Students enrolling at Carl Sandburg College are responsible for learning what constitutes academic dishonesty. Carl Sandburg College defines the first three acts of academic dishonesty as proposed by Gary Pavela* (Kibler, et al, 1988, p. 1), the fourth is from Stony Brook University Library Research Guide** (SBU Library Research Guide, 2004).

Cheating — Intentionally using or attempting to use work that is not your own, unauthorized materials, information or study aids in any academic exercise. The term academic exercise includes all forms of work submitted for credit or hours.

Fabrication — The intentional and unauthorized falsification or invention of any information for citation in an academic exercise.

Facilitating academic dishonesty — Intentionally or knowingly helping or attempting to help another violate a provision of the institutional code of academic integrity.

Plagiarism — Presenting the words or ideas of someone else as your own without proper acknowledgement of the source. The penalties for academic dishonesty may be severe. Students are advised to contact their instructors for policy clarification for a specific class.*Kibler, et al, (1988) Academic Integrity and Student Development: Legal Issues and Policy Perspectives. North Carolina: College Administrative Publications, Inc. **SBU Library Research Guide, (2004). Stony Brook University Libraries, 11 February 2008.