UCSB Academic Policy

UCSB Academic Integrity Policy

Why is academic dishonesty a problem

• Unable to understand material will affect performance in the long-term
  • Holes in knowledge will propogate when learning advancement material
• Fairness
  • Affects material / pace / grade distribution in courses
• Tarnishes Institutional Reputation

Why do students resort to academic dishonesty

• Most students inherently do not want to cheat
• Students feel pressure
  • pressure to do well, experience peer-pressure, change majors, meet deadlines, juggle commitments, …

Detecting cheating

• Many systems detect cheating in various ways.
• Some plagiarism detection tools:
  • Turn It In
  • MOSS
  • Gradescope (with MOSS integration)

What can instructors and tutors do to discourage academic dishonesty

• Communicate the academic dishonesty policy
• Make students feel supported
• Encourage students when they’re struggling
• Explain courses use plagiarism tools
• …

Consequences

• Receiving a 0 on assignments / exams
• Incident is reported to campus (office of student conduct)[http://studentconduct.sa.ucsb.edu/]
• Disqualification from being a tutor
• Repeated offenses result in suspension / expulsion