Academic Dishonesty: Plagiarism and cheating are serious offenses and may be punished by failure on exam, paper or project; and/or failure in course.

Cheating is any of the following:

1. Taking the work of another student and turning it in as your own.

2. Giving your work to another student to turn in as their own.

3. Getting information about the exam from another student.

4. Giving information about the exam to another student.

5. Copying material off the Internet and turning it in as your own.

6. Copying material off the Internet without giving credit to the source.

7. Getting someone else to do your labs for you.

I consider cheating to be a serious offense. The first incident will earn you a grade of 0 or F for that particular lab or exam.  A second offense will result in an F in the course.  The burden of proof rests on ALL parties involved.

The ACC Student Handbook defines academic dishonesty as:  Acts prohibited by the College for which discipline may be administered include scholastic dishonesty, including but not limited to cheating on an exam or quiz, plagiarizing, and unauthorized collaboration with another in preparing outside work. Academic work submitted by students shall be the result of their thought, research or self-expression. Academic work is defined as, but not limited to tests, quizzes, whether taken electronically or on paper; projects, either individual or group; classroom presentations, and homework"(http://www.austincc.edu/handbook/)