Intellectual Integrity

We demand a high level of intellectual integrity in this course. This means first and foremost that you pursue the truth to the extent that can without being an expert in any of the material that you will be studying. This pursuit is particularly difficult when today the truth is often seen from the perspective of the observer and in the context in which it is found, and when the present is so full of fake news. Secondly, intellectual integrity also means that in the course of your writing you always make clear what language and ideas are taken from others’ work and what is original with you.

Please note the history department's academic integrity policy below.

In the History Department, we instill academic integrity at every level through responsible research methods and honest, thorough attribution of sources. We believe these are core practices that should inform all student work.

When students fall short of these standards, we assess the issue via the following categorization. Academic consequences are reflective of scope, recurrence, and deceitfulness of the offense.

Examples listed below are not exhaustive. 

Level 1

Examples:

·       Overly-close paraphrasing

·       Errors in citation format

·       Using images without proper citations

Response:

·       Discussion with student and opportunity for revision

Level 2

Examples:

·       Recurrences of level 1 offenses

Response:

·       Reduction of one full letter grade for first recurrence of level 1 offense; two full letter grades for second recurrence; etc.

Level 3

Examples:

·       Direct copying of essay content from another source

·       Distributing content of tests to other students

·       Presenting group work as one’s own individual work

Response:

·       Zero on assignment/assessment; offense reported to Dean of Students