For Instructors and AIFs

Reporting Forms

• INITIAL Academic Integrity Reporting Form
• FINAL Academic Integrity Reporting Form

Adjudicating Academic Integrity Violations

• The Academic Integrity Process
• Levels of Academic Integrity Violations
• Academic Integrity Sanctions
• Instructor’s Checklist for Adjudicating Academic Integrity Cases
• Academic Integrity Facilitators
• AIF Checklist

Sample Documents

• Sample Academic Integrity Letters
• Sample Investigation Report

Preparing for a University Hearing

• Rights of Complainants and Accused Students
• Preparing for an Administrative Conference, Investigation, or University Hearing
• Preparing Witness Statements
• Campus Advisors

Instructional Resources

• Academic Integrity Presentations
• Honor Pledge

Instructors may wish to consider placing the following honor pledge on all exams and assignments: “On my honor, I have neither received nor given any unauthorized assistance on this examination (assignment).”

• Syllabus Statement

Instructors may wish to consider placing the following statement on their syllabi: Rutgers University takes academic dishonesty very seriously. By enrolling in this course, you assume responsibility for familiarizing yourself with the Academic Integrity Policy and the possible penalties (including suspension and expulsion) for violating the policy. As per the policy, all suspected violations will be reported to the Office of Student Conduct.

Academic dishonesty includes (but is not limited to):

– cheating

– plagiarism

– aiding others in committing a violation or allowing others to use your work

– failure to cite sources correctly

– fabrication

– using another person’s ideas or words without attribution

– re-using a previous assignment

– unauthorized collaboration

– sabotaging another student’s work

If in doubt, please consult the instructor. Please review the Academic Integrity Policy at: https://nbacademicintegrity.rutgers.edu/.

Detecting and Preventing Academic Dishonesty

• Turnitin plagiarism detection program: Rutgers Teaching and Learning with Technology
• Preventing Plagiarism: Turnitin.com
• “Plagiarism in Cyberspace: Learning the Rules of Recycling Content with a View Towards Nurturing Academic Trust in an Electronic World,” Richmond Journal of Law and Technology (PDF)
• “Defining and Avoiding Plagiarism: The WPA Statement on Best Practices,” Council of Writing Program Administrators
• “Advice from Students to Faculty Members on Protecting Academic Integrity,” Gary Pavela, Academic Integrity Seminar
• “How Teachers Can Stop Cheaters,” Mark Edmundson, New York Times
• “Justice or Just Us? What To Do About Cheating,” Jason Stephens, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
• “How to Detect and Demonstrate Plagiarism,” Susan Mosher Stuard and William J. Cronon, American Historical Association
• “Understanding Plagiarism: The Role of Librarians at the University of Tennessee in Assisting Students to Practice Fair Use of Information,” Maud Mundava and Jayati Chaudhuri
• “Combating Academic Fraud Towards a Culture of Integrity,” Max A. Eckstein, International Institute for Educational Planning
• ASJA Law and Policy Report (PDF) Reprinted with the kind permission of Gary Pavela and the Association for Student Conduct Administration.
• International Center for Academic Integrity