Academic Integrity Tutorial

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Academic Integrity Tutorial

• Council on Academic Integrity
• Public Relations
• and Research Committees
• Contributing Council Members Aubry Verret, Amy
  Verret Elizabeth Goodloe, Britney Walters,
  Katelyn Brophy
• April 2006

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Important Note

• This presentation is intended to be an overview
  of the various tools you need in order to
  properly quote and cite other authors within your
  assignments. It is not intended to be a
  comprehensive lesson that covers all aspects of
  proper citation and bibliographical referencing.
  You are still expected to consult the various
  websites and other resources that are given
  within this presentation.

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Richard Bland Application

• All prospective students sign the following
  statement on the application they submit
• All students of Richard Bland College are
  required to abide by the principles and practices
  of The Honor System. Beginning with the
  information you provide on this application, you
  become part of the nations oldest Honor System,
  established at The College of William Mary by
  Thomas Jefferson in 1779. The essence of the
  Honor System lies in individual responsibility.
  When you sign this application, you indicate your
  intention to abide by the Honor Code, refusing to
  lie, steal, or cheat. You will find a complete
  statement on The Honor System in our current
  Student Handbook.

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Honor Code Infractions

• What constitutes a violation of the Richard Bland
  Honor Code?
• Lying
• Stealing
• Cheating
• Plagiarism

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Lying

• According to the Honor Code
• Any deliberate written or oral untruth shall
  be construed as an Honor Code violation. The
  Honor Code has been violated if a student fails
  to tell the truth when questioned by campus
  authorities, members of the faculty, or members
  of the Student Assembly or the Council on
  Academic Integrity during an investigation,
  hearing, or trial said student should be
  referred to the Honor Board.

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Example

• You missed an exam in one of your classes. You
  know you will not be able to make up the exam
  without an official excuse, so you change the
  dates on a doctors note and show it to your
  professor.

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STEALING

• According to the Honor Code
• Deliberate appropriation of a persons
  property that would infringe upon that persons
  academic standing constitutes a violation of the
  Honor Code.

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Example

• You are working on a research paper in the
  library. While looking through a book, you find
  an article that you want to use. You dont want
  to spend money to make a copy, so you tear the
  article out of the book.

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CHEATING

• According to the Honor Code
• All scholastic work, whether in the classroom
  or out, shall be the students own and shall be
  completed in accordance with the requirements of
  the professor. Students may work together only if
  the professor permits it.
• A students signature on a paper shall be that
  students pledge.

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Did you know that..

• The student who gives illegal aid is as
  responsible as the student who receives it.

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Example

• To pass an exam, you take a picture of your
  notes with your cell phone and refer to it
  during the test.
• After using your calculator to work a problem
  on a math test. You then pass your calculator
  to your friend without clearing the answer.

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PLAGIARISM

• According to the Honor Code
• The presentation of anothers words or ideas
  as ones own shall be an Honor Code violation.

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Example

• While writing a paper, you cut and paste a
  sentence from an online article into your paper
  without citing it.
• You are researching for a paper, and find a
  helpful idea in a book. You include this idea in
  your paper without citing it.

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Test Your Knowledge
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What constitutes an Honor Code violation?
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• Lying
• Stealing
• Cheating
• Plagiarism

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What would you do if

• You were pressed for time and you found the
  perfect paper on the internet?
• Use the paper from the internet
• Use ideas from the paper but not cite it
• Use sections of the paper and cite them
• Do your best to create an original paper

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• Use the paper from the internet
• Use ideas from the paper but not cite it
• Use sections of the paper and cite them
• Do your best to create an original paper

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What would you do if

• A good friend of yours asks you for help on an
  assignment that the professor told the class was
  supposed to be done individually?
• Help your friend because its only one question
• Remind your friend of the professors
  requirements and dont help them
• Go ahead and help them because they wont be able
  to do the assignment without you
• Refer your friend to someone outside of the class

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• b) Remind your friend of the professors
  requirements and dont help them
• Remember!!!

The student who gives illegal aid is as
responsible as the student who receives it.
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Steer clear of the Appearance of Cheating!

• Dont share your calculator during a test
• Put away your cell phone during a test out of
  sight, out of mind
• Dont discuss an exam with anyone outside of your
  class or anyone in your class who has not taken
  the test
• Dont look around at others during a test

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AVOIDING PLAGIARISM

• Know how to cite sources properly
• Take down all source information as soon as you
  decide to use the source
• Give yourself plenty of time to write a
  paperdont procrastinate!!!
• Ask for help
• Be familiar with available resources for help

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Info on Citations

• There are three ways to include other peoples
  words and ideas in your paper
• Direct quotations
• Paraphrases
• Summaries

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How to Quote Directly

• There are two ways to quote an author directly in
  your paper
• Short quotes- up to four lines long
• Long quotes- longer than four lines

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• Short Quotes
• Put quotation marks around the quotation. After
  the ending quotation mark and before the final
  sentence punctuation, put the authors last name
  and the page number that the quote was taken from
  within parenthesis.
• Example Non-utilitarians object to the claim
  that all moral values should be cashed out in
  utilitarian terms (Weston 108).

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Long Quotes

• Begin the quotation on a new line and indent it
  ten spaces (or one inch). Double space it and put
  the author/page reference after the last period
  within parenthesis. Dont use quotation marks.
• Example
• Values come in types. Aesthetic values
  have to do with art, beauty, and
  attractiveness. Scientific values and others
  have to do with knowledge, truth, experiment,
  and so on. Economic values have to do with
  production, efficiency, and market prices.
  (Weston 50)

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For More on Direct Quotations

• Go to the RBC library webpage for more helpful
  information on how to use direct quotations in
  your paper.
• http//www.rbc.edu/library/CitationGuides/mla.htm
  parenthetical

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PARAPHRASING

• Paraphrases occur when you are using an authors
  material but are putting it into your own words.
• Paraphrases Must Still Be Cited!!!
• Go to http//writing2.richmond.edu/writing/wweb/pa
  raphrs.html for more on paraphrases.

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Summaries

• A summary is also taking an authors words or
  ideas and putting them into your own words.
• Be sure to indicate the author in your summary.
• Example According to Weston, religion is
  instrumental in teaching people morals.
• You can find more about summaries at
• http//writing.colostate.edu/guides/documents/sta
  ndsum/pop2c.cfm

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Test Your Knowledge
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Which of the following is the correct way to
write a short quote?

• It takes an open mind to learn and to grow
  (Weston 9).
• It takes an open mind to learn and to grow.
  (Weston 9)
• It takes an open mind to learn and to grow
  (Weston 9).
• It takes an open mind to learn and to grow.
  (Weston 9)
• Consider Carefully!!!

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• c) It takes an open mind to learn and to grow
  (Weston 9).

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BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCING

• The type of reference you use will depend on the
  source of the information, including
• Books
• Periodicals
• Scholarly journals
• Websites
• Online Databases
• Newspapers

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How to cite a book

• Books
• Author(s). Title of Book. Place of Publication
  Publisher, Year of Publication.
• Book with one author
• Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. Denver
  MacMurray, 1999.
• Book with more than one author
• Gillespie, Paula, and Neal Lerner. The Allyn and
  Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring. Boston Allyn,
  2000.
• For more info http//owl.english.purdue.edu/hando
  uts/general/index.html

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How to cite a periodical

• Periodical
• Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Source
  Day Month Year pages.
• Example using a magazine or newspaper article
• Poniewozik, James. "TV Makes a Too-Close
  Call." Time 20 Nov. 2000 70-71.
• For more info http//owl.english.purdue.edu/hando
  uts/general/index.html

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How to cite an electronic resource

• Internet Referencing
• Author(s). Name of Page. Date of
  Posting/Revision. Name of institution/organizatio
  n affiliated with the site. Date of Access
  ltelectronic addressgt.
• Examples
• Felluga, Dino. Undergraduate Guide to Literary
  Theory. 17 Dec. 1999. Purdue University. 15 Nov.
  2000 lthttp//omni.cc.purdue.edu7Efelluga/theory2
  .htmlgt.
• Purdue Online Writing Lab. 2003. Purdue
  University. 10 Feb. 2003 lthttp//owl.english.purd
  ue.edugt.
• For more info http//owl.english.purdue.edu/hando
  uts/general/index.html

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Test Your Knowledge
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Which of the following is the proper way to
reference a book with one author?

• Edgar Allen Poe. Tales of Edgar Allen Poe.
  Racine, Wisconsin Whitman Publishing Company,
  1965.
• Poe, Edgar Allan. Tales of Edgar Allen Poe. 1965,
  Racine, Wisconsin Whitman Publishing Company.
• Poe, Edgar Allan. Tales of Edgar Allen Poe.
  Racine, Wisconsin Whitman Publishing Company,
  1965.
• Poe, Edgar Allan. Tales of Edgar Allen Poe.
  Racine, Wisconsin Whitman Publishing Company,
  1965.
• Are you sure?

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• c) Poe, Edgar Allan. Tales of Edgar Allen Poe.
  Racine, Wisconsin Whitman Publishing Company,
  1965.

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For more helpful info on putting together a
bibliography

• Visit the RBC website at
• http//www.rbc.edu/library/CitationGuides/mla.htm
• We encourage you to view the latest editions of
  the APA and MLA writing manuals, as citation
  styles may change periodically. Our library
  website is a great source for you.

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IMPORTANT RESOURCES

• English professors
• Librarians
• RBC writing lab
• Textbooks
• MLA Handbook
• Websites
• http//www.rbc.edu/library
• http//www.mla.org/style
• http//users.mercyhurst.edu/bpittman/www/summary.h
  tml
• http//www.yorku.ca/tutorial/academic_integrity/
• http//www.scc.rutgers.edu/douglass/sul/plagiarism
  
• http//www.easybib.com
• http//citationmachine.net

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Tools for Success

• Academic Integrity
• The Right Tools
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Works Cited

• Weston, Anthony. A 21st Century Ethical
  Toolbox. New York Oxford University Press,
  2001.
• Purdue Online Writing Lab. 2003. Purdue
  University. 10 Feb. 2003 lthttp//owl.english.purd
  ue.edugt.