Week 16.1: Memorial Day

Today is Memorial Day. Please continue to revise your final essay during this time. Have a happy holiday!

Statement on Academic Integrity

COC Statement on Academic Integrity and Plagiarism

Approved by Academic Senate in May, 2010

Students are expected to do their own work as assigned. At College of the Canyons, we believe that academic integrity and honesty are some of the most important qualities college students need to develop and maintain. To facilitate a culture of academic integrity, College of the Canyons has defined plagiarism and academic dishonesty. Due process procedures have been established when plagiarism or academic dishonesty is suspected.

At COC, we define plagiarism as follows: Plagiarism is the submission of someone else’s work or ideas as one’s own, without adequate attribution. When a student submits work for a class assignment that includes the words, ideas or data of others, without acknowledging the source of the information through complete, accurate, and specific references, plagiarism is involved. This may include dual submissions of a similar work for credit for more than one class, without the current instructor’s knowledge and approval.

To be specific, below are some of the situations that will be considered plagiarism at COC:

·        Use information from any source, online or in print, in one’s own writing without acknowledging the source in the content and in the reference page of the assignment;

·        Simply list the sources in the reference page, without parenthetical citations in the body of the essay;

·        Take more than one printed line of  words consecutively from the source without putting quotation marks around them, even though the student has put the author’s name in the parentheses or in the reference page;

·        Turn in work done for other classes, regardless how big or small the assignment may be, without the current instructor’s approval—this is considered “self-plagiarism,” which is a form of academic dishonesty; or,

·        Turn in work by another student, even by accident.

In addition, COC has strict rules against using electronic devices during exams without the instructor’s approval. To be specific, absolutely no cell phones or any electronic devices can be on the desk or in sight during test or exam without the instructor’s approval. The presence of electronic devices in sight during exams may be considered as intention to cheat and will be processed as a form of academic dishonesty.

Cases of alleged academic dishonesty, such as plagiarism or cheating, will be referred to the Dean of Student Services for investigation. See your syllabus for course specific policies, rules, and guidelines on plagiarism and academic dishonesty.

Week 16.2: Finals

Today is your final exam. Please come prepared with a blue book and a pen. You may not bring in any notes or other study aids.

Week 15.2: Course Review

Study Question: 
1. Today we will review the material that we learned in this class and review for the final. In order to prepare, I want you to think about what you learned in the 16 weeks that we spent together. I will also want you to develop two short answer questions and one essay question that asks about three different texts from the course as a whole.

Week 8.2: Midterm

Today is the midterm exam. Please bring a black or blue pen and a large blue book to class today. You should study by reviewing your notes and looking at the study questions that I previously asked you. The exam will consist of two parts: 1) short answer questions and 2) an essay on Hamilton.