Academic Integrity and Plagiarism

IMPORTANT: Please see pages 16-21 in the Staff Manual, available on the Writing Program Instructors Blackboard site, for information about preventing plagiarism and dealing with potential honor code violations.

Dealing with Potential Academic Integrity Violations

When faced with suspected plagiarism, Teaching Fellows should follow the steps delineated on page 16 of the Staff Manual (available on Blackboard). Please note that before talking with the student, instructors should schedule a conference with Jane Danielewicz, Director of the Writing Program, to discuss the paper in question.

Resources about Academic Integrity and Plagiarism:

The following list contains links for Teaching Fellows to familiarize themselves with university policies on academic integrity and plagiarism.

• The Honor System website: in particular, please see the information for faculty members and the Instrument for Student Governance, which fully enumerates the Honor Code regulations.
• UNC Libraries' resources for instructors about detecting plagiarism
• Online system for filing a report of a suspected academic integrity violation