WHAT IS UNETHICAL STUDENT BEHAVIOR?
Plagiarism in this course is failure to use APA style by crediting the source of ideas or information. Some examples of plagiarism include the following: 1. Using words from a journal article without using quotation marks. 2. Using a review of literature information from a journal article without indicating that you are citing the secondary source. You should look it up in the original source–primary source–if you plan to use the information. 3. Failing to use quotation marks when providing a direct quotation. 4. Failing to cite and reference the source of paraphrased ideas. 5. Using part or all of an assignment turned in previously in another course. 6. Using part or all of an assignment written by another student or someone else. 7. Coping cited text without using quotation marks for the real author’s words. 8. Using a service that provides student assignments. 9. Using material taken from the Internet. Academic dishonesty includes unethical behavior, such as falsification of data.
