PLAGIARISM CONTRACT



Plagiarism Contract

You will not be permitted to submit any written assignments in this class until you have completed and signed this contract and turned it in to the instructor. Any relevant assignments that are missed will earn a 0. There are no exceptions to this rule. The due date for this contract is ________________________.

I. Plagiarism Policies. Review each of the policies below, then put your initials in the box next to each policy to indicate that you have read it and that you understand it.

|Initials |GSU Student Code of Conduct Policy on Plagiarism |

| |Plagiarism is presenting another person’s work as one’s own. Plagiarism includes any paraphrasing or summarizing of the works|

| |of another person without acknowledgment, including the submitting of another student’s work as one’s own. Plagiarism |

| |frequently involves a failure to acknowledge in the text, notes, or footnotes the quotation of the paragraphs, sentences, or |

| |even a few phrases written or spoken by someone else. The submission of research or completed papers or projects by someone |

| |else is plagiarism, as is the unacknowledged use of research sources gathered by someone else when that use is specifically |

| |forbidden by the faculty member. Failure to indicate the extent and nature of one’s reliance on other sources is also a form |

| |of plagiarism. Any work, in whole or part, taken from the internet without properly referencing the corresponding URL may be |

| |considered plagiarism. An author's name and the title of the original work, if available, should also be included as part of |

| |the reference. Finally, there may be forms of plagiarism that are unique to an individual discipline or course, examples of |

| |which should be provided in advance by the faculty member. The student is responsible for understanding the legitimate use of|

| |sources, the appropriate ways of acknowledging academic, scholarly or creative indebtedness, and the consequences of |

| |violating this responsibility. |

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|Initials |GSU Psychology Department Policy on Plagiarism |

| |If a student uses or relies on others’ work in preparing any academic materials (e.g., written assignments, posters, |

| |presentations) the student must cite the source correctly according to the directions provided by the instructor. Failure to |

| |do so is plagiarism. Copying and pasting even part of a sentence or phrase is plagiarism, even when the source is cited |

| |correctly. Paraphrasing a source in a way that copies the phrase or sentence structure of a source is also plagiarism. To |

| |avoid plagiarism, students are expected to properly paraphrase others’ ideas. |

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| |Quotes in scientific writing should only be used when the wording of the original source is critical to the student’s |

| |argument. Whether quoting is appropriate in a given instance is at the discretion of the instructor, not the student. |

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|Initials |Instructor’s Policy on Plagiarism and Use of Quotes |

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II. Plagiarism Training. Read each of the statements below regarding how you have been trained about plagiarism -- what it is, how to recognize it, how to avoid it, and what the penalties are for committing plagiarism in this course. Put your initials in the box next to each statement that is true for you.

|Initials | |

| |I have completed the on-line tutorial on How to Recognize Plagiarism at and earned 100% |

| |correct on the tutorial quiz. |

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| |Date of completion (MM/DD/YYYY): _____________________________ (copy attached) |

| |I have attended a presentation and/or reviewed my instructor’s presentation notes about plagiarism. |

| |I have completed an in-class activity about plagiarism. |

| |Other (please specify): |

III. Plagiarism Statement. Read the statement below and sign/date beneath it to indicate your agreement.

I have read the policies on plagiarism from the university, the department, and the instructor, and understand them. My instructor has provided me with materials that I have reviewed and understood regarding what plagiarism is, how to recognize it, how to avoid it, and what the penalties are for committing plagiarism in this course. If I had any questions about plagiarism, I have addressed them in person with my instructor to my satisfaction.

I will do everything I can to avoid committing plagiarism, including (but not restricted to) allowing sufficient preparation time for assignments, saving electronic drafts of my assignments at each stage of development, and taking notes in my own words from outside sources that I use. Any work I submit with my name on it will reflect my own ideas and effort. I will properly cite all material that is not my own.

I understand that there is no acceptable excuse for committing plagiarism and that doing so is a violation of the Student Code of Conduct. Should plagiarism, intentional or unintentional, be found in my work for this course, the incident will be reported to the relevant authorities at the department, college, and university level. The penalty for this violation may range from a 0 on part of the relevant assignment to an F in the course, depending on the severity of the violation and my documented history of academic misconduct. The academic and disciplinary penalties for my misconduct are at the discretion of my instructor. Should I be found to demonstrate a pattern of academic misconduct, I may be placed on academic probation, or – in more extreme circumstances -- suspended or expelled from the university.

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