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Providence College — Academic Integrity Module

  1. This tutorial will help you to:

    • • Define academic integrity and academic misconduct.
    • • Identify your responsibilities as an ethical student.
    • • Apply tips and tools to stay honest.

    Before you proceed, click "Play" on the video to your left. Then, click on the button below to confirm that you have watched the video. A "Next" button will appear at the bottom allowing you to proceed to the next page.

    Each section of this tutorial will also begin with a video for you to watch and conclude with a set of questions for you to answer. You must watch each video and correctly answer each question for the "Next" button to appear at the bottom of the page. Let's get learning!


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  1. Definitions

    This section covers the definitions of academic integrity and academic misconduct. It also will help you better understand and define what your choices are in relation to academic integrity. By the end of this section, you will be able to identify the best choice to make when faced with ethical situations in your classroom.

    Watch the video to the left, then click the button below. Click "Next" at the bottom to progress through the definitions, and then take the quiz to test your skills.


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  1. Providence College Academic Integrity Policy

    “Our Judaeo-Christian heritage and our commitment to the intellectual and moral growth of our students are central to the Mission of Providence College. We are committed to developing the habits of living a productive life that includes the conscious and public practice of integrity. Our Mission inspires us to pursue Truth, and to identify God as Truth, and thus we are committed to cultivating the virtue of honesty in all aspects of campus life, especially in our pursuit of Truth in the classroom.” Read more about our pursuit of Truth in learning in the Providence College Academic Integrity Policy.

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  1. Definition: Academic Integrity

    Academic integrity can be defined as being honest and responsible in all of your academic pursuits. Your academic work should result from your own efforts and not those of another. If you use the ideas or contributions of another person, you must responsibly acknowledge that use by giving credit to the proper source.

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  1. Definition: Academic Misconduct

    Academic misconduct is the antithesis exact opposite of academic integrity. Academic misconduct includes all forms of dishonesty in academic and research pursuits.

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  1. Definition: Plagiarism

    If you use the thoughts, ideas, or words of another person and do not cite the source to give them the credit, then you are, in effect, presenting the ideas as your own and you are plagiarizing. Just consider how you would feel if someone used your thoughts, ideas, or words without giving you credit. It wouldn’t feel good and it’s not right. The best way to ensure that you don’t plagiarize is to keep track of all of your sources and cite, cite, cite. Even two or three words left uncited may constitute plagiarism.

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  1. Definition: Cheating

    Deceiving your professor or fellow students by obtaining information contrary to instructions is cheating. It may seem like a rather obvious definition, but next time you feel tempted to take a peek at another’s paper, stop and think twice about just who you’re deceiving.

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  1. Definition: Forgery

    Think twice before you sign your friend’s name on the attendance sheet when they’re running late – it’s considered forgery to do so. Forgery is the creation of a false document that is being passed off as the real thing.

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  1. Definition: Collusion

    Collusion comes down to working with another student to commit an act of academic misconduct. One example of collusion would be to work with another student or group of students on a take home assignment that your professor explicitly stated should be completed on your own.

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  1. Academic Integrity Definition Quiz

    Ready to test your skills? For the following questions, click on the correct answer. You may hover your mouse over the images at the bottom to read more about the definitions.

  2. Question 1: You have a Government take home test this weekend. Your classmate invited you to a “study group” where you would all do the test together and make sure that you all pass. You know this teammate is in danger of academic disqualification if he doesn't do well on this exam.
    Which of the following types of academic misconduct describes this scenario?




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  3. No, that is incorrect. Reread the scenario and try again.

  4. That's right. Collusion comes down to working with another student to commit an act of academic dishonesty. One example of collusion would be to work with another student or group of students on a take home assignment that your professor explicitly stated should be completed on your own.


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  1. Academic Integrity Definition Quiz

    Ready to test your skills? For the following questions, click on the correct answer. You may hover your mouse over the images at the bottom to read more about the definitions.

  2. Question 2: Which of the following situations is an example of forgery in the classroom?





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  3. No, that is incorrect. Reread the above situations and try again.

  4. That's right. Think twice before you sign your friend's name on the attendance sheet when they're running late – it's considered forgery to do so. Forgery is the creation of a false document that is being passed off as the real thing.


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  1. Academic Integrity Definition Quiz

    Ready to test your skills? For the following questions, click on the correct answer. You may hover your mouse over the images at the bottom to read more about the definitions.

  2. Question 3: In biology, you and your lab partner are supposed to perform separate experiments and then write a report together. He already did his so, to save time, you both agree to use his results in the data and just say that you got the same results with your experiment.
    Is this an example of academic misconduct?


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  3. No, that is incorrect. Reread the scenario and try again.

  4. That's right. This is an example of academic misconduct and one of the many ethical decisions you may run into as a student.


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  1. Academic Integrity Definition Quiz

    Ready to test your skills? For the following questions, click on the correct answer. You may hover your mouse over the images at the bottom to read more about the definitions.

  2. Question 4: In the article “In Coach, They Trust” by Charles Joyce on Coach Ray Treacy in the Spring 2014 issue of Providence College Magazine, Joyce writes: “In addition to producing PC's only two NCAA team championships, both his women's and men's cross country teams have qualified for the national meet in 16 of the past 18 years. Thirteen of his cross country teams have won NCAA Regional championships, and he's coached 59 All-Americans and 11 Olympians. The list of greats include Mary Cullen '06, Sinead Delahunty '93, Marie McMahon '98, Amy Rudolph '95, Kim Smith '05, Mark Carroll '95, John Evans '89, Andy Keith '94, and Keith Kelly '01.”
    In your paper on coaching at PC, you write: According to Charles Joyce, 13 of Coach Treacy's cross country teams have won NCAA Regional championships.
    Did you cite your source appropriately?


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  3. No, that is incorrect. Reread the above and try again.

  4. That's right; you did not cite your source appropriately. This is a word-for-word direct quote even though "thirteen" was changed to "13."

    In order to cite this accurately, you must:
    • put quotation marks around the word-for-word direct quote,
    • write out "thirteen" as is done in the original quote, and
    • put the full citation of “Providence College Magazine, Spring 2014, p. 17” at the end of the sentence.


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  1. Academic Integrity Definition Quiz

    Ready to test your skills? For the following questions, click on the correct answer. You may hover your mouse over the images at the bottom to read more about the definitions.

  2. Question 5: In the article “In Coach, They Trust” by Charles Joyce on Coach Ray Treacy in the Spring 2014 issue of Providence College Magazine, Joyce writes: “In addition to producing PC's only two NCAA team championships, both his women's and men's cross country teams have qualified for the national meet in 16 of the past 18 years. Thirteen of his cross country teams have won NCAA Regional championships, and he's coached 59 All-American and 11 Olympians. The list of greats include Mary Cullen '06, Sinead Delahunty '93, Marie McMahon '98, Amy Rudolph '95, Kim Smith '05, Mark Carroll '95, John Evans '89, Andy Keith '94, and Keith Kelly '01.”
    In your paper, you write: Coach Treacy has coached 11 Olympians in his career.
    Do you need to put this in quotes?


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  3. No, that is incorrect. Reread the above and try again.

  4. That's right. Since this is not a direct quote, you do not need to put it in quotes; however, you do still need to cite your source.


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  1. Academic Integrity Definition Quiz

    Ready to test your skills? For the following questions, click on the correct answer. You may hover your mouse over the images at the bottom to read more about the definitions.

  2. Question 6: After reading the Providence College Magazine article “In Coach, They Trust,” you write in your paper: Coach Treacy has coached 11 Olympians in his career.
    Do you need to cite the author Charles Joyce, and the Providence College Magazine article “In Coach, They Trust,” even though you are on the track team and know Treacy coached a bunch of Olympic runners?


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  3. No, that is incorrect. Reread the above and try again.

  4. That's right; you need to cite the source of the information you use. Even though YOU know Coach Treacy coached the Olympians, it is not “general knowledge.” You still need to put the full citation of “Providence College Magazine, Spring 2014, p. 17” at the end of the sentence.
    An example of general knowledge would be: George Washington was the first president of the United States.


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  1. Responsibilities

    This section helps you to understand when academic integrity comes into play with your schoolwork and what your responsibilities are as an ethical student.

    Watch the video to the left, then click the button below. Click "Next" at the bottom to progress through the responsibilities, and then take the quiz to test your skills.


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  1. Academic Activities Which Presume Honesty & Integrity

    • • Exams
    • • Quizzes
    • • Papers
    • • Graded homework
    • • Group assignments
    • • Online assignments
    • • Lab projects
    • • Lab reports

    Bottom line: Any assignments given by an instructor involve choices and ethical decision-making.

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  1. Student Responsibilities

    • • Note your sources accurately
    • • Be honest about sources of information
    • • Plan and turn in assignments on time
    • • Synthesize information effectively (using your own words, or using direct quotes with citation, or paraphrasing appropriately with citation)
    • • Report any known violations to your instructor
    • • Apply these same steps to both written assignments and oral presentations
    • • Maintain a commitment to attending your classes

    Regardless of the situation, the ultimate responsibility for academic integrity depends on the student. Don't hesitate to speak up and ask questions if you are unsure.

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  1. Academic Integrity Responsibilities Quiz

    Ready to test your skills? For the following questions, click on the correct answer. You may hover your mouse over the images at the bottom to read more about what your responsibilities are as an ethical student.

  2. Question 1: You can't remember the original source of a quotation you are using in your English paper, so you Google it and use the first result that pops up.
    Is this being a responsible and ethical student?


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  3. No, that is incorrect. Reread the scenario and try again.

  4. That's right. While it may fulfill the “ethical” requirement, losing citations certainly is not responsible. Being a responsible student also means keeping your research organized.


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  1. Academic Integrity Responsibilities Quiz

    Ready to test your skills? For the following questions, click on the correct answer. You may hover your mouse over the images at the bottom to read more about what your responsibilities are as an ethical student.

  2. Question 2: Which is an example of good paraphrasing?

    Flora, Joseph M. "Ernest Hemingway And T.S. Eliot: A Tangled Relationship." Hemingway Review 32.1 (2012): 5. MLA International Bibliography. Web. 13 Nov. 2013.
    Original: Many have claimed, with arguable justice, that Pound "created" both Eliot and Hemingway. In London after 1908, Pound quickly created an identity for himself as aesthete and major literary force. It was Hemingway's good fortune that when he arrived in Paris on 21 December 1921, Ezra Pound, "tired of London" but not of life, was there. Like Anderson, Pound quickly sensed Hemingway's promise as a writer and discovered that he was an apt student, one worthy of his assistance.


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  3. No, that is incorrect. Reread the above text and try again.

  4. That's right. This would be a good example of paraphrasing.

    You will, of course, need to cite your paraphrased source:
    Flora, Joseph M. "Ernest Hemingway And T.S. Eliot: A Tangled Relationship." Hemingway Review 32.1 (2012): 5. MLA International Bibliography. Web. 13 Nov. 2013.


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  1. Academic Integrity Responsibilities Quiz

    Ready to test your skills? For the following questions, click on the correct answer. You may hover your mouse over the images at the bottom to read more about what your responsibilities are as an ethical student.

  2. Question 3: You and your friend decide to collaborate on a take home test, but your instructor had explicitly stated that you should complete it on your own. You decide to let your instructor know of your misconduct and request to retake the test on your own.
    Is this acting in a responsible manner?


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  3. No, that is incorrect. Reread the above scenario and try again.

  4. That's right. Students need to take responsibility for their actions (ethical and unethical). It will be up to the instructor to decide whether to allow you to retake the exam, but you have made the responsible decision in this case.


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  1. Academic Integrity Responsibilities Quiz

    Ready to test your skills? For the following questions, click on the correct answer. You may hover your mouse over the images at the bottom to read more about what your responsibilities are as an ethical student.

  2. Question 4: You are an Education Major taking an Education course in which you have an assignment to observe a 3rd grade class for a morning and keep a log of the lessons and the pupil/teacher interactions, giving your own reflections and evaluation of the quality of learning you observed in that classroom. You made arrangements to visit a class at nearby Robert F. Kennedy Elementary School down the road for Monday (the report is due on Friday, and the professor is strict about deadlines), which would give you plenty of time to do a good job, taking good notes for the log and writing awesome evaluations and reflections (you really want to get a good grade in the course to make up for an exam you bombed). But your Aunt Matilda died and you need to be home for the funeral on Monday. You missed the appointment to observe the class, but your roommate had taken the course last year, and you borrowed her log and changed the name of the teacher and the date. You wrote your own evaluation and reflection of what your roommate had observed — YOUR third grade might very well have behaved exactly as HER class did! — and wrote up your own reflections on the classroom behavior from the log, and reflected critically on the learning process your roommate had described, and drew your own conclusions.
    Did you compromise academic integrity in turning in this assignment as your own work?


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  3. No, that is incorrect. Reread the above scenario and try again.

  4. That's right. Regardless of the situation, it is inappropriate for you to submit someone else's work as your own.


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  1. Academic Integrity Responsibilities Quiz

    Ready to test your skills? For the following questions, click on the correct answer. You may hover your mouse over the images at the bottom to read more about what your responsibilities are as an ethical student.

  2. Question 5: Using the previous scenario, did your roommate compromise academic integrity in letting you look at her paper?


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  3. That's right. Because this is an individual assignment, it would be inappropriate for your roommate to allow you to use her paper; you and she would be guilty of 'collusion.'

  4. No, that is incorrect. Reread the above and try again.


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  1. Academic Integrity Responsibilities Quiz

    Ready to test your skills? For the following questions, click on the correct answer. You may hover your mouse over the images at the bottom to read more about what your responsibilities are as an ethical student.

  2. Question 6: Which is an example of good paraphrasing?

    Ursano, Robert J. "'Science Calls Her Hela'." Psychiatry: Interpersonal & Biological Processes 75.2 (2012): 101-102. Academic Search Complete. Web. 13 Nov. 2013.
    Original: On examination, her doctor, Howard Jones, found a large lump in her cervix unlike any he had seen before. He cut off a small piece of the tumor and sent it to the pathology lab. The pathology report confirmed Henrietta had malignant epidermoid carcinoma of the cervix Stage 1. Henrietta was treated with radium tube inserts but her condition did not improve. She returned to the hospital on August 8, 1951, and remained there until her death on October 4, 1951. She was 31 years old.


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  3. No, that is incorrect. There is substantial word-for-word copying from the source. Original wording needs to be within quotation marks, or paraphrased properly. Reread the above text and try again.

  4. That’s right. This would be a good example of paraphrasing.

    You will, of course, need to cite your paraphrased source:
    Ursano, Robert J. "'Science Calls Her Hela'." Psychiatry: Interpersonal & Biological Processes 75.2 (2012): 101-102. Academic Search Complete. Web. 13 Nov. 2013.


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  1. Academic Integrity Responsibilities Quiz

    Ready to test your skills? For the following questions, click on the correct answer. You may hover your mouse over the images at the bottom to read more about what your responsibilities are as an ethical student.

  2. Question 7: Which is an example of good paraphrasing?

    Kohn, Edward P. "'A Most Revolting State of Affairs': Theodore Roosevelt's Aldermanic Bill And The New York Assembly City Investigating Committee Of 1884." American Nineteenth Century History 10.1 (2009): 71-92. History Reference Center. Web. 13 Nov. 2013.
    Original: The year 1884, and Roosevelt's third term in Albany, promised to be a great one for the 25-year-old. Republicans had regained a majority in the Assembly, and Roosevelt was actually up for the position of Speaker after making something of a name for himself as leader of the Republican minority the previous year. Roosevelt, however, lost the race for Speaker when the Republican machine engineered his defeat by bringing great pressure on Roosevelt's fellow Assemblymen. On the eve of the 1884 presidential election, there was no way the Republican bosses could have allowed the independent Roosevelt into such a prominent position. Instead, Roosevelt had to be content with the chairmanship of his City Committee, and the chair of a special committee to investigate corruption in the city, namely in the Department of Public Works.


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  3. No, that is incorrect. There is substantial word-for-word copying from the source. Reread the above text and try again.
    Note: Make sure when you are paraphrasing that all the information is accurate.

  4. That’s right. This would be a good example of paraphrasing.

    You will, of course, need to cite your paraphrased source:
    Kohn, Edward P. "'A Most Revolting State of Affairs': Theodore Roosevelt's Aldermanic Bill And The New York Assembly City Investigating Committee Of 1884." American Nineteenth Century History 10.1 (2009): 71-92. History Reference Center. Web. 13 Nov. 2013.


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  1. Academic Integrity Responsibilities Quiz

    Ready to test your skills? For the following questions, click on the correct answer. You may hover your mouse over the images at the bottom to read more about what your responsibilities are as an ethical student.

  2. Question 8: To provide support for the argument that you are making in your Civ paper, you decide to borrow a quote from page 123 of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. The original quote from the novel reads as follows: “I had resolved in my own mind, that to create another like the fiend I had first made would be an act of the basest and most atrocious selfishness; and I banished from my mind every thought that could lead to a different conclusion.”
    In your paper you use a portion of this quote as follows: To keep his creature from doing harm to anyone else, Victor “resolves in his own mind to create another like the fiend he had first made” (Shelley, p. 123).
    Is this a proper or responsible use of the original quote?


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  3. No, that is incorrect. Reread the above and try again.

  4. That's right. This is not a proper or responsible use of the original quote for two reasons:
    #1: The student has changed words from the original quote without using brackets to indicate the change. When you use quotes, you are telling your reader that you are borrowing the exact words.
    #2: More importantly, the student has used the quote out of context. In the original passage, Victor is defending his refusal to create a mate for the creature. Pay close attention to the context of passages as you are reading so you can accurately provide evidence for your arguments.


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  1. Tips & Tricks

    This section provides you with tips and tools that you can use to help you make ethical choices. By the end of this section, you will know all about how to manage your time effectively, avoiding unintentional plagiarism, citing your sources, effectively paraphrasing and the people to turn to when you need more help. Each of these five tips will help you become a more efficient student and will help you stay on the path of academic honesty and integrity.

    Watch the video to the left, then click the button below. Click "Next" at the bottom to progress through the tips and tricks, and then take the quiz to test your skills.


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  1. Step 1: Manage Your Time

    Managing your time can be a struggle especially with all of the commitments that you may take on. Some surefire ways to help you manage your time effectively include keeping an assignment calendar or agenda, which will allow you to track your deadlines and due dates. Also avoiding starting your assignments the night before they are due will help you to feel less rushed when trying to complete them. Feeling less rushed means you are less likely to make an unethical choice and commit academic misconduct.

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  1. Step 2: Avoid Unintentional Plagiarism

    To avoid unintentional plagiarism, keep track of your research by taking good notes and organizing your sources. You can use a Word or Google doc, Dropbox, citation management software like RefWorks or an Assignment Calculator like the one linked here. Make sure not to copy and paste from random online sources. One, random online sources are not the most reliable or academic of sources. And two, you should be using your own words and ideas rather than those of others. If you are in doubt as to whether one of your sources is a good or appropriate one for your assignment, ASK YOUR INSTRUCTOR!

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  1. Step 3: When In Doubt, Cite It

    Always cite your sources! Even if you are just using an idea, or two or three words from a source, cite them! If you aren’t sure if you should cite something, consult the library’s LibGuide on Academic Integrity and Citation or ask a friendly librarian for help. Keep in mind that some databases have built in tools to help you generate your citations, but be sure to double check them in case the computer makes a mistake.

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  1. Step 4: Ask for Assistance

    Always remember you are not in this alone. You are surrounded by people who want to help you succeed in your academic career. You can contact your Providence College librarians in many different ways. It is easy to call the Circulation Desk at (401) 865-1993 or the ResearcHub at (401) 865-2581. You can also text a question to: (401) 484-7004.

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  1. Academic Integrity Tips Quiz

    Ready to test your skills? For the following questions, click on the correct answer. You may hover your mouse over the images at the bottom to read more about the tips.

  2. Question 1: As you begin an academic project, how can you avoid the temptation to violate PC's Academic Integrity principles?





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  3. No, there are other good habits to ensure you make ethical academic choices. Reread all of the choices and try again.

  4. That's right. All of the above answers are good habits to ensure you make ethical academic decisions.


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  1. Academic Integrity Tips Quiz

    Ready to test your skills? For the following questions, click on the correct answer. You may hover your mouse over the images at the bottom to read more about the tips.

  2. Question 2: Which of the following tips can help you avoid plagiarism?



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  3. No, that is incorrect. Reread the above tips and try again.

  4. That's right. When you have doubts, asking your professor or a librarian will help you to avoid accidentally plagiarizing.


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  1. Academic Integrity Tips Quiz

    Ready to test your skills? For the following questions, click on the correct answer. You may hover your mouse over the images at the bottom to read more about the tips.

  2. Question 3: Is it considered academic misconduct to ask for help?


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  3. No, that is incorrect. Your professor, the librarians, and OAS are resources you CAN ask for help with assignments; other sources of help MAY compromise academic integrity. Try again.

  4. That’s right; as long as you’re asking appropriate sources like a librarian or your professor.


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  1. Academic Integrity Tips Quiz

    Ready to test your skills? For the following questions, click on the correct answer. You may hover your mouse over the images at the bottom to read more about the tips.

  2. Question 4: Using our previous scenario of an Education Major who was unable to observe a 3rd grade class due to an unexpected funeral, what alternative to using your roommate's log might you have investigated?



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  3. No, that is incorrect. Reread the above alternatives and try again.

  4. That's right. If an unfortunate personal situation arises, you should always seek assistance from your professor. Your professor may help you reschedule your visit or extend your deadline due to your unforeseen circumstances. Discussing the situation with your professor will always be your most appropriate solution.