A Short Quiz and Concept Lesson by Ted Frick
In the Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct, the Indiana University Faculty Council indicates that students may be disciplined for several different kinds of academic misconduct, which include: cheating, fabrication, plagiarism, interference, and violation of course rules.
In particular, the Faculty Council states the following (2005):
"3. Plagiarism.
Plagiarism is defined as presenting someone else’s work, including the work of other students, as one’s own. Any ideas or materials taken from another source for either written or oral use must be fully acknowledged, unless the information is common knowledge. What is considered “common knowledge” may differ from course to course.
a. A student must not adopt or reproduce ideas, opinions, theories, formulas, graphics, or pictures of another person without acknowledgment.
b. A student must give credit to the originality of others and acknowledge an indebtedness whenever:
1. Directly quoting another person’s actual words, whether oral or written;
2. Using another person’s ideas, opinions, or theories;
3. Paraphrasing the words, ideas, opinions, or theories of others, whether oral or written;
4. Borrowing facts, statistics, or illustrative material; or
5. Offering materials assembled or collected by others in the form of projects or collections without acknowledgment."
(quoted from Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct, Part II, Responsibilities: G.3, Uphold and maintain academic and professional honesty and integrity). By action of the University Faculty Council (April 12, 2005) and the Trustees of Indiana University (June 24, 2005).
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