University of Montevallo Policy On Plagiarism

To claim as one's own the ideas or words of another is plagiarism. Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to, the following:

* using the exact words of another person's work/writing without acknowledgement of your source through the use of quotation marks and correct citation/documentation;


*rephrasing a passage by another writer without giving proper credit;


*using someone else's facts or ideas without acknowledgement;


*using a piece of writing for one course that was already used in a previous course (or in courses in which you are simultaneously enrolled) without express permission from both instructors to do so; and


*presenting fabricated or falsified citations or materials.

Cheating on exams is also an affront to the principle of academic honesty. At the very least, an assignment on which plagiarism or cheating has occurred will receive no credit, i.e., a "zero," and an Academic Dishonesty Incident Form concerning the incident must be filed with the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs (VPSA). A plagiarist/cheater is also subject to failure in the course and/or appearance before the Justice Council. Contact the Office of the VPSA to obtain the Academic Dishonesty Incident Form. Please review the section on Academic Dishonesty in The Fledgling Student Handbook and Appendix C of the Faculty Handbook for additional information.