CHEATING is the most commonly recognized form of academically dishonest behavior.
Cheating goes beyond just copying a classmate's exam answers, storing answers on your cell, or using a cheat sheet. Giving or offering information in examinations is also cheating.
Submitting someone else's work as your own is dishonest.
Using any device, implement, or other forms of study aid during an examination, quiz, laboratory experiment, or any other academic exercise without the faculty member's permission is a form of cheating. This includes using notes or a textbook, using Google to find answers, or allowing someone else to complete your work online. 
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Collusion can include working with an individual or individuals when independent work is assigned and it is a form of academic dishonesty.
Faculty may sometimes assign students to work in teams; however, be sure to check with your instructor about guidelines.
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Falsifying results in studies or experiments is a serious form of academic dishonesty.
Students, often frustrated with case studies or experiments, sometimes tempts them to make up results. Getting caught falsifying results has major consequences.
Misrepresenting yourself or your research is dishonest. Inflating credentials, omitting inconvenient results, or claiming that a study proves something that it does not are all forms of misrepresentation.
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