Academic
Integrity
The University of Maryland has
developed certain regulations and requirements to enhance the educational
environment of the campus. In short, students may not cheat on exams,
plagiarize papers, "buy" papers, submit fraudulent documents, or forge
signatures. Students are expected to report acts of academic dishonesty to the
Student Honor Council and to inform academic advisors of any irregularities in
your academic record (such as transfer credit duplications, duplication of
course work, grading errors, and so forth). See "Academic Integrity,
Resolution on," and the "Student Conduct Codes" in the Undergraduate Catalog
for further information.
Did
you know that you're cheating if you:
· Submit a paper
for credit more than once without receiving permission from the instructor.
· Communicate someone
else's ideas as if they are your own (i.e. plagiarize), which includes
paraphrasing another's written work without citing the source
· Use
another's answers on a homework assignment.
· Fabricate
data on a lab report.
· Collaborate on an assignment which should be done individually.
· Pass along
or receive exam information from one section to another.
Academic
Integrity Seminar
Participants will examine the social
and ethical issues associated with academic dishonesty. The remainder of the
seminar will be devoted to addressing the question: How is a good life defined,
and what is my plan to achieve it? For more information on this seminar visit
their website.
Honor
Pledge
The
university has a nationally recognized Honor Pledge, administered by the
Student Honor Council. The Student Honor Council proposed and the university
Senate approved an Honor Pledge. The University of Maryland Honor Pledge reads:
"I
pledge on my honor that I have not given or received any unauthorized
assistance on this assignment/examination."
This pledge was designed to promote
academic integrity within the student body and emphasize importance of the
university academic policies. It is included on all assignments worth twenty
percent or more of the course grade. It is by no means an indication that the
university does not trust its students. Rather, it is an attempt to invoke a
sense of student pride in the university's high academic standards. The writing
and signing of the Student Honor Pledge is not mandatory and the refusal to do
so does not insinuate that students lack integrity. However, the failure to
handwrite and sign the pledge will result in a conference with your professor
and an explanation as to why you chose not to complete the task. And finally,
whether or not you choose to sign, you are still liable for fulfilling all
student responsibilities enumerated in the Code of Academic Integrity.
Classroom
Disruption
Disrupting class is a disciplinary
offense which will be referred to the Office of Student Conduct. The term
"classroom disruption" means behavior a reasonable person would view
as interfering with the conduct of a class. Examples include making distracting
noises, persistent speaking without being recognized, repeated interruption, or
resorting to physical threats or personal insults. Such behavior can result in
being removed by campus police. The incident will also be referred to the
Office of Student Conduct for
disciplinary action.
Undergraduate
Student Legal Aid Office
The
Undergraduate Student Legal Aid Office provides free assistance to currently
enrolled University of Maryland undergraduate students. Funded by the Student
Government Association, the Legal Aid Office has been helping University of
Maryland students since 1976 with their legal questions.
The
office handles all types of legal inquiries and assists students in a wide
variety of legal situations. Legal services are categorized into two types --
students seeking general legal assistance and students with questions regarding
University charges. For more detailed information regarding the Legal Aid
Office visit their website.
