Learning with Integrity

The course has multiple sections. During exam week, you ask a student from a section that meets earlier in the week about the specific questions of the exam. Did you violate academic integrity? A. Yes: this conversation would give you an unfair advantage over the peers in your class section B. Yes: your are not allowed to talk about any aspects of graded activities with your peers C. No: you should use any opportunity to increase the likelihood of achieving the highest score on the exam D. No: no the professor cannot dictate your behavior

B

A capstone project for a course in your major requires you to write a report analyzing a company. You researched a company for a project in a previous course so you decide to choose that company for the capstone project. Much of the material from the previous paper is relevant to the current project, so to save time and avoid doing extra work, you include that material in your capstone project. You decide it is best not to let your professor know, so you make no mention of the prior paper. Does this violate academic integrity? A. Yes: you are guilty of plagiarism because you did not cite the earlier paper. B. Yes: you cannot submit the same academic work to receive credit in two different classes. C. No: this is your work and you have the right to use it in any of your academic endeavors. D. No: since your original paper was never published you do not need to cite it in the current research project.

A

If you are found to be in violation of local, state, or federal laws, would you be violating your responsibility as a student at IUPUI? A. Yes: Students are responsible for adhering to laws as well as university policies and procedures B. Yes: the campus police have jurisdiction over all law enforcement activities C. No: the code for academic misconduct only applies only to university related events D. No: The judicial systems are not included in campus jurisdiction

A

You are enrolled in a large lecture class. The professor has two teaching assistants who grade the tests. The professor encourages all students to check their exams carefully and to alert her if there have been any errors in grading. Looking over the exam you notice you failed to provide detailed calculations to support your answer. Explaining how you arrived at your answer would have allowed you to receive partial credit. You pencil in the calculations and resubmit for regrading. Is this an incidence of academic misconduct? A. Yes: a test submitted for regrading should not be altered in any way. B. Yes: you did not tell the professor you added the calculations. C. No: these calculations only support your original answer. D. No: the professor can't prove the calculations weren't there when the exam was originally graded.

A

You have written a paper on body image and added multiple photos you found online. Since the photos don't have any author information, you don't cite them in your paper. Have you committed plagiarism? A. Yes: using any material you didn't create yourself without citation constitutes plagiarism. B. Yes: because your professor will know you didn't take the photos. C. No: since the information is freely available on the web, you don't have to cite it. D. No: because you can't determine who the author/photographer is.

A

Your instructor values class attendance and allocates a portion of the course points for attendance. You are required to sign an attendance sheet each day to document your class attendance. You have a friend who is also in the class. One day your friend asks if you would sign his name on the attendance sheet as he needs to study for a test in another class but can't afford to miss the attendance points. Would signing the friend's name on the attendance sheet violate academic integrity? A. Yes: you are helping your friend acquire attendance points that he did not earn. B. Yes: you are signing for two students when only one attended class. C. No: your friend is the one who is cheating by not attending; you attended and earned the points. D. No: since it is a large lecture class your professor will not notice that your friend did not attend.

A

Your professor has assigned a paper and encourages you to work together with other students to do the research. However, your papers must be written individually, and each student must turn in their "own work." You and two of your classmates work together researching for the paper. You decide to include a section in the paper based on a discussion you had with your peers during the research phase. Will you violate the code if you do not cite the discussion in your paper? A. Yes: the idea was not yours alone but rather a shared product. You should cite the discussion in your paper B. Yes: two students agreeing to take the same approach to the solution of the case is cheating C. No: as long as you are not taking material from published soruce, there is no violation D. No: Since the professor allowed collaboration there is no violation

A

You are required to complete a set of assignments outside class time using a course specific software application. There is only one solution to each of the assignments. You and a group of your classmates decide to work together on the assignments. The group comes to a consensus on the solution to each assignment. Since you completed the assignments on your laptop, you forward the document containing the solution to all of the classmates who worked on the solution. Each group member then submits the solution for grading. Is this considered academic misconduct? A. Yes: Students have presented work that is not their own to earn credit B. Yes: Each student is required to submit their own work, independent of their classmates C. No- The professor cannot prove you worked together since the answers should all be the same D. No since the professor did not specify that you could not work together, you would not be in violation

B

You are reviewing your notes in class just prior to an exam. The professor enters the room and asks students to put away all notes and study materials. You place the notes face up on the floor just to the right of your seat. The professor notices the notes half way through the exam and confiscates the notes but allows you to finish the exam. After the exam you explain to the professor that you had set the notes aside prior to the exam and did not refer to the notes during the exam. Does the professor have sufficient grounds to pursue this matter as a possible violation of academic integrity? A. Yes: since the professor has the notes in his possession he can prove you were cheating B. Yes: having notes in view during an exam constitutes a possible violation, especially if you were directed to put notes away prior to the exam C. No: the professor did not actually observe you using the notes during the exam D. No: Your name is not on the notes

B

You are writing a paper and incorporate information from class lecture notes provided by your instructor. You did not cite the information. Have you committed plagiarism? A. Yes: your professor will recognize their words B. Yes: you are using another person's ideas and if you don't cite them that is plagiarism C. No: Professors expect students to use course materials in their writings D. No: because it is difficult to cite these materials

B

You realize that another student is looking at your test paper. You don't know the student, but you don't make any effort to cover your paper. The other student is cheating. Are you also guilty of academic misconduct? A. Yes: you are quietly collaborating B. Yes: you are providing external assistance to a student during an exam C. No: you have not used external assistance during the exam D. No: you have no responsibility for the other student's actions

B

If you are accused of academic misconduct, do you have to suspend your academic studies? A. Yes: If you've been accused, you must stop attending class. B. Yes: But you only have to stop attending the class in which you were accused C. No: until the case is resolved, your teacher must allow you to attend and participate in class D. No: It is just their words against yours

C

You find the article you need to read for an assignment in a hard copy of the journal in the library. You don't have time to read the article, so you tear it out of the journal to read later. Is this consistent with student rights and responsibilities at IUPUI? A. Yes: since you pay fees to the university to provide these resources, they belong to you B. Yes the article is probably available on line so there is no harm done to other students C. No: students should be mindful that others have rights to use university property D. No- This is a violation of the law which is no allowed on campus

C

Your paper refers to common facts such as the capital of Bolivia and Paraguay. You did not cite the information. Have you committed plagiarism? A. Yes: what is common knowledge to one person might not be to another B. Yes: any outside materials must be cited C. No: this information is common knowledge and does not need to be cited D. No: Facts never need to be cited

C

How much time is a student given to appeal a proposed or imposed sanction for academic integrity? A. There is no time limit. You must tell the professor you are appealing B. By the end of the semester in which you are accused, you must submit a request to your school C. within 14 business days, you must submit a written request for a hearing to the Academic Officer of your school. D. Within 5 business days, you must submit a request to the Academic Officer

D

Your instructor uses a popular textbook for the course. You heard from other students that the exams for the course consist of mostly multiple-choice questions provided by the instructor's copy of the textbook. You need to get a good grade in the course, so you search the internet for appropriate resources to help you prepare for exams. You come across a website that, for a membership fee, claims to sell access to test banks and answers that include your course. Is the purchase and use of the test bank for exam preparation acceptable according to the code of conduct? A. Yes: you are allowed to use whatever means available to earn a good grade on the exams. B. Yes: it is a publicly available resource. C. No: you are using a resource that is not available to all students enrolled in the course and it provides you with an unfair advantage over your peers. D. No: since the instructor did not include this in the resource list for the class you cannot have access to the text bank.

D

You are concerned about what you should cite and what type of materials you can use for your assignment. Where should you look for information. A. Course Syllabus B. Your Professor C. Assignment Instructions D. IU Code Website E. All of the above

E