Academic (Dis)HonestyAcademic (Dis)Honesty

You are responsible for being familiar with relevant You are responsible for being familiar with relevant SFU policiesSFU policies S 10.01 Code of Academic Integrity and Good S 10.01 Code of Academic Integrity and Good ConductConduct S 10.02 Principles and Procedures of Student S 10.02 Principles and Procedures of Student DisciplineDiscipline All SFU Policies = http://www.sfu.ca/policies/All SFU Policies = http://www.sfu.ca/policies/ Other resources: Library learning commons, Other resources: Library learning commons, SCAISLE newslettersSCAISLE newsletters

Forms of Academic DishonestyForms of Academic Dishonesty submitting the same or similar work for submitting the same or similar work for

different coursesdifferent courses cheating on tests or examscheating on tests or exams misrepresenting your sources by (for example)misrepresenting your sources by (for example)

quoting incorrectlyquoting incorrectly providing incorrect documentation, e.g. giving the providing incorrect documentation, e.g. giving the

wrong page numberwrong page number making incorrect claims, e.g. saying a source says making incorrect claims, e.g. saying a source says

one thing when it really says the opposite or one thing when it really says the opposite or something elsesomething else

plagiarismplagiarism

Action against academic dishonestyAction against academic dishonesty Despite repeated warnings some students at Despite repeated warnings some students at

SFU continue to violate the Code of Academic SFU continue to violate the Code of Academic Honesty.Honesty.

All violations are subject to penalties.All violations are subject to penalties. Academic Dishonesty Report (ADR) creates a Academic Dishonesty Report (ADR) creates a

centralized record of misconduct.centralized record of misconduct. In Hist. 288, violations of academic honesty In Hist. 288, violations of academic honesty

will be documented in an ADR. Assignments will be documented in an ADR. Assignments that demonstrate academic dishonesty risk that demonstrate academic dishonesty risk being penalized with a grade of F.being penalized with a grade of F.

PlagiarismPlagiarism

DefinitionDefinition: the unacknowledged or the : the unacknowledged or the inadequately acknowledged use of the ideas inadequately acknowledged use of the ideas and / or words of another source.and / or words of another source.

Plagiarism is plagiarism whether you intend it Plagiarism is plagiarism whether you intend it or not.or not.

Manifestations of plagiarismManifestations of plagiarism a specific fact or concept with which you were a specific fact or concept with which you were

unfamiliar, and that you cannot expect your readers to unfamiliar, and that you cannot expect your readers to know, for which you do not supply your source of know, for which you do not supply your source of information, e.g. by not giving the author, title, and information, e.g. by not giving the author, title, and page number in a footnotepage number in a footnote

a suppressed quotation, i.e. words taken from a a suppressed quotation, i.e. words taken from a source that do not appear in quotation marks…even if source that do not appear in quotation marks…even if you supply your source, e.g. by giving the author, you supply your source, e.g. by giving the author, title, and page number in a footnotetitle, and page number in a footnote

How to avoid plagiarismHow to avoid plagiarism

Create a bibliographical document in which you list Create a bibliographical document in which you list everyevery source (journal article, encyclopedia article, book, source (journal article, encyclopedia article, book, web site, etc.) that you consult during your research.web site, etc.) that you consult during your research.

Take careful and precise notes during your research byTake careful and precise notes during your research by double-checking everything you copy from a sourcedouble-checking everything you copy from a source putting everything you copy directly from a source in putting everything you copy directly from a source in

quotation marksquotation marks keying page numbers from sources to specific facts, keying page numbers from sources to specific facts,

summaries in your own words, and copied textsummaries in your own words, and copied text double-checking all page numbersdouble-checking all page numbers

Follow all requirementsFollow all requirements for the essay as stated in for the essay as stated in the syllabus and online, including 12-point font, the syllabus and online, including 12-point font, stapled pages, pagination, correct footnote and stapled pages, pagination, correct footnote and bibliographic form.bibliographic form.

Provide a direct answer to the questionProvide a direct answer to the question. The . The answer is your argument or thesis statement. You answer is your argument or thesis statement. You must devote your essay to proving it.must devote your essay to proving it.

Support your argumentSupport your argument by taking compelling by taking compelling evidence from your primary sources. You do this evidence from your primary sources. You do this through an analysis of relevant passages in these through an analysis of relevant passages in these sources.sources.

Do Do notnot be a disciple of Jean Jacques Rousseau: be a disciple of Jean Jacques Rousseau: “Commen “Commenççons donc par ons donc par éécarter tout carter tout les faits.”les faits.”

Your sources are sacred. Your sources are sacred. Quote accuratelyQuote accurately. . Do not change a single wordDo not change a single word. Adapt your . Adapt your prose to a quotation, not the other way around.prose to a quotation, not the other way around.

Do not misrepresent your sourceDo not misrepresent your source. Do not . Do not impose a meaning on it that it clearly does not impose a meaning on it that it clearly does not have.have.

Introduce quotationsIntroduce quotations. Do not simply plop . Do not simply plop down a quotation out of the blue without down a quotation out of the blue without identifying the speaker or indicating the identifying the speaker or indicating the relevance of the quotation.relevance of the quotation.

Write for your reader not for yourselfWrite for your reader not for yourself. If your . If your reader has to guess your meaning, you have reader has to guess your meaning, you have not been successful in conveying it.not been successful in conveying it.

The power of Ibid.The power of Ibid.

1. Gordon Craig, 1. Gordon Craig, Germany: 1866-1945Germany: 1866-1945 (New (New York: Oxford University Press, 1978), 227.York: Oxford University Press, 1978), 227.

2. Ibid., 315. [This means your source is again 2. Ibid., 315. [This means your source is again Craig’s book, page 315.]Craig’s book, page 315.]

3. Ibid. [This means that your source is Craig’s 3. Ibid. [This means that your source is Craig’s book yet again and page 315 again.]book yet again and page 315 again.]