CAS350: Academic Integrity Policy

CRM 350 - The Police In American Society

Academic Integrity Policy

Two engineers applied for one job at a computer company. They had identical qualifications, so to determine which one to hire, the firm have them a test. Each missed only one question.

A manager called the first candidate and said, "We're going with the other applicant." "Why? We both got nine questions right," replied the reject. "Our choice isn't based on the correct answers, but on the question you both missed," said the manager.

"How could one incorrect answer be better than the other,?" the applicant inquired. "Simple," said the manager. "For question number 5, the other guy put down 'I don't know.' You wrote, 'Neither do I.'" (From Reader's Digest, December 2002, p. 113)

Missouri State is a community of scholars committed to developing educated persons who accept the responsibility to practice personal and academic integrity. You are responsible for knowing and following Missouri State's honor code, the Student Academic Integrity Policies and Procedures, which can be found at http://www.missouristate.edu/assets/provost/AcademicIntegrityPolicyRev-1-08.pdf A summary of the policy for instructors is located at http://www.missouristate.edu/assets/provost/AcademicIntegrityPolicy-InstrSummaryRev-1-08.pdf The policies are also available at the Reserve Desk in Meyer Library). Any student participating in any form of academic dishonesty will be subject to sanctions as described in this policy.

Note to Instructors: Please be aware that the academic integrity policy requires that students who are charged with academic dishonesty in a course be allowed to continue attending class and fulfilling course requirements while they exercise their right to appeal allegations of academic dishonesty. The student should receive a grade of "Incomplete (I)" in the course if an appeal from an earlier allegation is still in progress at the end of the semester, or if the allegation of academic dishonesty is brought forward at the end of the semester. The "I" grade remains on the student's transcript until the appeal is resolved.