Term

alleged violation

Decision

Circumstances

Winter 2006

Violating parameters, misrepresenting work done on quiz, and plagiarism

1. F in course
2. Educational sanction

Student misrepresented work done by lying to the professor about taking a quiz
Student violated exam parameters by speaking during quizzes when it was explicitly prohibited.
Student paraphrased and copied verbatim from sources that were improperly cited or not cited at all.
The Educational Sanction was assigned to teach proper paraphrasing technique.

Winter 2006

Violating exam parameters

1. Two letter grade deduction on exam

No evidence of cheating but by student’s own admission had spoken during the test, which had been explicitly prohibited

Winter 2006

Cheating on exam

1.  No violation

Not enough evidence of cheating on the mid-term.

Winter 2006

Plagiarism

1. Zero on the assignment
2. F in course
3. Recommendation to Faculty Subcommittee for separation from University

Sufficient evidence of a completely plagiarized paper.  Third violation.

Winter 2006

Plagiarism

1. Zero on the assignment
2. F in the course

Entire paper was taken verbatim except for the concluding paragraph.

Winter 2006

Plagiarism on extra credit assignment

1. Zero on the assignment
2. Two-letter grade reduction in the course

Student plagiarized an extensive amount of an essay directly from an online source.
Did provide the name of the source but did not give sufficient credit to the author. 
The Council did not take the fact that it was an extra credit assignment into consideration

Winter 2006

Plagiarism

1.  Zero on the assignment
2. Two letter grade reduction in the course

Student used the structure, phrasing, and ideas from another student's  previously submitted paper in his/her paper

Winter 2006

Plagiarism

1.  Zero on the assignment
2. Two letter grade reduction in the course

Student used the structure, phrasing, and ideas from another student's  previously submitted paper in his/her paper.
The sanction was the same as that for another student who committed the same violation in the same term

Term

alleged violation

Decision

Circumstances

Spring 2006

Plagiarism

1. Zero on the assignment
2. F in the course

Majority of student's paper was taken directly from an outside source with no attempt at citation

Spring 2006

Cheating on exam; Violating exam parameters

1. Zero on the exam
2. F in the course

Student used unauthorized materials on the exam and, more importantly, deceived the professor by changing his answers and the professor's corrections in an attempt to gain extra points on the exam.

Spring 2006

Plagiarism on a draft

1.  Zero on the draft
2.  2-letter grade reduction in the course
3.  Recommendation to Faculty Subcommittee for a one-term suspension from University
4. Educational Sanction

The draft was extensively plagiarized: a large portion of the paper was a compilation of almost verbatim passages from various sources.  The suspension was for second violation.  The educational sanction was to meet with Dean Gajewski before the submission of the student's next paper

Spring 2006

Plagiarism on a draft

1.  Zero on the draft
2.  F in the course
3.  Recommendation to Faculty Subcommittee for a one-term suspension from University
4. Educational Sanction

With the exception of the introduction and the conclusion, the draft was basically a reproduction of an article (mostly verbatim).  The student copied both the text, the argument and the structure of the article. The suspension was for second violation. The educational sanction was to meet with Dean Gajewski before the submission of next paper

Spring 2006

Unauthorized collaboration on a take home midterm

1. Zero on assignment
2. 1-letter grade reduction in the course

The Student discussed the approaches to one section of the exam with another student. A fairly large amount of the work on that section was nevertheless done independently by both students, which made the offense less egregious.

Spring 2006

Unauthorized collaboration on a take home midterm

1. Zero on assignment
2. 1-letter grade reduction in the course

Student discussed the approaches to one section of the exam with another student.  A fairly large amount of the work on that section was nevertheless done independently by both students, which made the offense less egregious.