UTA College of Engineering

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Academic Honesty in the UT Arlington College
of Engineering

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Engineering Academic Honesty

• Colleges statement
• Academic Honesty The College of Engineering
  takes academic honesty and ethical behavior very
  seriously. Engineers are entrusted with the
  safety, health and well being of the public.
  Students found guilty of academic dishonesty will
  be punished to the full extent permitted by the
  rules and regulations of U. T. Arlington.
• This is from the COE section of the Undergraduate
  Catalog 2007-2009.

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Academic Honesty Statement

• The Universitys statement,
• to be on every syllabus.
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• Policy on cheating --- students who violate
  University rules on scholastic dishonesty are
  subject to disciplinary penalties, including the
  possibility of failure in the course and
  dismissal from the University. Since dishonesty
  harms the individual, all students, and the
  integrity of the University, policies on
  scholastic dishonesty will be strictly enforced.

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What Constitutes Academic (or Scholastic)
Dishonesty?

• Cheating
• Plagiarism
• Collusion
• Other forms of dishonesty
• Misuse of UTA resources

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What Constitutes Academic Dishonesty?

• Cheating
• Copying another's test of assignment.
• Communication with another during an exam or
  assignment (i.e. written, oral, electronic or
  otherwise).
• Giving or seeking aid from another when not
  permitted by the instructor.
• Possessing or using unauthorized materials during
  the test.
• Buying, using, stealing, transporting, or
  soliciting a test, draft of a test, or answer
  key.

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What Constitutes Academic Dishonesty?

• Plagiarism
• Using someone else's work in your assignment
  without appropriate acknowledgement and citation.
  
• Making slight variations in the language of a
  source work and then failing to give credit to
  the source.
• Students must be particularly vigilant about
  plagiarism in all written research documentation
  such as technical reports, papers, theses, and
  dissertations.

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What Constitutes Academic Dishonesty?

• Collusion
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• Without authorization, collaborating with another
  when preparing an assignment.
• Note that this type of academic dishonesty
  applies to the person who collaborated even if
  they did not turn in the work.

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UT Arlingtons Resource on Consequences and
Prevention

• Office of Student Judicial Affairs
• and Legal Services
• at The University of Texas at Arlington
• http//www.uta.edu/studentaffairs/sja-ls/
• See especially the tutorial on plagiarism at this
  site or on the library site.

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UTA Student Responsibility

• The student assumes responsibility in two ways.
• First, if they choose to take the risk associated
  with scholastic dishonesty and any other
  violation of the Code of Student Conduct, the
  student must assume responsibility for their
  behavior and accept the consequences. In an
  academic community, the standards for integrity
  are high.
• Second, if a student is aware of scholastic
  dishonesty and any other conduct violations, they
  have the responsibility to report it to the
  professor or to the Office of Student Judicial
  Affairs. The decision to do so is another moral
  dilemma to be faced as they define who they are.

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Academic Honesty at UTA

• It is every student's responsibility to read
  and be fully aware of all campus rules,
  regulations and procedures.  This means that the
  student is responsible for fully understanding
  the definitions and terms regarding academic
  dishonesty.
• Further questions and comments regarding the
  Office of Student Judicial Affairs and Legal
  Services at The University of Texas at Arlington
  should be directed to that office at (817)
  272-2354.

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