Academic Ethics and Integrity Policy
Pine Manor College
("Academic Ethics and Integrity Policy," Student Handbook, 2002 - 2003, p. 28.)
Members of an academic community have a responsibility to present work that is truly their own. Cheating and plagiarizing the work of others are serious offenses that undermine the spirit of truth in all areas of college life. It is the responsibility of the instructor in a particular class to clarify specific responsibilities of the Academic Ethics Policy.
Plagiarism is intentionally or unintentionally using someone else’s words or thoughts without giving proper credit. Examples include, but are not limited to:
A direct quotation must be acknowledged and documented properly. The sources of information must be outlined in a list of works cited.
The source of all paraphrased or summarized material must be acknowledged.
Indebtedness to the works of others, whether in the form of ideas, laboratory results,
artistic work, computer programs, etc., must be acknowledged.
False or misleading citations of sources constitute plagiarism.
Criteria for determining plagiarism are made clear in ‘The Use and Acknowledgement of Sources,’ which is available from the Registrar, the Library, and instructors, upon request. (This document is reviewed in College Composition classes.)
Cheating is attempting to present as one’s own, work that one has not performed, or using improper means to pass an examination. Examples include, but are not limited to:
The sharing of unauthorized information regarding specific content of examinations
during the examination period is not allowed, nor is the use of books, notes or other material without the instructor’s permission.
The discussion of any aspect of the examination before all students have completed it.
Students may not speak or otherwise communicate with one another in English or any other language or manner during an examination.
A student may not submit work she has not done herself. This includes papers, projects, homework assignments, computer programs, etc.
Submission of the same paper or assignment, or material portions thereof, for more than one course is not allowed, except by both instructors’ approval and in accordance with criteria established by each of them.
The falsification of research data.
Preventing student or faculty access to course material. This includes mutilating or stealing library material or disabling computer equipment or databases.
Other violations may include:
Failure to follow any other explicit regulation or expectation announced by the instructor, and/or circulated to each student, is a violation of the Academic Ethics Policy. It is the responsibility of the student to confer with an instructor when procedures are unclear.
It is a violation of the Academic Ethics Policy to falsify a signature on any official College document.
It is a violation of the Academic Ethics Policy to alter the contents and/or intent of any official College document.
It is a violation of the Academic Ethics Policy to intentionally or knowingly help or attempt to help another to violate any provision of this policy." *
Student rights, together with the responsibilities of students and faculty under the Academic Ethics Policy, are outlined in the Student Handbook, 2001 – 2002, pp. 28 – 29.