Graduate Level...

University of Windsor--POLICY ON AUTHORSHIP AND PLAGIARISM 1.4.2 POLICY ON AUTHORSHIP AND PLAGIARISM The University expects that all researchers will adhere to the proper standards of intellectual honesty in the written or spoken presentation of their work and will at all times acknowledge in a suitable manner the contribution made by other researchers to their work, as outlined in the Senate Policy on Authorship (available from the Clerk of the Senate) and the Policy on Research Personnel (available from the Office of Research Services). Plagiarism is defined as: "The act of appropriating the literary composition of another, or parts of passages of his/her writing, or the ideas or language of the same, and passing them off as the products of one's own mind." (Black's Law Dictionary) It is expected that all graduate students will be evaluated and graded on their individual merit, and all work submitted for evaluation should clearly indicate that it is the student's own contribution. Graduate students often have to use the ideas of others as expressed in written or published work in preparing essays, papers, reports, theses and publications. It is imperative that both the data and ideas obtained from any and all published or unpublished material be properly acknowledged and their sources disclosed. Failure to follow this practice constitutes plagiarism and is considered to be a serious offence by this Faculty. Thus, anyone who knowingly or recklessly uses the work of another person and creates an impression that it is his or her own is guilty of plagiarism. It is not permissible for an essay or other paper to be submitted twice. It is expected that a thesis, essay, paper or report has not been, and is not concurrently being, submitted to any other faculty or university for credit toward any degree, or to this Faculty for any other course. In exceptional circumstances and with the prior agreement of the instructor, a student may use research completed for one course as part of his or her written work for a second course. Where plagiarized work has been submitted or where a student has submitted a paper for double credit, an F grade shall be assigned by the instructor both to that assignment and to the course. The student has the right to appeal this grade to the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, in accordance with the Graduate Appeals Policy as stated in Senate Bylaw 51.B. In more serious cases, e.g., breach of the above regulation on more than one occasion, and upon recommendation by the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research that disciplinary action be taken, the matter will be submitted to the Judicial Panel of the University of Windsor for appropriate sanctions, which include admonition, censure, disciplinary probation, restitution, suspension or expulsion, as set out in Senate Bylaw 31. In case of any doubt, students are strongly urged to consult with the instructor or thesis supervisor. In cases where students feel that their intellectual property or copyrighted material has been plagiarized, complaints should be made to the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research.

Undergraduate Level...

POLICY ON PLAGIARISM ACADEMIC INFORMATION Undergraduate Degree Regulations 2.4.22 POLICY ON PLAGIARISM Plagiarism is defined as: "The act of appropriating the literary composition of another, or parts of passages of his or her writing, or the ideas or language of the same, and passing them off as the products of one's own mind." (Black's Law Dictionary) It is expected that all students will be evaluated and graded on their individual merit and all work submitted for evaluation should clearly indicate that it is the student's own contribution. Students often have to use the ideas of others as expressed in written or published work in preparing essays, papers, reports, theses and publications. It is imperative that both the data and ideas obtained from any and all published or unpublished material be properly acknowledged and their sources disclosed. Failure to follow this practice constitutes plagiarism and is considered to be a serious offence. Thus, anyone who knowingly or recklessly uses the work of another person and creates an impression that it is his or her own, is guilty of plagiarism. Plagiarism also includes submitting one's own essay, paper, or thesis on more than one occasion. Accordingly, it is expected that a thesis, essay, paper or a report has not been and is not concurrently being submitted for credit for any other course. In exceptional circumstances and with the prior agreement of the instructor, a student may use research completed for one course as part of his or her written work for a second course. A confirmed incident of plagiarism will result in a sanction ranging from a verbal warning, to a loss of credit in the course, to expulsion.