|
|
||||
|
Academic Integrity There are three fundamental aspects of academic integrity
that must be adhered to in this course.
Violations of any of the three could result in a zero on the
assignment and may result in a student going before the Discipline Committee. 1. Plagiarism. Plagiarism generally involves taking material from a
published or web source and claiming that it is your own work. Use of any material without attribution,
whether intentional or not, constitutes plagiarism. There is no reason ever to plagiarize in an
ecology course. You will be rewarded
for effective research, even if this means that someone has published a
perfect answer to the question that I have posed. Simply quote the entire article directly
and cite it correctly. Note that the
author of the article will be expected to meet the standards of the course,
and that much published material is dated or incorrect. 2. Falsification of
data. Deliberately changing or making up data is the most serious
offense that a scientist can commit. Violations
of this have been in the news with some frequency, and have generally
resulted in fines, exclusion of the sponsoring institution from receiving
grant monies and the end of the career of the scientist involved. You are expected to document your results,
even if you obtain no data or the data directly contradict your
hypothesis. This does not mean that
your data are wrong, only that the model you are using is incomplete. Making up data to avoid carrying out the
lab will be considered a serious violation of a major 3. Failure to
contribute to a group report. The inclusion of a name on a paper or lab report implies an
equal contribution by that person to the work. If one of the group members has not
contributed to the preparation of the report, that person's name should not
go on the report and he or she must see me.
Failure to follow this policy will be considered an integrity
violation. All group members are
expected to understand and be able to carry out all types of analyses
contained in the report. |
||||
