| Academic Honesty see
the Student Responsibilities & Regulations Section of the San Antonio College 2009-2110 Academic Catalog.
HIST 1301 and HIST 1302 online, blended and on-campus
students must practice scholastic honesty. As part of your required orientation you should know the definition of plagiarism, the instructor's and SAC policy regarding plagiarism, and the consequences of plagiarism.
Plagiarism – academic dishonesty
– is a form of dishonesty that occurs when a student passes off someone else's work as his or her own. Plagiarism can range from failure to use proper
citations, to cutting and pasting paragraphs from web or print based materials, to wholesale cheating. All are plagiarism,
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A student who plagiarizes
may do so unintentionally or with purposeful deliberation.
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Unless otherwise indicated,
HIST 1301 & HIST 1302 assignments must be completed independently.
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Don't take the risk.
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Read the following carefully
and refer to the SAC Policy noted above.
- Plagiarism is a college offense. Students who plagiarize must deal with the instructor and the college.
- Plagiarism is in most cases easy to identify and expose
- ALL SAC Students should be aware that all SAC professors have access to Turnitin.com, a tool for catching plagiarism
Avoid Plagiarism - The list below gives some examples of some types of plagiarism. BEWARE incidences of plagiarism are not restricted to this list.
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Buying/obtaining a paper
from a research service or term paper mill.
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Turning in another student's
work without that student's knowledge (failure to cite source).
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Turning in a paper a
peer has written for the student.
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Copying a paper from
a source text without proper acknowledgment.
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Copying materials from
a source text, supplying proper documentation, but leaving out quotation
marks.
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Paraphrasing materials
from a source text without appropriate documentation.
- turning in a paper from
a "free term paper" web site.
- copying and pasting,
or paraphrasing text from a web site, student discussion board, or other course Learning Management System (LMS) materials, without quotation marks and appropriate
citation.
The Internet
has made plagiarism easier to accomplish, but it has also made it easier to
detect. If you have any questions at any time about whether something that
you are considering might involve an instance of plagiarism, please consult
with me before you act.
Consequences:
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First offense, confirmation
of plagiarism, warning and a 0 for the assignment.
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Second offense, automatic
grade of F for the course.
last
update December 2009
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