Censorship
Although it is my wish that no reading materials, commentary, or language use be censored in mv classroom, I feel the terms for classroom discussion must be negotiated by the classroom community to guard against violating the sensibilities of individual students. During the second week of class, we will negotiate "community standards" of decency for this class. After these standards have been determined and distributed to the class, any student who violates them shall be subject to sanction by classmates. If you feel that you are not represented by the community standards. please see me that I may present the conflict to the class on your behalf. If, at any time, you feel that a member of the class (including myself) has violated community standards, you may call for a vote among the members of the classroom community. If you are not comfortable communicating with me as to a violation you feel I have committed please contact your classmates via e-mail and organize a vote.
 

Beth Jorgensen

 
 

Deborah Crown

Plagiarism/Academic Dishonesty:
You must thoroughly acquaint yourself with the following material relating to plagiarism and academic dishonesty: p.27 in your 104-1 OS Student's Guide. pp.340-347 in Elements of Argument. and pp
578-585 in Little Brown Handbook. Understanding what constitutes plagiarism and academic dishonesty will help prevent you from committing these acts inadvertently and will strengthen your writing. Plagiarism is a serious legal and ethical breach and it is treated as such by the English Department and by me. Papers on which plagiarism is detected will receive an F and a report of the offense will be made to the director of First-Year Writing.
 

B. Duffelmeyer

 

Plagiarism:

    By choosing to attend the University, you have become part of an academic community committed to the honest exchange of ideas. Continuing participation demands intellectual integrity. When you commit words and ideas to paper and submit them for consideration of any kind, you tell others that it's your honest work. Submission of work that is not your own. or failure to credit others for borrowed words and ideas. is called plagiarism. It represents disregard for academic standards, is against the policy of the University, and will result in the immediate failure of this course. Guidelines can be found in your books, and we will cover proper documentation as an aspect of this course.
 

Taiyon Coleman

 
 
  

Ethics in the Academy

Check your Student's Guide for information on academic honesty, Dla~iarism, and the university's computer ethics policy. If you have any questions about what constitutes plagiarism, do not hesitate to come and see me. I will not tolerate plagiarized papers and will follow University procedures in the case that plagiarism might occur.
 
 

Julie M. Tsivakou

 
 

Plagiarism:

I want to say a brief word about plagiarism: don't do it. Please see the Student's Guide to English 104-105, p.9, for further details. I will explain the proper way to document sources in class, including on-line sources, but beyond that I think everyone knows what plagiarism is at this point. If you plagiarize you will be caught and punished, simple as that.
 
 

Matthew Wilemski

 

Academic Dishonesty:

This is ISU's fancy term for cheating. There should be no reason why you need to cheat in this class, but suspected cases of academic dishonesty as defined in the Student's Guide to 104-105 will be first addressed in accordance with the policies of ISU as outlined in the ISU Student Handbook. Then the offender(s) will be flogged publicly for the amusement of the class.

Plagiarism: The word "plagiarism" comes from the Latin verb that translates as "to kidnap." When you plagiarize, in other words, you are kidnaping someone else's ideas and claiming them to be your own. Please look over the following guidelines defining Plagiarism which have been set forth in Robert Moore's book Effective Writing, because this is a really big deal to me, to the English Department, and to ISU as a whole.

• Directly copying all or parts of a paper without using quotation marks and scrupulously acknowledging the sources.
• Submitting a paper someone else has written, whether that paper has been bought or borrowed or written for the student by an articulate friend (or downloaded off the Internet).
• Using another's phrasing with occasional slight modification but without quotation marks to indicate the unchanged phrasing, even though a footnote indicates the source of ideas.
• Using someone else's striking phrasing, without quotation marks, in a paper which is mostly original. (The key terms pertaining to the subject, however, can and should be used freely by all who write about the subject.)
• Using someone else's organizational pattern without acknowledgment, except for an inherent pattern like chronology. (Even with acknowledgment, a borrowed pattern may suggest inefficient thought about the subject.)
• Using someone else's illustrative analogies, allusions, or other figures of speech if they weren't one's own. (Using the same examples is also dubious, and in addition suggests that the student does not understand the subject clearly enough to think of his or her own.)
• Presenting someone else's opinions as one's own, or borrowing specific facts without acknowledging the sources.

You also need to obtain explicit permission from me and all other instructors involved if you want to use a paper from another class you may be taking or have already taken as one of your essay assignments. In other words, you can't use the same paper for different classes. Not getting permission from me and all other instructors involved is academically dishonest, because you are trying to gain personal academic credit under false pretenses. Any essays that are suspected to be plagiarized will receive an "F," and I'll have to seriously consider if your final grade for the course will be the same. If you're thinking about copying someone else's paper rather than turning in your own work, please come and see me. If you are having problems meeting time limits, or understanding certain writing techniques or assignments, there are 1001 better options than plagiarizing or being academically dishonest.
 

E. Anderson

 

Academic Honesty:

I expect that every paper you turn in will contain your ideas, words, anci experiences (unless otherwise noted). If I find that you have turned in a paper you d~ not write or one that contains plagiarized material, I will give you a zero. Acts of plagiarism must be reported to the Director of First Year Composition.
 
 

Vicki Bott

 

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is absolutely unacceptable. Although I trust that none of you would dream of plagiarizing and since it will be virtually impossible to plagiarize the types of papers we will be writing, please keep in mind that if you are caught plagiarizing you will fail the course. Please refer to the Students' Guide to English 104-105 for more information about plagiarism.
 

Erin Duncan

 

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is the copying of another's work, whether a professional writer or a classmate. This is a serious academic offense and has no place in the college classroom, or any place, for that matter. Plagiarism involves stealing from another writer and lying to the audience. If you are caught plagiarizing someone else's work, you will certainly fail the assignment and possibly the class. Plagiarism violations can lead to expulsion from the university and/or prosecution. Don't push me on this matter! I take it very seriously. We will cover plagiarism in class. If you have questions about plagiarism, it is best to ask rather than take a chance.
 

Suzanne Guess

 
 

Scholastic honesty

I obviously expect you to do your own work. You shouldn't turn in an old paper, either one of your own or someone else's, nor should you buy a paper or hire someone to do it for you. I suppose this goes without saying. Also, I expect you to document all borrowed ideas, information, and words in your writing. It's okay to get feedback from your peers and from me - in fact, I strongly recommend it. But you should always take responsibility for doing your own writing. Any breech of scholastic honesty will probably result in a failing grade for the course. If you keep up with the work, you won't be tempted to plagiarize.
 
 
 

Neil Lindeman

Plagiarism

Any student who represents the writing of another person as his/her own by submitting a paper or significant portion of a paper written by another for credit in this course will fail that assignment and may also fail the course. In addition, I may refer the case to the university authorities for possible disciplinary action.

David Wallace