Resources for Instructors
UWP
Policy Statement on
Plagiarism
Required Policy Statement
Every UWP syllabus must include the following statement:
Plagiarism is a serious
violation of the Student Honor Code.
The Honor Code prohibits and defines plagiarism as follows:
Plagiarism. A student shall not represent as the student’s own work all or any portion of the work of another. Plagiarism includes (but is not limited to):
a. Quoting oral or written materials, whether published or unpublished, without proper attribution.
b. Submitting a document or assignment which in whole or in part is identical or substantially identical to a document or assignment not authored by the student. (University of Florida, Student Honor Code, 15 Aug. 2007 <http://www.dso.ufl.edu/judicial/honorcode.php>)
University of Florida students are responsible for reading,
understanding, and abiding by the entire Student Honor Code.
Important Tip: You should never copy and paste something from the
Internet without providing the exact location from which it came.
Recommended Policy Explanation
It is generally recommended that you explain the consequences of plagiarism to your students. You may offer this explanation in class or include it in your syllabus. Below is an example from one of our instructor's syllabi:
If a student
plagiarizes all or any part of any assignment, I will award him or her
a failing grade on the assignment. Additionally, University policy
suggests that, as a MINIMUM, instructors should impose a course grade
penalty and report any incident of academic dishonesty to the Office of
the Dean of Students. You should know that your work might be tested
for its “originality” against a wide variety of databases by
anti-plagiarism guardian sites to which the University subscribes, and
negative reports from such sites constitute PROOF of plagiarism. Other
forms of academic dishonesty will also result in a failing grade on the
assignment as a minimum penalty. Examples include cheating on a quiz or
citing phony sources or quotations to include in your assignments.
The University of Florida considers any form of “academic dishonesty” a serious violation of University standards. You should know that violations might result in your expulsion from the University. See the UF Academic Honesty Guidelines, and make sure you understand all the University standards.
