Academic Integrity

Plagiarism will not be tolerated.  Students should consult Ithaca College's plagiarism and academic honesty policies at http://www.ithaca.edu/judicialaffairs/SCCAppendix.htm#AppendixII Students must also submit original work for each assignment.  So, students may not turn in a paper that is identical to or contains portions of another paper or assignment that has already been submitted for this course.  

To enforce this policy, I require that all papers be submitted electronically to the Blackboard drop box on this course's Blackboard website.  Before reading them, I will submit papers randomly to Turnitin.com, an anti-plagiarism website and search engine.  I will also submit all suspicious papers to Turnitin.com..

Students may be removed from the course for disruptive behavior, excessive absences, plagiarism or academic dishonesty, or other activities that the professor deems unacceptable.

I encourage students to study together before exams and to discuss course materials outside of class.  Unless otherwise indicated in the assignment, all papers, exams, presentations, and other graded assignments are not collaborative and must be completed by the individual student.  Students should use their own discretion in determining how far to take their conversations about the readings before writing their papers.

Students with questions about the academic integrity policies for this course should consult with the professor before the deadline for the assignment in question.