1.10 Academic Integrity

What is Academic Integrity?

Academic integrity means honesty in academic work. All of your coursework should be a result of your own efforts. I understand that you can often feel pressured and overwhelmed by the demands of school, work, and personal commitments. No matter what level of stress you may be experiencing, it is still expected that you will approach your work with honesty and integrity. While I recognize that mistakes can happen, violating Cabrillo's academic integrity policies may compromise your academic career.

xkcd webcomic: A protester holding up a sign saying "[citation needed]"

Advice

Plagiarism and citation will be covered in Module 5 of this course. For now, here are some quick tips, adapted from: "What is Academic Integrity? Links to an external site." (MIT):

Do

  • Trust the value of your own intellect.
  • Undertake research honestly and credit others for their work.
  • Demonstrate your own achievement and abilities.
  • Ask for help from me, or for more time if you need it!

Don't

  • Purchase papers or have someone write a paper for you.
  • Copy ideas or wording without citing your source.
  • Copy answers from another student.
  • Ask another student to do your work for you.

Concept adapted from "Academic Integrity Example" by Fabiola Torres for Online Network of Educators, Links to an external site. licensed under CC BY 4.0 Links to an external site.

Image: "Wikipedian Protester" Links to an external site. by Randall Munroe Links to an external site. is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.5 Links to an external site.

"What is Academic Integrity? Links to an external site." Academic Integrity at MIT, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, July 2018.

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