Albright College AI Policy

Any action that, in the opinion of the instructor, would unfairly advance a student’s academic performance or would unfairly limit or impede another student’s academic performance may be considered a violation of academic integrity.

Helping or attempting to help another student commit an act of academic dishonesty, including assistance with an assignment, quiz, test or exam, is considered a violation of integrity.

Plagiarism includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Obtaining or attempting to obtain all or part of a term paper, or other assignment, by copying all or part of another person’s work.

• Submitting as one’s own work a paper, or any part of a paper, purchased or otherwise obtained from an Internet source, another individual, or a company or organization that sells term papers or similar materials.

Any action that, in the opinion of the instructor, would unfairly advance a student’s academic performance or would unfairly limit or impede another student’s academic performance may be considered a violation of academic integrity.

Helping or attempting to help another student commit an act of academic dishonesty, including assistance with an assignment, quiz, test or exam, is considered a violation of integrity.

Plagiarism consists of using and passing off as one’s own ideas, words or visual representations of another person without giving proper credit to the source.

This includes the use of the words, phrase or sentence structure of another manuscript or source, including another student’s work, and having someone else write a paper for him/her, without proper acknowledgement. Also, failure to properly acknowledge source materials in an oral presentation, submission of visual information, artistic work, or musical composition may also constitute plagiarism.

Any action that, in the opinion of the instructor, would unfairly advance a student’s academic performance or would unfairly limit or impede another student’s academic performance may be considered a violation of academic integrity.

The instructor shall notify the student in writing of the violation and the sanction to be imposed. For all violations, the instructor shall complete and submit the Academic Integrity Incident Report Form, with all supporting documentation, to the Provost and to the student and copy the Department Chair and/or Program Director.

Violations of academic integrity can result in sanctions for all parties involved. Sanctions are based on the seriousness of the offense, the student’s intent, and whether this is the first offense or a repeated offense.