Good Morning!
Announcements
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Please pick up an “Attendance” Form
Submit Final Project paper into the big
cardboard box
Submit AI Tutorial Certificate into the
Attendance Drop Boxes
There is no final exam, today is our last
class session for this semester
Final grades will be available through
UAonline after December 19th
Ethics and
Academic
Integrity
What characteristics differentiate
professions from other occupations?
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Professions: physician, lawyer, engineer, …
Other occupations: sales clerk, plumber,
fashion model, …
Ethics
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Ethics or moral philosophy deals with the
morality of decisions/actions.
Laws only tell us what we are not allowed to
do, they do not provide guidelines about what
should we do.
There are code of conducts for the engineering
profession provided by, for example, the
different professional societies.
These codes provide guidelines for the
engineer to make decisions.
For Example:
ASME Code of Ethics of Engineers
Engineers uphold and advance the integrity, honor
and dignity of the engineering profession by:
I. using their knowledge and skill for the
enhancement of human welfare;
II. being honest and impartial, and serving with
fidelity their clients (including their employers)
and the public; and
III. striving to increase the competence and
prestige of the engineering profession.
Source: http://www.asme.org/groups/educational-resources/engineers-solve-problems/code-of-ethics-of-engineers
Engineers have many ethical
responsibilities
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Safety, health and welfare of the public
Need to consider environmental impact and
sustainable development
Issue public statements in an objective and
truthful manner
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You already carry these and more
responsibilities as part of you engineering
education!
Academic Integrity
– Academic Honesty
UAA Student Code of Conduct
Examples of forms of academic dishonesty:
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Using material sources not authorized by the faculty member during an examination or
assignment;
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Utilizing devices that are not authorized by the faculty member during an examination or
assignment;
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Providing assistance to another student or receiving assistance from another student
during an examination or assignment in a manner not authorized by the faculty member;
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Presenting as their own the ideas or works of another person without proper
acknowledgment of sources;
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Knowingly permitting their works to be submitted by another person without the faculty
member’s permission;
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Acting as a substitute or utilizing a substitute in any examination or assignment;
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Fabricating data in support of laboratory or field work;
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Possessing, buying, selling, obtaining, or using a copy of any material intended to be used
as an instrument of examination or in an assignment in advance of its administration;
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Altering grade records of their own or another student’s work; or
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Offering a monetary payment or other remuneration in exchange for a grade.
Categories of
Academic Dishonesty
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Bribery
Cheating
Collusion (illegal collaboration)
Enabling
Ethical misconduct
Fabrication
Falsification
Impersonation
Plagiarism
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Why might Students be Tempted to
be Dishonest?
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Culture of Replication
Time Panic
Lack of Skills
Lack of Knowledge
Disregard for Course Goals
Laziness
Education as a Means to an End—No
Intrinsic Value
Academic Dishonesty is Harmful
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Penalties for Academic Dishonesty
– Dismissal from program
– Stripped of degree
– Suspension
– Expulsion
Damage to the reputation of the University
Don’t tolerate cheaters  report them
Allegations must be in writing, signed by the
complaining party, and submitted to the Dean of
Students Office (aydos@uaa.alaska.edu)
Plagiarism
According to Merriam Webster’s Online
Dictionary, to “plagiarize” means:
 To steal and pass off (the ideas or words of
another) as one’s own;
 To use (another’s production) without
crediting the source;
 To commit literary theft;
 To present as new and original an idea or
product derived from an existing source.
Avoid Plagiarism by Learning
Proper Citation Techniques
There are many resources available to you:
 Your professor
 The Reading and Writing Center
 Librarians at the Library
 Books
 Your advisor or mentor
 Other professors
 Your classmates
SafeAssign™ - Introduction
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SafeAssign™ is a plagiarism prevention and
detection service
SafeAssign is incorporated in Blackboard
Instructors can opt to use it
How does it work?
Example – Direct Copy from
Wikipedia.com
A mixture of chemicals is said to be zeotropic if the
composition of the vapor and the liquid phase at the
vapor-liquid equilibrium state are never the same. Dew
point and bubble point curve do not touch each other
over the entire composition range with the exception of
the pure components (curve end points). Mixtures
where the both curves are touching each other in at
least a single point - indicating the same composition in
the vapor and liquid phase - are azeotropic mixtures.
SafeAssign™ - Report
BUSTED
Example - Rephrased
For a zeotropic mixture of chemicals the composition of
the vapor and the liquid phase at the vapor-liquid
equilibrium state are never the same. Bubble point and
dew point curve do not touch each other over the entire
composition range with the exception of the pure
components. Azeotropic mixtures are mixtures where
both curves are touching each other in at least a single
point, indicating the same composition in the vapor and
liquid phase.
SafeAssign™ - Report
BUSTED
Example – Using different sources
For a zeotropic mixture, the concentrations of the vapor
and the liquid phase are never the same. Bubble point
and dew point curve do not touch each other over the
entire composition range with the exception of the pure
components. An azeotrope is a mixture of two or more
liquids in such a way that its components cannot be
altered by simple distillation.
SafeAssign™ - Report
BUSTED
Example – Using a book, rephrasing in your
own words and reference your source
A zeotropic mixture is a mixture of different chemicals having
different volatilities. When a phase change occurs at constant
pressure, e.g. evaporation, the volumetric composition and
saturation temperature will change. Therefore, a zeotropic mixture
can be distilled into its components. An azeotropic mixture is
differentiated from a zeotropic mixture by the fact that an
azeotrpoic mixture does not change its volumetric composition or
saturation temperature during phase change [1].
[1] McQuiston, F. C., et al. "Heating, Ventilation, and Air
Conditioning", 6th edition, Wiley, 2005
SafeAssign™ - Report
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SafeAssign™ - Draft
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Instructors can opt that students can see the
SafeAssign™ report before final submission
SafeAssign™ will show you when it found a
paper from other student(s) that matches yours
Only the instructor will know the other
student(s) name(s)  all will get into trouble
Guard your work!
Additional
Resources
Hand in your project reports!
Assignments due by Monday 12/10
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Take the end of the semester survey (link on
blackboard under Assignments) – if taken by Monday
12/10 your lowest exam score will be not counted
towards your final grade.
Take the Course Evaluation (IDEA) on blackboard
(available tomorrow, 12/5). After you filled out the
survey please send me an email stating that you
successfully submitted the evaluation. If I receive your
email by 12/10 your lowest homework score will be not
counted towards your final grade.