KCTCS Policy on Plagiarism
PLAGIARISM and CHEATING are serious academic
offenses.
The KCTCS regulations pertaining to plagiarism and cheating can be found in Section 2.3.1.1, 2.3.1.2, and 2.3.1.3 of the KCTCS Code of Student Conduct at http://www.kctcs.edu/student/code.htm Penalties for violation of KCTCS policies on plagiarism and cheating can be found in Section 2.3.2.1 and 2.3.2.2.
2.3.1.1
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the act of presenting
ideas, words, or organization of a source, published or not, as if they
were one's own. All quoted material must be in quotation marks, and all
paraphrases, quotations, significant ideas, and organization must be
acknowledged by some form of documentation acceptable to the instructor
for the course.
Plagiarism also includes the practice
of employing or allowing another person to alter or revise the work
that a student submits as the student's own. Students may discuss
assignments among themselves or with an instructor or tutor, but when
the actual material is completed, it must be done by the student and
the student alone. The use of the term "material" refers to work in any
form including written, oral, and electronic.
All academic work, written or otherwise, submitted by a student to an
instructor or other academic supervisor, is expected to be the result
of the student's own thought, research, or self-expression. In any case
in which a student feels unsure about a question of plagiarism
involving a student's work, the student must consult the instructor
before submitting the work.
2.3.1.2
Cheating
Cheating includes
buying, stealing, or otherwise obtaining unauthorized copies of
assignments for the purpose of improving one's academic standing.
During examinations or in-class work, cheating includes
having,unauthorized information, and/or referring to unauthorized notes
or other written or electronic information. In addition, copying from
others, either during examinations or in the preparation of homework
assignments, is a form of cheating.
2.3.1.3 Student Co-Responsibility
Anyone who knowingly assists in any form of academic dishonesty
shall be considered as guilty as the student who accepts such
assistance. Students should not allow thier work to be copied or
otherwise used by fellow students, nor should they sell or give
unauthorized copies of examinations to other students.
2.3.2.1 (Faculty Academic Sanctions (pertaining to sections 2.3.1.1 to 2.3.1.3)
For instances of academic dishonesty
related to earning grades (violations 2.3.1.1 2.3.1.3), the
instructor may implement any of three sanctions:
A. a failing grade for the specific assignment; and/or
B. a reduced grade for the course; and/or
C. a failing grade for the course.
The specific sanction depends upon the weight of the assignment in satisfying the requirements for the course.
If an instructor chooses the sanction
which assigns a failing grade for the course, the instructor shall
notify the division chair, the chief executive officer or designee, and
the registrar. For more information about the role of college personnel
in the process, refer to section 2.5.2.
2.3.2.2 Other Academic Sanctions (pertaining to sections 2.3.1.4 and 2.3.2.1)
The instructor may also recommend that
the student be suspended for any academic offenses (as defined in
sections 2.3.1.1, 2.3.1.2, or 2.3.1.3).
Any student found guilty of a second academic violation shall be
expelled from the college and shall not be allowed to enroll at any of
the other KCTCS colleges for one academic year.
The minimum sanction for misuse or falsification of an academic record
(violation 2.3.1.4), including the omission of information or attempted
falsification or other misuse of academic records as described in
section 2.3.1.4, is suspension for one semester.