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5. A Citation is Not a Traffic Ticket
Before we even get to the idea of citation, let's make sure one thing is clear: if you are using a word-for-word, literal quotation, you have to put the passage you are quoting in quotation marks. If
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4. I Don’t Have Time to Do It Right
Who does? In the olden days a scholar might take 20 years to write his or her treatise. But that's when the total number of books in the world could fit inside the Titanic. Now you have three papers
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3. My Friends Get Stuff From the Internet
So do you, so do I, so does everybody. According to the April 3rd, 1998 issue of Science, there are now as many as 350,000,000 pages on Internet, and with plans in existence for putting everything in
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2. What is a Paraphrase, Anyway?
Paraphrase is stating someone else's ideas in your own words. If you think about it a little, you will realize that it's something that we all do, all the time. You watch the NBA finals on TV, you te
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Honor System Statistics
Updated May 27, 2014. During the 2012-2013 academic year, there were 84 individual students on the Main Campus reported to the Honor Council for some alleged violation of the Honor System. Of th
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Useful information on academic integrity and the Georgetown Honor System
Letter from the President: A reminder of why an Honor System is important at a school like Georgetown.Honor System Statistics: Periodically updated, these statistics are designed to give a picture of
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Sanction Reduction Application
In order to be consider for the Sanction Reduction Program, you must submit an unsigned copy of your application as an e-mail attachment to the Sanction Reduction Co-Chairs at sanctionreduction@georg
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Glossary
Dismissal: The student is permanently dismissed from the University. Dismissals are noted on a student’s permanent transcript as “Dismissal: Violation of Honor System.” Executive Board: Honor Co
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Phase II: Consideration of Mitigating and/or Exacerbating Factors
At the beginning of this phase of deliberation, and only after the student has been determined to be In Violation, the envelope containing information regarding any past violations will be opened.
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Phase I: Determination of Permanence of the Sanction
Several factors can play a role in resolving whether a sanction should be permanent. Some issues to consider in the determination of the suitability of a permanent sanction, and related to whether a
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