HOW TO AVOID CHEATING AND PLAGIARISM
Adapted from "Writing an Effective Appeal or Request Letter," by Frances Bauer, University of Western Ontario.
Used with permission.

1. Always tell the truth.
2. Read forms carefully. Ask if you are not sure of something, such as whether to mention your incomplete year of study at another institution.
3. Respect the rules, including the specific rules for a given course, lab, project, test or assignment.
4. Disclose all the relevant details of your situation when asking advice, and ask before doing anything you are unsure about.
5. Consider the possible consequences of you actions. Could someone be hurt on inconvenienced? What harm or damage might result? Are you prepared to pay the cost?

IN TESTS AND EXAMS

1. Do not sit near friends.
2. Shield your answer sheet so that others cannot see it.
3. Take no notes, books or other items into a test or exam except those expressly authorized.
4. Do not gaze around the room when writing a test or exam.
5. Do not communicate with any other student during a test or exam: communicate only with the instructor or proctor.
6. Arrive on time. Hand in all papers required.
7. If you hear of anyone obtaining information about a test or exam in advance, tell the instructor.
8. If exam procedures seem inadequate to you, let the instructor know what your concerns are.
9. Report any unusual or suspicious behaviour to the proctor or instructor.

IN ESSAYS, REPORTS AND OTHER ASSIGNMENTS

1. Do not work with a fellow-student on any assignment unless authorized to do so.
2. Acknowledge all assistance received, including help from friends or others in terms of proofreading, suggestions or information.
3. Do not cite in your bibliography any sources which you have not used for the assignment in question.
4. Do not lend your work to other students unless you feel certain they will not use it dishonestly.
5. Keep a photocopy of all assignments, essays, and reports you hand in to be graded. Keep rough copies and notes until your final grade is received. Notes and rough copies can constitute valuable evidence that your work is your own.
6. If you submit an assignment by sliding it under an instructor's office door (not recommended), confirm the next day or as soon as you can that the assignment was received. Make a note of the actual time and date of submission.
7. When in doubt about any practice, ask your instructor or other authority. Do not rely on friends, relatives or fellow-students for information about what is acceptable practice in a course, an academic discipline or at the University.
8. When material you read impresses you, be particularly careful to use your own words. Use quotation marks and cite sources whenever you use the words of another, even phrases only one or two words in length. Acknowledge all sources of information and inspiration.
Think of 4 A's: Always Acknowledge All sources Appropriately.