PLAGIARISM and CHEATING are serious
academic offenses. The minimum penalty for those academic offenses is final
grade E in the course.
The University regulations pertaining to this
matter can be found at http://www.uky.edu/StudentAffairs/Code/
Of particular relevance is Part II, SELECTED
RULES OF THE UNIVERSITY SENATE GOVERNING ACADEMIC RELATIONSHIPS, Section 6.3
that can be found at http://www.uky.edu/StudentAffairs/Code/part2.html
These rules in particular say:
6.3.1 PLAGIARISM All academic work, written
or otherwise, submitted by students to their instructors or other academic
supervisors, is expected to be the result of their own thought, research, or
self-expression. In cases where students feel unsure about a question of
plagiarism involving their work, they are obliged to consult their instructors
on the matter before submission.
When students submit work purporting to be
their own, but which in any way borrows ideas, organization, wording or
anything else from another source without appropriate acknowledgment of the
fact, the students are guilty of plagiarism.
Plagiarism includes reproducing someone
else's work, whether it be published article, chapter of a book, a paper from a
friend or some file, or whatever. Plagiarism also includes the practice of
employing or allowing another person to alter or revise the work which a
student submits as his/her own, whoever that other person may be. Students may
discuss assignments among themselves or with an instructor or tutor, but when
the actual work is done, it must be done by the student, and the student alone.
When a student's assignment involves research
in outside sources or information, the student must carefully acknowledge
exactly what, where and how he/she has employed them. If the words of someone
else are used, the student must put quotation marks around the passage in
question and add an appropriate indication of its origin. Making simple changes
while leaving the organization, content and phraseology intact is plagiaristic.
However, nothing in these Rules shall apply to those ideas which are so
generally and freely circulated as to be a part of the public domain.
6.3.2 CHEATING Cheating is defined by its
general usage. It includes, but is not limited to, the wrongfully giving,
taking, or presenting any information or material by a student with the intent
of aiding himself/herself or another on any academic work which is considered
in any way in the determination of the final grade. Any question of definition
shall be referred to the University Appeals Board.
I want to emphasize that in this class
students are allowed to discuss ideas and are allowed to help others by explaining
concepts and possible solutions. However, all the work that is submitted
must be performed by students individually. Any sharing of electronic files,
printouts and other materials developed by the students is not allowed. If any
fragments of text appearing in books, journals, conference proceedings, web
pages, etc. are used, students must provide appropriate citations. Any
help from others must also be acknowledged.