Academic integrity: Resources for faculty
Proposed Paragraph for Faculty Syllabi
"By enrolling in this course, each student assumes the responsibilities of an active participant in UMBC's scholarly community in which everyone's academic work and behavior are held to the highest standards of honesty. Cheating, fabrication, plagiarism, and helping others to commit these acts are all forms of academic dishonesty, and they are wrong. Academic misconduct could result in disciplinary action that may include, but is not limited to, suspension or dismissal. To read the full Student Academic Conduct Policy, consult the UMBC Student Handbook, the Faculty Handbook, or the UMBC Policies section of the UMBC Directory [or for graduate courses, the Graduate School website]."
Policies & Forms
- Form to Report Academic Misconduct can be found by logging into myUMBC and switching to the "Academics" tab; in the bottom right corner, under the heading "Academic Integrity," click the link for the Misconduct Reporting Database.
Note to Faculty: The MS Word form fields will expand when you type into them. Just download the Word form, save the document with your own filename, and then print, sign and return it to:
| Karin Readel Amy Everhart Co-Chairs Academic Conduct Committee |
Faculty Representative |
- UMBC Graduate School's Policy and Procedures for Student Academic Misconduct
- USM Board of Regents Policy on Academic Integrity
Tools, Approaches & Support
- Exam Cover Sheet and Academic Integrity Symbol
- Turnitin.com. Faculty wishing to begin using Turnitin.com should contact
Jack Prostko, Faculty Development Center, prostko@umbc.edu, 5-1829 - Albin O. Kuhn Library: Reference & Instruction on Plagiarism
- Using and Evaluating Internet Resources by Dr. Paul Hensel, Florida State University
- UVa Professor's Plagiarism Tool
- Academic Integrity: An Instructor's Perspective
- UMBC Faculty Development Center
Research & Links