"Put simply, this expectation requires each student to do his or her academic work without recourse to unauthorized means of any kind." -USI Student Rights and Responsibilities Handbook
Academic Dishonesty includes the following:
1. Cheating
2. Fabrication (Making up information)
3. Plagiarism
4. Interference (Interfering in any way with another student's work)
5. Facilitating Academic Dishonesty
For specific details concerning what constitutes Academic Dishonesty and its consequences, consult the Student Rights and Responsibilities Handbook.
What is Plagiarism?
The USI Student Rights and Responsibilities handbook defines plagiarism as any time students, "intentionally adopt or reproduce ideas, words, or statements of another person without acknowledgment."
"A student must give due credit to the originality of others and properly reference the following: