NMSU and DACCs policy on academic misconduct and dishonesty below:
Each student is required to comply with the Student Academic Code of Conduct (ARP 5.10), applicable ethical and other standards required by the specific discipline, as well as the specific requirements stated on each course syllabus or program handbook.
NMSU students are expected to maintain high academic, ethical, and professional standards of conduct, which requires honesty in all academic matters. Academic dishonesty may take a variety of forms, including but not limited to: Cheating or Assisting to Cheat; Misrepresentation; Plagiarism; Unauthorized Possession of Academic Material. Confirmed lapses in Academic Integrity may result in Level I or Level II sanctions imposed upon the student as defined in ARP 5.10.
The purpose of this research guide is to give you an understanding of what academic integrity and plagiarism are and to give you tips so that you do not commit plagiarism.
being honest and ethical in your academic work.
the academic work you submit is your work.
the reader of your work can trust you that it is your work and that you are not misrepresenting someone else's work as your own.
the act of using someone else's work, intentional or not, and submitting it as your own work.
not citing your sources whenever you are writing something that is not your original idea.
not citing your sources when paraphrasing, quoting directly or partially from a source.
The following links are free plagiarism checkers. These sites also are good resources with tips on how to avoid committing plagiarism.
A word of warning! You are still responsible for what you write and create and for having the correct citations.
