Honesty+Policy

**Academic Honesty Policy:**
Academic honesty is the cornerstone of the academic integrity in this course. It is the foundation upon which the student builds personal integrity and establishes a standard of personal behavior. This course can best function and accomplish its mission in an atmosphere of the highest ethical standards. The instructor expects and encourages all students to contribute to such an atmosphere by observing all accepted principles of academic honesty. This policy is designed to encourage honest behavior and is jointly administered by the instructor and students. Any conduct or activity by a student intended to earn or improve a grade or receive any form of credit by fraudulent or dishonest means is considered an Honesty Code violation. In addition, engaging in any conduct including the following examples which a reasonable person in the same or similar circumstances would recognize as academic dishonesty is considered a violation. Examples of violations of the Honesty Code include, but are not limited to, the following:
 * 1) Plagiarism:
 * 2) Incorporating the work or idea of another person into one's own work without acknowledging the source of that work or idea.
 * 3) Attempting to receive credit for work performed by another person, including papers obtained in whole or part from individuals or other sources.
 * 4) Copying copyrighted computer programs or data files belonging to someone else.
 * 5) Acquiring information:
 * 6) Acquiring information for any assigned work or examination from any source not authorized by the professor.
 * 7) Working with another person or persons on any assignment or examination when not specifically permitted by the instructor.
 * 8) Observing the work of other students during any examination.
 * 9) Using, buying, selling, stealing, soliciting, copying, or possessing, in whole or part, the contents of an unadministered examination.
 * 10) Purchasing, or otherwise acquiring and submitting as one's own work any research paper or other writing assignment prepared by others.