As educational institutions, Kentucky State University seek to nurture a high standard of academic honesty and integrity in students, faculty, and staff. KSU expects all persons to present and represent their own original work and to fully and properly credit sources of information used in the preparation of their own original work. It is the responsibility of every student to familiarize themselves with KSU's academic integrity standards, along with the course syllabus, as claims of ignorance, unintentional error, or the demands of academic work do not excuse violations.
Examples of some common violations (this is not an exhaustive list):
Plagiarism: to take ideas, writings, sayings, etc. from another person or source and pass them off as one's own. Plagiarism is making use of the ideas and words of others without acknowledging the source of information. To avoid plagiarism, one should acknowledge sources used in their research paper. To avoid plagiarism do not download term papers, copy past other students' paper. Plagiarism may result in one's paper not been marked and/or excluded in a course.
Cheating: to behave dishonestly on an assignment or examination. KSU considers using materials, study notes, information, etc., when completing academic work without permission to be cheating. Some examples include:
Academic Misconduct: Tampering with grades or obtaining and/or distributing any part of a test or examination. Some examples include:
Copying another student's work, with or without the other person's knowledge;
Without permission, using a textbook, smart phone, tablet, or other means to access information during an assignment, test, quiz, exam, or project;
Knowingly viewing a test, quiz, exam or other assessment before the test is administered, and communicating with others during a test, quiz, exam or other assessment to gain information to improve one's grade;
Having someone else complete an assignment or write a paper on your behalf.
Obtaining a copy of a test, examination or other assessment without authorization before the test, examination or other assessment is administered;
Distributing a copy of a test, examination or other assessment, either for money or for free, before the test, examination or other assessment is administered;
Changing a grade or grades in a gradebook, on a computer, or on an assignment;
Continuing to complete a test, examination or other assessment without authorization after the allotted time.