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Definitions & Resources
- Examples of Violations of Academic Integrity
- Procedural Due Process
- Avoiding Plagiarism with Proper Reference Formats
- Other University Policies and Resources
- References and resources for this site
Examples
of Violations of Academic Integrity
Cheating: Acting to gain unfair advantage over fellow students using such methods as copying another's work on a test or paper; plagiarism; using unauthorized materials in an exam; collaborating on work to be turned in for credit where such collaboration is disallowed by the instructor; altering graded coursework to increase a score or grade.
Fabrication: In any academic exercise, submitting falsified data including bibliographic resources and experimental data, or altering graded coursework/exams and resubmitting to the instructor for a higher score.
Facilitating Academic Dishonesty: Assisting another in violating the policy of Academic Integrity, such as taking an exam for another student or providing coursework for another student to turn in as his or her own effort
Multiple Submission: Submitting the same work in multiple classes for credit
Plagiarism: Submitting ideas or sentences as your own without proper citation or acknowledgement.
Copyright Violation: Reproducing published (web-obtained or hand-copy) material without obtaining formal copyright release from owner.
Procedural due process is basic to the proper enforcement of university policies and campus regulations. Chancellors shall establish and publish campus regulations providing for the handling of student conduct cases in accordance with basic standards of procedural due process. Consistent with this requirement, procedures specified in such regulations shall be appropriate to the nature of the case and the severity of the potential discipline.
When a formal hearing is required, campus implementing regulations shall provide the following minimum procedural standards to assure a fair hearing:
a) written notice, including a brief statement of the factual basis of the charges; the university policies or campus regulations allegedly violated; and the time and place of the hearing, within a reasonable time before the hearing; wherever these policies and regulations require that notice be given, it may be delivered in person to the student, or shall be sent by mail to the address appearing on the student's most recently filed registration materials, or, if undeliverable at that address, to the permanent address of record. Whether delivered in person or by mail, a signed receipt shall be obtained if possible. Day: For the purpose of this code, the term "working day" shall be defined as the normal business day and shall not include Saturdays, Sundays, or administrative holidays;
b) the opportunity for a prompt and fair hearing, upon the request of the student, at which the university shall bear the burden of proof, and at which the student shall have the opportunity to present documents and witnesses and to confront and cross-examine witnesses presented by the university; no inference shall be drawn from the silence of the accused;
c) a record of the hearing; an expeditious written decision based upon the preponderance of evidence, which shall be accompanied by a written summary of the findings of fact; and
d) an appeal.
Avoiding Plagiarism with Proper Reference Formats
The Libraries of the University of California at Santa Cruz have several resources at the reference desk to assist the student in understanding the proper use of quotations and citations and how to acknowledge and credit ideas borrowed from others.
Gibaldi, Joseph; MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing, The Modern Language Association of America, New York, 1998
UCSC Libraries: Ref Desk, PN147.G444, 1998
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fourth Edition, American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, 1994
UCSC Libraries: Ref Desk, BF 76.7 A46 1994
Li, Xia and Nancy Crane. Electronic Style: A Guide to Citing Electronic Information. Westport: Meckler, 1996.
UCSC Libraries: Ref Desk PN 171 F56 L5 1996
Electronic Reference Formats Recommended by the American Psychological Association
MLA Style: Guide to Documenting Sources From the World Wide Web
Other University Policies and Resources
Davis Code of Academic Conduct
UC Santa Barbara: The Academic Dishonesty Question
Grinnell College Lecture on Academic Honesty by Judy Hunter
UC Santa Barbara: Strategies to Promote Academic Integrity (advice for faculty)
References and resources for this site
The Ombudsman's Office at UCSC
Drinan, Patrick; "Loyalty, Learning and Academic Integrity;" Liberal Education; Association of American Colleges and Universities; Vol 85, No.1; Winter, 1999.
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