Plagiarism Policy

Policy

Plagiarism is the act of presenting the material, concepts, or products of another person, group, or entity as one’s own work without providing citation or reference. Acts of plagiarism may include but are not limited to:

1. Copying the direct words or images of another person without using quotation marks and/or citing the original source.
2. Presenting another’s ideas in your own words without acknowledging the original source.
3. Failing to acknowledge collaborators on homework and project assignments.
4. Submitting work that you previously wrote for an assignment in another class without identifying it as such (self-plagiarism).
5. Using, paraphrasing, or copying content, statistics, images, and other materials directly from blogs, websites, or online publications without citing the original source.
6. Submitting downloaded papers, slide decks, or other documents without citing the original source.
7. Taking code written by another person or tool and presenting it as your own work. This definition from the University of Birmingham School of Computer Science provides useful additional details about avoiding plagiarism as it relates to code: “Almost all computer programs contain many ideas borrowed from elsewhere. Many also contain short sections of actual code copied from elsewhere. For example, writing a section of program to create a new window on screen with a menu at the top of the window is often done by simply copying a few...lines of code from an example in a programming manual or textbook, either with or without a few minor changes. This is normally regarded as fair use and typically requires no acknowledgment. Any more significant copying of code from elsewhere should be acknowledged, however. The acknowledgment can be put in comments within the program itself. Reference to the source of the original material should be made in the same way as in essays or other documents (except that it may not be possible to use italics or other font variations). Obviously, it is not possible to put sections of code in quotation marks to indicate that they have been taken directly from elsewhere. Instead, the comments should make it clear which sections of code have been copied from elsewhere. Equally, the comments should make it clear when the basic method has been copied from elsewhere, but changes made to the details.”
8. You may share Ideas among peers as long as you cite all sources accordingly.

Respecting intellectual property and honesty in students work are central to the Dev Academy values of Integrity, Kindness and Effort.

See also: Collaboration Versus Cheating,

Procedure

Suspected cases of plagiarism will be investigated by the teaching team and, if necessary, addressed as any other breach of student conduct.