it again. In some ...

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Why filing a charge is the right thing to do. Deciding to report a student's plagiarism can be very difficult for faculty. We all care deeply about our students, and ...

Why Does Academic Honesty Matter? Academic honesty involves a responsibility both to knowledge and to your fellow students and researchers. Knowledge is produced ...