Definition - Presenting the work or ideas of another as one's own (i.e. without proper acknowledgment of the source). The sole exception to the requirement of acknowledging sources is when the ideas or information are common knowledge. Any student must be thoroughly familiar with methods for documenting the use of another person's sentences, arguments or ideas.
Examples: Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to, failure to do the following:
a. Direct quotation. Any direct quotation of any portion of any source must be placed in quotation marks and properly attributed to its author, using documentation in accordance with the requirements of the appropriate current style manuals. The following example, which uses MLA style (other styles may be used in different classes), shows how a direct quotation is properly acknowledged:
In her book titled The Subject of Semiotics, Kaja Silverman points out that "Madame Bovary places ... an insistent emphasis on the cultural sources from which ideal images derive - churches, schools, the marketplace, literature - [which] may help to clarify for us that ideal representations are always socially mediated." (From Kaja Silverman, The Subject of Semiotics, New York: Oxford UP, 1983, p.161).
b. Paraphrase. Prompt acknowledgment is required when material from any source is paraphrased or summarized in whole or in part in one's own words. To acknowledge a paraphrase properly, one might state: "To paraphrase Locke's comment..." or "According to Rousseau...," and conclude with a citation identifying the exact reference.
c. Attributing any ideas, research results, procedures or concepts not one's own to the original source.
When referring to another's work, proper credit must be given to the source, even if one neither paraphrases nor quotes directly from that work. A footnote or an endnote should fully identify that source.The way in which a student and/or researcher chooses to handle this point in particular has a direct bearing on the integrity of the community in which s/he operates. This point should therefore be given careful consideration when preparing any paper or doing any type of research.
Sanctions
Course related response - sanctions related to the course in which the violation occurred, including the course grade with an optional "Honor Code F", will be assigned by the professor.
Institutional response - Academic Censure with notification letter to parents/guardians; sanctions resulting from egregious or multiple honor code violations will be determined by the Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs. These sanctions may include preliminary suspension, disciplinary suspension or permanent separation from the university.
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