Academic Honesty
UAF students are expected to honor the , which requires students to 鈥渃onduct themselves honestly and responsibly, and to respect the rights of others鈥.
Academic Dishonesty
Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. In the context of coursework, acts that violate the Student Code of Conduct will result in at least a zero score for the assignment involved and may also result in more severe consequences, including a failing grade for the course or expulsion from the University. Violations will be reported to the department chair and the Dean of Students. Acts of academic dishonesty include, but are not limited to, the following.
- Plagiarism (see below)
- Cheating on exams, assignments or homework. This includes referring to written or online sources of information and obtaining assistance from another individual, except when such acts are explicitly permitted by the instructor.
- Helping others to cheat on exams, assignments, or homework
- Obtaining an extension on an exam or assignment through false pretenses
- Turning in an assignment that was prepared for a different class, unless you have received permission to do so
- Falsifying grade records
- Giving your clicker to someone else or using someone else鈥檚 clicker
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the use of someone else鈥檚 ideas, text, or graphics without acknowledging the source. Plagiarism is a serious form of academic dishonesty. Examples include the following.
- Failing to cite the source of an idea or finding, thus implying it is original to you
- Copying text from a print source, including websites, books, reports, or articles, whether published or unpublished, without placing the text in quotation marks and citing the source
- Using artificial intelligence software to generate text or solve problems without both obtaining permission from the instructor to do so and clearly identifying the source
- Changing a few words within a copied block of text to obscure its resemblance to the original, with or without attribution
- Presenting a graph or table created by someone else, or based on someone else鈥檚 data, without citation
A few simple rules to prevent plagiarism:
- Write original sentences and always cite when you鈥檝e drawn on a source for ideas or information.
- If you must reproduce the original wording, place quotation marks around copied text and cite the source. But note that direct quotation is not common practice in science writing, so it is best to write in your own words