Academic Honesty Policy at HCC
(From the Students Handbook and College Policies and Procedures)

All catalogues, class schedules, and course outlines will contain at least the statement:
“Academic honesty, as defined in the student handbook, is expected of all students.”
(10.02.01)

Academic honesty means the use of one’s own thoughts and materials in the writing of papers, taking tests, and other classroom related activities. Students intentionally aiding other students in any infraction of the academic honesty policy are considered equally guilty.

Misrepresentation is the submission of materials for evaluation that are not the student’s own.

Unauthorized use of notes, copying, using another’s materials during tests, quizzes, or other educational experiences shall be considered a violation of the Academic Honesty Policy.

Students are expected to give full credit for the borrowing of other’s words or ideas. Intentional or unintentional use of another’s works or ideas without acknowledging this use constitutes plagiarism.

There are four common forms of plagiarism:

• The duplication of an author’s words without quotation marks and accurate documentation
• The duplication of an author’s words or phrases with documentation but without quotation marks
• The use of an author’s ideas in paraphrase without accurate documentation
• Submitting a paper in which exact words are merely rearranged even though documentation is provided

“Documentation” ordinarily refers to both citations within the paper and a reference page at the end of the paper. Students must determine the instructor’s expectations for form and style of documentation.

Faculty must report any infractions against the Academic Honesty Policy to the appropriate chairperson and to the Vice President for Students Affairs.

• A first infraction means an “F” for the assignment.
• A second infraction means an “F” for the course in which the second infraction occurred.
• A third infraction will result in disciplinary action as determined by the Student Judicial Process.

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