Academic and Scientific Honor and Integrity
As a graduate student in the College of Nursing,
you are expected to demonstrate honor and integrity in all
academic and scientific endeavors. You are expected to review the
scholarly works, etc., University's Student Handbook, Student
Rights and Responsibilities, as you enter the program. An
understanding of the University's expectations regarding honor and
integrity in academics from the outset of your time as a student
will reduce the likelihood of issues arising in the future.
In particular, you are asked to review sections related to
academic offenses of plagiarism and cheating in Student Rights and
Responsibilities and information on the disposition of cases of
academic offenses. The information that follows is a direct quote
from the handbook (pp. 87-88):
Plagiarism
"All academic work, written or otherwise, submitted by students to
their instructors or other academic supervisors, is expected to be
the result of their own thought, research, or self-expression. In
cases where students feel unsure about a question of plagiarism
involving their work, they are obligated to consult with their
instructors on the matter before submission.
When students submit work purporting to be their own, but which in
any way borrows ideas, organization, wording or anything else from
another source without appropriate acknowledgment of the fact, the
students are guilty of plagiarism.
Plagiarism includes reproducing someone else's work, whether it be
published article, chapter of a book, a paper from a friend or
some file, or whatever. Plagiarism also includes the practice of
employing or allowing another person to alter or revise the work
which a student submits as his/her own, whoever that other person
may be. Students may discuss assignments among themselves or with
an instructor or tutor, but when the actual work is done, it must
be done by the student and the student alone.
When a student's assignment involves research in outside sources
or information, the student must carefully acknowledge exactly
what, where and how he/she has employed them. If the words of
someone else are used, the student must put quotation marks around
the passage in question and add an appropriate indication of its
origin. Making simple changes while leaving the organization,
content and phraseology intact is plagiaristic. However, nothing
in these Rules shall apply to those ideas which are so generally
and freely circulated as to be a part of the public domain.
Cheating
Cheating is defined by its general usage. It includes but is not
limited to the wrongfully giving, taking or presenting any
information or material by a student with the intent of aiding
himself/herself or another on any academic work which is
considered in any way in the determination of the final grade."
In addition to reviewing the above information, please review the
section of the handbook related to the Academic Ombud.
You will use the fifth edition of the American Psychological
Association Manual as a guide in preparing scholarly papers.
However, please note one extremely important exception on page 349
that relates to plagiarism. It is NOT acceptable to: "rearrange
the order of a sentence and change some of the words" (page 349).
This is in direct conflict with University's definition of
plagiarism.
With respect to research, scientific integrity is essential. All
University policies and procedures related to scientific integrity
and human subjects apply to students as well as faculty.
Additional information on this subject is available at the
Office of Research
Integrity.
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