Los Angeles Mission College Academic Honesty and Standards of Student Conduct

Standards of Student Conduct: A student enrolling in one of the Los Angeles Community Colleges may rightfully expect that the faculty and administrators of the colleges will maintain an environment where there is freedom to learn. This requires that there be appropriate conditions and opportunities in the classroom and on the campus. As members of the college community, students should be encouraged to develop the capacity for critical judgment and to engage in the sustained and independent search for truth.

All persons shall respect and obey civil and criminal law, and shall be subject to legal penalties for violation of laws of the city, county, state and nation. All visitors making use of the facilities or grounds of any college of the District will be asked to sign a statement that they have received the Standards of Conduct and the rules relating to campus visitors adopted by the Board of Trustees. Signature will not be a prerequisite to activities on campus. A record will be kept of all persons who use the facilities or grounds of the college.

Conduct in all of the Los Angeles Community Colleges must conform to District and college rules and regulations. Violations of such rules and regulations may result in disciplinary action depending on the individual's status as student, faculty, staff or visitor.

Violations of such rules and regulations include but are not limited to the following:

Board Rule 9803.12 Dishonesty. Dishonesty, such as cheating, or knowingly furnishing false information to the colleges.

Disciplinary action may be taken upon a student who violates Board Rule 9803.12

(Refer to the current college catalog under general information)

In order to assist all students in their quest to avoid plagiarism and cheating, the following references are being given. These include facts on plagiarism, note taking, proper references and permissions to use published material. If you have any questions, you can ask the librarian or your instructor to assist you.

Plagiarism Links:

 Northwestern University Academic Integrity: http://www.northwestern.edu/uacc/plagiar.html

 Fairfield University Library – Links on Plagiarism and Copyrights: http://www.fairfield.edu/x7990.xml

 Fairfield University Library

o Note taking Tips: http://www.fairfield.edu/x14506.xml

o Quotation Tips: http://www.fairfield.edu/x14507.xml

o Paraphrasing Tips: http://www.fairfield.edu/x14508.xml

o Citation Styles: http://www.fairfield.edu/x14509.xml

o Works Cited Tips: http://www.fairfield.edu/x14511.xml

 DePauw University - Avoiding Plagiarism: http://www.depauw.edu/admin/arc/writing_center/plag.asp

 University of Southern Wales: Avoiding Plagiarism: http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/onlib/plag.html

General Reference Links to assist students with research:

 Long Island University's list of extensive references links: http://www.liu.edu/CWIS/CWP/library/ref/virtual1.htm#Art

 LATTC Library Links and Online Resources: http://library.lattc.edu/libres.html

 Marin College Professor Links to Research & Tutorials: http://www.marin.cc.ca.us/~adair/workshop.html

 Marin College Professor –Essay Writing Tips: http://www.marin.cc.ca.us/~adair/tips.html

 Purdue University Library Quick Reference Links: http://www.lib.purdue.edu/eresources/readyref/

 Google Search Engine Tutorial: http://www.googleguide.com/

 Web Search Strategies: http://www.learnwebskills.com/search/main.html

 Oxford Reference Online: http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/GLOBAL.html?authstatuscode=200

Note: Copying large sections of an online document and placing it into your paper is not acceptable. You will be expected to write your assignments in your own words. Assignments which are plagiarized can result in a failing grade on that assignment. Plagiarizing assignments repeatedly will result in multiple failed assignments, which will impact the semester grade.