Scholastic Honesty
The NDSU policy on scholastic honesty is on p. 32 of the Bulletin. In this course I adhere to the letter and spirit of that policy. The web page you are reading, then, adds to and specifies within that policy and in no way supplants it. E-mail and Scholastic Honesty
Much of the work in this course (in-class exams, for instance) is traditional in format, and the rules for acceptable behavior are defined and known. On the other hand, the course requires quite a bit of work done by e-mail, which raises some issues. You are asked to carry on regular participation using e-mail and the listserv. You also are asked to submit certain assignments using e-mail and the listserv. It's obvious that anyone could cheat on this, could have someone else send the required messages and assignments, and in most cases get away with it. It isn't something I lose sleep over. There are three things to keep in mind about this. 1.
Cheating is possible, often with impunity, on any assignment
not done under in-class supervision. E-mail is conceptually no different in this regard. It's just that people have a sort of
anything-goes attitude about e-mail that sometimes affects behavior. 2.
There is every chance that someone who cheats on e-mail
assignments will get tripped up. We
read the stuff that comes in and may ask follow-up questions in class. Suppose you wrote, or rather didn't write
but had someone else write for you, an e-mail assignment, and I read it, and
then I brought it to class and said, "This is a fascinating but somewhat
cryptic observation you have made, Ms. Tollefson. Could you explain what you mean in more detail?" 3. Honesty and dishonesty have their own rewards. Cases of Dishonesty
Scholastic dishonesty is neither expected nor tolerated. Scholastic dishonesty, as far as this course is concerned, includes •
Cheating on exams. •
Plagiarism, commonly defined as "presenting the words,
thoughts, or ideas of another person as your own." • Helping anyone else commit an act of academic dishonesty. Students suspected of cheating during an examination will not be allowed to finish the exam and will be required to write a make-up. Students caught cheating or aiding someone else in cheating will receive an F on the test. In such cases a notice and explanation will be sent to the student's academic advisor and to the dean of the student's college. Similar policies apply to other assignments: suspicion of cheating will result in make-up assignments; if cheating is confirmed, no credit for the assignment will be granted, and notice will be sent to advisor and dean. Scholastic dishonesty can result in suspension or expulsion from the university. |