Academic Integrity is directly linked to the Core
Values of Illinois Valley Community College, three of which are RESPONSIBILITY,
RESPECT, and HONESTY. It is the
RESPONSIBILITY of each student to RESPECT the academic integrity of each
class/course by doing their own work, and by refusing to assist others in
deception. Academic dishonesty
violates the academic integrity expected of all students.
A.
Academic dishonesty is defined as, but is not limited to:
1.
CHEATING—using or attempting to use unauthorized materials,
study aids, or information in any academic exercise, including copying from
another person's work or preparing work for another person that is to be
presented as the other person's own work.
2.
FABRICATION—furnishing false information to a College official
relative to academic matters, including but not limited to, misrepresentation of
written information provided in admission documents.
3.
PLAGIARISM—comes from the Latin word plagiare,
which means “to steal.” Therefore, plagiarism is a form of cheating.
Plagiarism is defined as using the words or ideas of another as one’s
own either on purpose or unintentionally. This
includes, but is not limited to, copying whole, portions or the paraphrasing
(rewording) of passages or information from any source in any academic exercise
(written or oral) without giving credit to the author or source using an
appropriate citation style. Students
must be able to prove that their work is their own.
4.
FACILITATING ACADEMIC DISHONESTY—helping or attempting to help
another to violate any provision of this code.
B.
Academic dishonesty violates the Student Code of Conduct.
The faculty member has full authority to identify academic dishonesty in
his/her classroom, and to impose any of the following sanctions:
1. Failure of any assignment,
quiz, test, examination or paper, project or oral presentation for
the work in which the violation occurred.
2. Lower grade.
3. Involuntary withdrawal from
the course.
4. Failure of the course.
5. The faculty member may
report extreme cases of academic dishonesty (such as, but not limited to,
collusion among a number of students, selling or providing papers or repeated
violations of academic dishonesty, etc.) directly to the Vice President for
Student Services for disciplinary action as outlined in section VII Disciplinary
Process.
6. Other sanctions as determined by the faculty member. The sanction will be put in writing and signed by the student, faculty member and the Division Chair.