Academic Integrity

Objectives Students will Know –The meaning of academic integrity –The meaning of plagiarism –Examples of academic dishonesty Do –Define academic integrity –Define plagiarism –Identify examples of academic dishonesty

The Definition of Integrity Moral or ethical strength: synonyms are: Source: moral, righteous, principle, honorable The quality of being honest: synonyms are: Honorable, truthful, genuine, upstanding, fair

Did you know? According to Education Week, 74% of high school students admit to cheating at least once during the past school year. (Plagiarism.org) 54% of high schools students admitted to plagiarizing from the Internet. (Plagiarism.org)

What is Plagiarism? “Plagiarism is using others’ ideas and words without clearly acknowledging the source of that information.” “ Plagiarism: What it is and how to recognize and avoid it.” Writing Tutorial Services. Bloomington: Indiana University, __.

“But I Didn’t Mean To Cheat!” Intentional –Copying from another student’s test, quiz or homework. –Cutting and pasting from an article on the Internet and calling it your own. Unintentional –Poor note-taking skills which causes you to lose information and forget to cite a source. –Paraphrasing and not citing your source. Regardless of your intentions, plagiarizing is a serious offense and “I didn’t know” is not an excuse.

Always Give Credit Whenever you quote, paraphrase, or summarize an idea, text, or image, you must CITE YOUR SOURCE. That means—refer to it by name, like this:

(In your paper) The main character enjoys science; “The cells were perfect—or so it seemed. Each was furnished with all it needed to grow” (Farmer, 1) (On a Works Cited page) Farmer, Nancy. The House of the Scorpion. New York: Atheneum Books, Citing in your paper I don’t know how to do that? That’s ok…we will teach you!

Citing a picture in your presentation (On a Works Cited page) Da Vinci, Leonardo. "Mona Lisa." Essey about Mona Lisa LDV Museum. 18 Sep (In your presentation) Painted by Leonardo Da Vinci. Accessed at

Your turn to talk “Integrity” In groups, we will read the scenarios and decide if the situation shows academic integrity or NOT? We will discuss as a class.