Plagiarism and Academic Integrity 

Plagiarism and Academic Integrity

• For Students

  Before you start working on an assignment

  1. Read the Academic Conduct Policy 

  2. Review the Is it Plagiarism? Student Flow Chart.

  3. Read the Plagiarism FAQ for Students.

  4. Complete the  CNC Academic Integrity Course.

  5. Watch this video from the CNC Library on Avoiding Plagiarism

  6. Contact the CNC Library to attend a Plagiarism Workshop.

  7. Refer to the Citations and Style Guides document for information on completing academic citations. 

  If your instructor wants to talk with you regarding plagiarism

  1. Meet with your instructor.

  2. Confirm if they require you to complete corrective consequences or if this is a sanction.

  3. Complete the instructions given by your instructor or Dean. 

• For Faculty

  Before students start working on assignments

  1. Review the Academic Conduct Policy and  Academic Conduct Procedures.

  2. Contact the CNC Library to schedule a Plagiarism Workshop for your class.

  3. Assign your students steps 1-4 above to complete (at minimum).

  4. Contact CTL to include the Academic Integrity Assessment to your Moodle shell for students to complete.

  5. Download the Examples of Plagiarism PPT Presentation and run through it as an in-class exercise.

  If a student’s work is being questioned for plagiarism

  1. Refer to the steps in the  Academic Conduct Policy

  2. Review the Is it Plagiarism?  Faculty Flow Chart.

  3. If issuing corrective consequences, refer to the Academic Misconduct Corrective Consequences Guidelines.

  4. If issuing a sanction, refer to the Academic Conduct Procedures.