Understanding Plagiarism and its Consequences

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The University of Vermont takes Academic Integrity very seriously. One of the pillars of Academic Integrity is the violation of commiting plagiarism.

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The University defines plagiarism as:

"All ideas, arguments, and phrases, submitted without attribution to other sources, must be the creative product of the student. Thus, all the text passages taken from the works of authors must be properly cited. The same applies to paraphrased text, opinions, data, examples, illustrations, and all other creative works. Violations of this standard constitute plagiarism"

 


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Any student, member of the University staff, or faculty may report any perceived violation of plagiarism. Upon report, the Center for Student Ethics and Standards will determine whether the report, if true, would constitute a violation of the Academic Code. If so, then the procedures of this Code will apply.

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After receiving the report and supporting documentation, the Coordinator of Academic Integrity will notify the accused student of the alleged violations in writing. The Charge will include a date for a meeting with the Coordinator of Academic Integrity. If the Respondent fails to attend this meeting, a hold will be placed on the Respondent's future registration privilege and the matter will be set for a hearing. 
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The Coordinator will meet with the Respondent to discuss the incident, and there's an opportunity to resolve the matter. The Respondent may have an option to sign a "Pre-Hearing Waiver", by which accepting responsibilty for the violation. If the waiver is signed, students have no right to appeal.

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If the respondent does not sign the waiver form, an academic integrity hearing will be scheduled. A "Notice of Charge" will be sent to the student. It will include a date for an academic integrity hearing.

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All proceedings are closed, except that the instructor/faculty who reported the alleged violation may attend. The Complainant and Respondent and their advisors may be present throughout the hearing. Witnesses shall be present only during their own testimony.

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After the Complainant and Respondent have had the opportunity to present
evidence and witnesses and the Academic Integrity Council has introduced any additional witnesses or documents to be considered, the hearing will be considered closed. Further evidence will not be considered in the decision.

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The Academic Integrity Council will provide a written decision
stating what evidence was considered and how the decision was reached. If the Respondent is found responsible, the hearing decision will state what sanctions will be imposed.

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The Respondent will be notified upon receiving the hearing decision of one’s right to appeal that decision, as described below, to the Director of CSES or designee within five business days of the date the hearing decision was sent.

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How To Avoid Plagiarism...

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The University of Vermont Library is a great resource for understanding Plagiarism and how to site sources. It's page can be found at:

 

 http://library.uvm.edu/guides/citation/why.php

 


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The Owl at Purdue is another great resource which can help you to understand how and when to site sources and how to avoid plagiarism. This link can be found at:

 

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/01/

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Finally, the Writing Center located in the library is another great source, where peers can edit your papers and assist in any writing issues that you may have.

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