At MMDC, we uphold academic integrity as a cornerstone of our educational philosophy. Academic integrity refers to the commitment to honesty, fairness, and responsibility in all academic pursuits. It means submitting original work, respecting intellectual property, and adhering to ethical standards in learning, teaching, and research.
Maintaining academic integrity is essential because it fosters trust and mutual respect within the academic community. It ensures that your achievements genuinely reflect your abilities and efforts, builds your professional reputation, and prepares you to meet the ethical expectations of the workplace. Upholding these values also preserves the credibility of MMDC’s programs and the degrees we confer.
By embracing academic integrity, you contribute to an environment where knowledge thrives, and excellence is recognized. In this guide, we’ll explore the key principles of academic integrity, common violations to avoid, and tips for cultivating ethical habits in your studies.
Violations to Academic Integrity
- Plagiarism (presenting someone else’s work or ideas as your own).
- Significant failure to appropriately and accurately acknowledge the work of others.
- Failure to appropriately and accurately acknowledge one’s own work where original work has been reused from previous assessment tasks (also known as self-plagiarism).
- Washing’, or the use of software services to disguise plagiarism.
- Submitting the work of another person or from an online study platform as one’s own, or undertaking an assessment task for another person (contract cheating or ghostwriting).
- Collusion or unauthorized collaboration in the preparation or presentation of work.
- Falsification, fabrication, manipulation or misrepresentation of data or results.
- Unauthorized sharing of course materials and previously submitted assessment items including via online study platforms.
Some tips to prevent academic dishonesty:
- Do your assignments on time.
- If you're having difficulties, ask for help from your Mentor as early as possible.
- If you are struggling with time and submissions, talk to your Mentor about deadlines ahead of the day of submission.
- Cite and point out any references or sources you used for your homework.
- Acknowledge portions where you used exact words from a reference.
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