Hawkeye Academic Integrity and Conduct Policy

The integrity of the academic program and degree rests on the principle that the grades awarded to students reflect only their own individual efforts and achievement. Students are required to perform the work specified by the instructor and are responsible for the content of work submitted, such as papers, reports, examinations, and other work.

Violations of academic integrity include various types of plagiarism and cheating.

Plagiarism:

Representing someone else’s work (written or visual) as your own without proper attribution or acknowledgement using academic conventions of citation is plagiarism.

Plagiarism includes but is not limited to:

• Using exact words from a source without appropriate crediting
• Cutting and pasting electronically from any source without appropriate crediting
• Using wording and/or sentence structure too close to the original in paraphrasing
• Using visual images in whole or in part created by someone else
• Buying a paper and presenting any part of it as one’s own
• Borrowing a paper in whole or part and presenting any part of it as one’s own without appropriate crediting
• Falsifying or inventing any information or citation in an academic exercise

Cheating:

• Obtaining or giving assistance in any academic work such as on quizzes, tests, homework, etc., without instructor’s consent
• Taking an examination or course or turning in work for someone else
• Allowing someone to take an examination or course or turn in work in your name
• Using crib notes or electronic devices to get unauthorized assistance on examinations or other in-class work

Addressing Violations of Academic Integrity:

Any violations of academic integrity are addressed first by the instructor within the classroom; the instructor shall have the discretion to determine the level of severity in setting appropriate penalties.

First Offense: The individual instructor may reduce the student’s grade in the assignment or examination and has the discretion to file a report. However, for extreme cases of plagiarism or cheating, the instructor may assign the student an “F” in the course and will report this action to the Dean; the report will be placed in the student’s file.

Second Offense: Upon confirmation by the Dean of a student’s previous reported offense, the instructor will have the authority to issue an “F” in the course. A report will be made and placed in the student’s file.

Third Offense: Upon confirmation by the Dean of a student’s third offense, the Dean will determine appropriate penalties ranging from an “F” in the course to recommending suspension from the college for academic misconduct.

If the student feels that the penalty imposed is unjust, the student may request a review by the Academic Integrity Review Board composed of the Director of Student Development/Life (presiding), at least three faculty representatives selected from the Academic Standards and Issues Committee, two Student Senate representatives, and the Director of Student Records and Registration (serving ex officio). The Review Board shall meet with the student and faculty to review the case and make recommendations to the Vice President of Academic Affairs, who shall determine the appropriate penalty.