Plagiarism and Cheating
Plagiarism (see definition below) of any part of an assignment will result in a zero for the entire project. Be sure to reference your sources and use quotation marks whenever you directly take a quote from a source. Notice that plagiarism includes the taking of someone’s ideas – it does not have to be taken word for word!
plagiarism
n 1: a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work
2: the act of plagiarizing; taking someones words or ideas as if they were your own [syn: plagiarization, plagiarisation, piracy]
Cheating is any giving or taking of answers to questions on assignments or exams. If you are caught cheating on any assignments you will receive a zero on the assignment.
The KMHS Cheating policy is presented below for your review and reference.
plagiarism
n 1: a piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work
2: the act of plagiarizing; taking someones words or ideas as if they were your own [syn: plagiarization, plagiarisation, piracy]
- Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University
Cheating is any giving or taking of answers to questions on assignments or exams. If you are caught cheating on any assignments you will receive a zero on the assignment.
The KMHS Cheating policy is presented below for your review and reference.
Kings Mountain High School
500 Phifer Rd.
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
(704) 476-8330
Teacher: Sara Tharp-McComas
Class: Biology
Academic Year: ____________
Academic Code of Ethics & Consequences
Cheating/Plagiarism seriously undermines the teaching and learning process as well as compromises student growth and development. Furthermore, cheating and plagiarism prevent a teacher from accurately evaluating a student’s level of mastery of course concepts. The classroom teacher makes all final decisions on cheating/plagiarism issues.
Definitions
A. Cheating: Cheating is defined as a student presenting another person’s intellectual work as his or her own. Some examples of cheating include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. copying and/or providing answers/materials for another person on an
assessment, assignment, or other graded work (“Working together” must be pre-approved by the teacher.)
2. the use of unauthorized materials or “cheat sheets” on an assessment or assignment.
3. buying/selling assignments or assessments from another person or an on-line source.
4. having any other person take an assessment, complete an assignment, or write a paper and taking credit for the work as one’s own.
5. receiving and/or providing assessment or assignment questions/answers prior to, during, or after taking an assessment or completing an assignment without the teacher’s prior approval.
B. Plagiarism: Plagiarism is a form of cheating and is defined as taking credit for another person’s work, thoughts, ideas, research, or phrasing as one’s own. Some examples of plagiarism included, but are not limited to, the following:
1. using all or part of another person’s speech, paper, ideas, or intellectual property
as one’s own.
2. using a direct or indirect quote, summarizing, or paraphrasing someone else’s work without properly quoting and/or citing the source.
3. copying a passage word for word without using quotation marks and citing the source.
4. rearranging the order of sentences, words, or ideas from an original passage and not properly citing the source.
5. failing to cite a source at all or using fake citations.
6. “cutting” or “copying” and “pasting” words, phrases, sentences, paragraphs, or any other information (such as clip art, pictures, videos, or music) from on-line sources without using direct quotations and/or citing the source.
7. purchasing or downloading papers or other assignments/assessments from another person or on-line source and submitting it as one’s own original work.
Consequences
A. Students involved in any way in cheating and/or plagiarizing will receive a zero percent (no credit) on the assessment/assignment in question.
B. A parent contact will be made by the faculty/staff member who discovered the cheating/plagiarism.
C. Cheating and/or plagiarizing could affect club memberships, memberships in other school organizations, and/or student recommendations from staff/faculty.
D. A student will not be allowed to “make-up” or redo the assignment or assessment on which he or she cheated or plagiarized, regardless of the weight of the assignment/assessment on the student’s grade.
Student Name: _____________________________________________
Student Signature: __________________________________________ Date: _______________
Parent Signature: ___________________________________________ Date: _______________
500 Phifer Rd.
Kings Mountain, NC 28086
(704) 476-8330
Teacher: Sara Tharp-McComas
Class: Biology
Academic Year: ____________
Academic Code of Ethics & Consequences
Cheating/Plagiarism seriously undermines the teaching and learning process as well as compromises student growth and development. Furthermore, cheating and plagiarism prevent a teacher from accurately evaluating a student’s level of mastery of course concepts. The classroom teacher makes all final decisions on cheating/plagiarism issues.
Definitions
A. Cheating: Cheating is defined as a student presenting another person’s intellectual work as his or her own. Some examples of cheating include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. copying and/or providing answers/materials for another person on an
assessment, assignment, or other graded work (“Working together” must be pre-approved by the teacher.)
2. the use of unauthorized materials or “cheat sheets” on an assessment or assignment.
3. buying/selling assignments or assessments from another person or an on-line source.
4. having any other person take an assessment, complete an assignment, or write a paper and taking credit for the work as one’s own.
5. receiving and/or providing assessment or assignment questions/answers prior to, during, or after taking an assessment or completing an assignment without the teacher’s prior approval.
B. Plagiarism: Plagiarism is a form of cheating and is defined as taking credit for another person’s work, thoughts, ideas, research, or phrasing as one’s own. Some examples of plagiarism included, but are not limited to, the following:
1. using all or part of another person’s speech, paper, ideas, or intellectual property
as one’s own.
2. using a direct or indirect quote, summarizing, or paraphrasing someone else’s work without properly quoting and/or citing the source.
3. copying a passage word for word without using quotation marks and citing the source.
4. rearranging the order of sentences, words, or ideas from an original passage and not properly citing the source.
5. failing to cite a source at all or using fake citations.
6. “cutting” or “copying” and “pasting” words, phrases, sentences, paragraphs, or any other information (such as clip art, pictures, videos, or music) from on-line sources without using direct quotations and/or citing the source.
7. purchasing or downloading papers or other assignments/assessments from another person or on-line source and submitting it as one’s own original work.
Consequences
A. Students involved in any way in cheating and/or plagiarizing will receive a zero percent (no credit) on the assessment/assignment in question.
B. A parent contact will be made by the faculty/staff member who discovered the cheating/plagiarism.
C. Cheating and/or plagiarizing could affect club memberships, memberships in other school organizations, and/or student recommendations from staff/faculty.
D. A student will not be allowed to “make-up” or redo the assignment or assessment on which he or she cheated or plagiarized, regardless of the weight of the assignment/assessment on the student’s grade.
Student Name: _____________________________________________
Student Signature: __________________________________________ Date: _______________
Parent Signature: ___________________________________________ Date: _______________