Academic Integrity
Judicial Affairs
UT Dallas
UTD Judicial Affairs
Investigates allegations of
scholastic dishonesty
Located in Student Union
Room 1.602
Examples of Academic Dishonesty
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Cheating
Fabrication
Plagiarism
Facilitating Academic Dishonesty
Misrepresentation
Failure to Contribute to a
Collaborative Project
• Sabotage
Intro. to Computer
Mediated Communication
UT Dallas
ATEC 3325
Summer 2008
Dr. Gooch
ATEC 3325
Syllabus 
• Course Description:
– Both a reading and writing intensive course
– Read, analyze and respond intelligently with
position support
• Grading Criteria:
– College-level writing
– Rigorously proofread – spelling, grammar,
mechanics
– Professionalism – avoid violations of copyright
• Texts:
– Three- about communication
– Add: MLA Handbook for Writers of Research
Papers
ATEC 3325
Syllabus 
• 3 formal essays:
• College level writing
• Correct spelling and grammar
• Appropriately identify all sources, even your own
• Works Cited Assignment
• Online posts
• Attendance/participation
ATEC 3325
Syllabus 
• Advisory
• Note: Page length plus Works Cited page(s)
• MLA must be used correctly
• Credible and authentic sources only
– NO Wikipedia or Spark Notes type sources
• Web resources must be clearly and correctly
referenced
ATEC 3325
Syllabus 
Plagiarism and Copyright
– Borrowed graphics or content must be
referenced correctly
• Includes books, course lectures, websites, any form of
print or electronic media
– All submissions must be your unique work with
borrowed content properly cited
– Fully reference your previous work
– Use the Writing Center at McDermott Library and
consider RefWorks (ask at the library) or MSWord 2007
References tab
Plagiarism
Using another’s work
submitting or incorporating it
in one’s own written work
offered for credit
without appropriate attribution.
False References
• Consult the MLA Handbook.
• Every detail of referencing your sources is
precisely prescribed:
– Title, author, publication data
– Punctuation, spacing, title page, order of
appearance, page numbers, etc.
• Doing it correctly takes time.
Bibliography vs. Works Cited
• A bibliography (or, works consulted page)
will include every consulted source for
information and personal edification
• A Works Cited page identifies only those
sources actually used (and therefore cited)
in the written paper.
• Refer to the MLA Handbook for exact details
(alpha? numerical? initials? date?)
Internet Resources
• Availability doesn’t equal quality
• Properly cite your Internet resources
Useful web address:
www.plagiarism.org
A few words about
@$#?*!
Common ATEC Allegations
• Plagiarism
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No in-text references
No quotation marks
Poorly paraphrased
No Works Cited page
Missing references
• False References
– Insufficient information
– Wrong information
“ exact words”
Common Excuses
• I’ve never written a paper before.
• I didn’t know what MLA was so I ignored
that assignment requirement.
• No one told me the I had to do it this way.
• Where I come from, it is a sign of respect to use someone
else’s words without acknowledgement.
• I didn’t have time to do it correctly.
A Final Note • The paper/assignment you submit is the
one that gets evaluated.
• There are no ‘do-overs’ in academia:
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do the assignment yourself
do the assignment correctly
submit the assignment on time
use the prescribed format
• Be certain your name is on your paper!
Academic Integrity
Judicial Affairs
UT Dallas