ENC1102: Plagiarism

As a college student, you are expected to submit original work and give credit to other peoples' ideas. In short, academic integrity is honest and responsible scholarship.

Level I Sanctions – Possible sanctions to be imposed by the faculty member:
1. A prescriptive sanction of an academic nature (e.g., re-take test, re-submit assignment, engage in additional coursework)
2. Change of grade on item in questions (e.g., paper, test, class project)
3. Grade of “F” on item in question
4. A lower grade for the course

Level II Sanctions – Possible sanctions to be imposed by an Academic Hearing Committee:
1. Any Level I sanction
2. A grade of F for the course
3. Record a change from W to F for a course
4. Any of the remaining sanctions described in Procedure 4030 Student Disciplinary
Procedures, including suspension and dismissal.

Students' work is checked for potential plagiarism by comparing it against the entire history of the internet and software-checked by an AI (ChatGPT) detector. Please make sure your assignments are yours and not copied from any other source.

Here are side-by-side examples of original work plagiarized by students in assignments.

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