ABC-Academic integrity

Plagiarism and academic misconduct

 

Keywords:  Plagiarism, proper citing, steering clear of academic misconduct, rules for collaboration

 

 

 

Abstract

In an open, network-based curriculum in which different students submit their learning units for evaluation at different times, and do so in a way that is transparent to others, some students may be tempted to take shortcuts to work through the material. Plagiarism and other forms of academic misconduct will be sought out and the rules below will be rigorously enforced. Don't make mistakes regarding Academic Misconduct!

 

This unit ...

Prerequisites

This unit has no prerequisites.

 

Objectives

This unit will ...

• ... introduce the resources available to you to avoid plagiarism.

 

Outcomes

After working through this unit you ...

• ... are aware of the many ways you can commit an academic offence through plagiarism and other inappropriate activities;
• ... are familiar with proper citation formats for journal and Web contents;
• ... ensure that all your activities in this course and elsewhere are in accordance with the letter of the published policies, and the spirit of scientific integrity.

 

Deliverables

• Time management: Before you begin, estimate how long it will take you to complete this unit. Then, record in your course journal: the number of hours you estimated, the number of hours you worked on the unit, and the amount of time that passed between start and completion of this unit.
• Journal: Document your progress in your Course Journal. Some tasks may ask you to include specific items in your journal. Don't overlook these.
• Insights: If you find something particularly noteworthy about this unit, make a note in your insights! page.

 

Evaluation

Evaluation: NA

This unit is not evaluated for course marks.

 

Contents

Task:
Visit the following sites and read the material carefully:

• Smart Strategies (OSAI)
• How Not to Plagiarize (UofT Writing Advice)
• Quoting (UofT Writing Advice) Mostly relevant for essays, but also for your own journal: when to quote, when to paraphrase, when to summarize.
• Paraphrasing and Summarizing (UofT Writing Advice) Illustrating the distinction between illegitimate and proper paraphrase, and summary by example.

Use the APA citation format for this course.

• Standard Documentation formats (UofT Writing Advice) This includes a concise overview on citing electronic sources.

Then - for jour own reference - put a model of the following three types of references into your journal:

• a procedure in the methods section of a journal article, as you would cite it in a technical report;
• a piece of code you found in a StackOverflow article, as you would put it as acomment into computer code;
• some contents from a classmate's journal that you incoporate into your own journal.

 

Further reading, links and resources

• Code of Behaviour on Academic Matters The policy. Governing Council of the University of Toronto.

 

Notes

 

Self-evaluation

 

 

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If in doubt, ask! If anything about this learning unit is not clear to you, do not proceed blindly but ask for clarification. Post your question on the course mailing list: others are likely to have similar problems. Or send an email to your instructor.

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About ...
 
Author:

Boris Steipe <boris.steipe@utoronto.ca>

Created:

2017-08-05

Modified:

2017-09-11

Version:

1.0

Version history:

• 1.0 Completed to first live version
• 0.2 Links to FAS material
• 0.1 Material collected from previous tutorial

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