Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
Policy on Plagiarism
"A fundamental goal of education is to produce students who can
evaluate ideas – both analysis and synthesis – and who can produce
significant original thoughts. Plagiarism is simply repeating words or
thoughts of other people, without adding anything new. Therefore,
submitting a plagiarized paper – in addition to the wrongful conduct –
does not demonstrate the level of understanding and skill that an educated
person is reasonably expected to have." (R. B. Standler. 2000.
Plagiarism in colleges in USA (http://www.rbs2.com/plag.htm).
"Note that the intent of a plagiarist is irrelevant. It is no
defense for the plagiarist to say "I forgot." Or "It is
only a rough draft." Or "I did not know it was plagiarism."
(R. B. Standler. 2000. Plagiarism in colleges in USA (http://www.rbs2.com/plag.htm).
Plagiarism violates the University of Idaho code of academic conduct.
The departmental policy is consistent with the UI policy, regulation O-2,
"Consequences for academic dishonesty may be imposed by the course
instructor. Such consequences may include but cannot exceed a grade of
"F" in the course."
http://www.class.uidaho.edu/english/comp/plagiarism.htm UI English
Department web-site
Plagiarism is a serious issue. Plagiarism will not be tolerated. Even a
sentence or two plagiarized in a long document is inexcusable. If you are
uncertain about how to cite sources, or have other questions about
potential cases of plagiarism, visit with your course instructor prior to
handing in an assignment.
