Complete the Academic Integrity Reporting Intake Form
Bakersfield College has the responsibility to ensure that the grades assigned are indicative of the knowledge and skill level of each student. Acts of academic dishonesty make it impossible to fulfill this responsibility, and they weaken our society. Faculty, students, administrators, and classified staff share responsibility for ensuring academic honesty in our college community and will make a concerted effort to fulfill the following responsibilities.
Any test, paper, or assignment submitted that bears BC students' name is presumed to be the own original work that has not previously been submitted for credit in another course unless you obtain prior written approval to do so from the instructor.
In many assignments, including homework, drafts of papers, or oral presentations, students may use words or ideas written by other individuals in publications, websites, or other sources, but only with proper citation. For example, if citing from a published source or from a website and the quotation is short (up to a sentence or two) place it in quotation marks with proper parenthetical documentation. Ensure the assignment is written in the writing style (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.) expressed by the professor of the course or stated within the syllabus or rubric of the assignment. If a student is not clear about the expectations for completing an assignment or taking a test, be sure to seek clarification from the instructor beforehand. For more assistance in your writing, the BC Writing Center is available to support work and guide you through the writing process.
Finally, students should keep in mind that as a member of the Bakersfield College academic community, students are expected to demonstrate integrity in all of their academic endeavors and will be evaluated on their own merits. Students should be proud of their academic accomplishments and help protect and promote academic integrity at Bakersfield College. The consequences of cheating and academic dishonesty—including a formal written warning, possible loss of grade—are simply not worth it.
You will act with academic Integrity: Cheating, fabricating or falsifying information or sources, improper collaboration, submitting the same paper for different classes without permission, and plagiarism are all forms of academic dishonesty. Plagiarism occurs when writers and speakers deliberately or unintentionally use another person's language, ideas, or materials and present them as their own without properly acknowledging and citing the source. Academic dishonesty and/or plagiarism in this course will result in one or more of the following consequences: failure of the assignment, and referral to the Dean of Students. In this course, most often, your instructor will require oral citation of paraphrased material. Cite sources carefully, completely, and meticulously; when in doubt, cite. Familiarize yourself with BC’s Student Code of Conduct and BC definitions of plagiarism and cheating (KCCD Board Policy 5500).
Finally, students should keep in mind that as a member of the BC campus academic community, students are expected to demonstrate integrity in all of their academic endeavors and will be evaluated on their own merits. Students should be proud of their academic accomplishments and help to protect and promote academic integrity at Bakersfield College. The consequences of cheating and academic dishonesty – including a formal written warning, and possible loss of grade – are simply not worth it.
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The following procedure is done when the Office of Student Life receives an Academic Integrity Reporting Intake Form:
Plagiarism is defined as the act of using the ideas or work of another person or persons as if they were one's own, without giving credit to the source. Such an act is not plagiarism if it is ascertained that the ideas were arrived at through independent reasoning or logic or where the thought or idea is common knowledge.
Acknowledgement of an original author or source must be made through appropriate references, i.e., quotation marks, footnotes, or commentary. Examples of plagiarism include but are not limited to, the following: the submission of work, whether in part or in whole, completed by another; failure to give credit for ideas, statements, facts, or conclusions which rightfully belong to another; in written work, failure to use quotations marks when quoting directly from another, whether it be a paragraph, a sentence, or even a part thereof; close and lengthy paraphrasing of another's writing or programming. A student who is in doubt about the extent of acceptable paraphrasing should consult the instructor.
Students are cautioned that, in conducting their research, they should prepare their notes by (a) either quoting material exactly (using quotation marks) at the time they take notes from a source; or (b) departing completely from the language used in the source, putting the material into their own words. In this way, when the material is used in the paper or project, the student can avoid plagiarism resulting from the verbatim use of notes. Both quoted and paraphrased materials must be given proper citations.
Cheating is defined as the act of obtaining, or attempting to obtain, or aiding another to obtain academic credit for work by the use of any dishonest, deceptive, or fraudulent means. Examples of cheating during an examination include, but are not limited to, the following: copying, either in part or in whole, from another's test or examination; discussion of answers or ideas relating to the answers on an examination or test unless the such discussion is specifically authorized by the instructor; giving or receiving copies of an examination without the permission of the instructor; using or displaying notes, "cheat sheets," or other information or devices inappropriate to the prescribed test conditions, as when a test of competence includes a test of unassisted recall of information, skill, or procedure; allowing someone other than the officially enrolled student to represent the same. Also included is plagiarism defined as altering or interfering with the grading procedures.
It is often appropriate for students to study together or to work in teams on projects. However, such students should be careful to avoid the use of unauthorized assistance, and to avoid any implication of cheating, by such means as sitting apart from one another in examinations, presenting the work in a manner that clearly indicates the effort of each individual, or such other method as is appropriate to the particular course.
The Faculty has a responsibility to ensure that academic honesty is maintained in their classroom. In the absence of academic honesty, it is impossible to assign accurate grades and to ensure that honest students are not at a competitive disadvantage. Faculty members are suggested to
An instructor who has evidence that an act of academic dishonesty has occurred shall, after speaking with the student, take one or more of the following disciplinary actions:
May an instructor fail a student who is found guilty of plagiarism or cheating on a specific class assignment? Read the CCCCO Legal Opinion
The instructor should also report the incident to the Dean of Students through the online Academic Integrity Reporting Intake Form
Upon receipt of the first “Academic Dishonesty Report” form concerning a student, the Dean of Students shall personally meet with each student in question. During the meeting, the student will be served a written warning and one or more of the following sanctions:
Upon receipt of a second “Academic Dishonesty Report” form concerning the same student, the Dean of Students shall meet with the student again and determine a course of action that meets the needs of the student and the learning mission of Bakersfield College.
BC Research Survival Skills was initiated by the Library as an outreach to area high schools that are preparing BC’s future students. In the initial video, ten BC faculty members discuss the research expectations held by professors at Bakersfield College for their students. Colleagues from English, Philosophy, Biology, Chemistry, Nursing, Anthropology, and History share their views of what students need to know and do in order to succeed in college-level research. Although it is geared toward incoming students, these videos are also relevant to students who are already here at BC and are available online. The full version of the original Research Survival Skills is on YouTube and can also be posted in your class materials.
Students share the responsibility for maintaining academic honesty. Students are expected to:
Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, the following:
This blurb is written in the voice of the instructor; you may alter these statements, of course, as best suits your course and needs. This is simply a suggestion for you.
Academic Integrity and Plagiarism.
You will act with academic Integrity: Cheating, fabricating or falsifying information or sources, improper collaboration, submitting the same paper for different classes without permission, and plagiarism are all forms of academic dishonesty. Plagiarism occurs when writers and speakers deliberately or unintentionally use another person's language, ideas, or materials and present them as their own without properly acknowledging and citing the source. Academic dishonesty and/or plagiarism in this course will result in one or more of the following consequences: failure of the assignment, and referral to the Dean of Students. In this course, most often, your instructor will require oral citation of paraphrased material. Cite sources carefully, completely, and meticulously; when in doubt, cite. Familiarize yourself with BC’s Student Code of Conduct and BC definitions of plagiarism and cheating (KCCD Board Policy 5500).
Please answer each of the following questions with a full paragraph for each answer. This is an “open-book” assignment, but you can use your own words for each answer. When you complete the assignment, send your answers to me via e-mail as a single Word or pdf file. When you come to class, append a hard copy of your answers to this sheet, and sign and date as indicated below.
You will receive credit for accurate answers, but I may ask you to retake all or part of the quiz if one or more answer is substantially incorrect, if you do not follow the prompts, or if is your answers show that you do not adequately understand the plagiarism policy.
Read the information on Academic Integrity on the Office of Student Life Studies website (https://www.bakersfieldcollege.edu/campus/student-conduct).
Each individual person has their own set of ways with which they learn best. Some students find they learn best from a lecture when the professor presents key points in a visual manner-either on the board, on an overhead, or with a handout. Others find they have a much easier time hearing someone talk about a subject rather than reading the same ideas on paper. These two examples present the two key learning styles: Visual and Auditory. But learning styles are not limited to the senses of hearing and sight; there are as many different ways of learning as there are learners.
While learning styles are varied, there are some specific categories that people fall into, and there are some specific hints for each category on how to learn more effectively.
When you have identified your style, what do you do with that information? You need to build on your strengths and address your weaknesses. Most students have one dominant learning style. If you have scores that are close or tied, you can use either learning style equally well. Those who learn to adapt study skills to incorporate all 3 learning styles learn faster and remember longer.
The Visual or Auditory style, whichever scores the highest, is considered the primary preferred learning style. The Tactile/Kinesthetic is considered secondary, even if the score is higher than the other two. This is because we do most of our learning through our eyes and ears, and use the senses of touch, feeling, and motion to enhance our primary learning.
To be flexible to meet any academic situation, you need to use your strengths but also try to build up your weaknesses. Capitalize on your learning strengths because it's like money in the bank you can draw from. Try to convert study materials to the sensory format of your preference. But why should you focus on things you're not good at?
Learners taking written tests are expected to retrieve the information in the VISUAL learning style. All students must learn how to strengthen their visual skills if they are to succeed in college because nearly all college testing is conducted in the visual or written mode. If you do not naturally learn in the visual style, you can get the most help by developing some of the visual learners' techniques.