This Sounds Pretty Serious. How Do I Avoid Getting Being Accused?

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1. Consider what you hope to gain from your education. If you seek to develop life skills and enrich your education, you probably are on the right road to avoiding academic dishonesty. Remember, you only hurt yourself when you cheat. You “cheat” yourself out of learning, miss the purpose of the assignment, and probably won’t feel you’ve gained all that you might from your course.
   
   
2. Be careful, get information, review your institution’s policy and be sure you understand how to properly attribute ideas to others within and at the end of a paper or project. There are resources here on the VAILsite, at your university library, writing center, and other sites at your university where you can learn how to ensure you understand how to avoid cheating and plagiarism.
   
   
3. Avoid excuses. Here are many different reasons students give for plagiarism and cheating: lack of time, the need to attain high grades, procrastination. The list goes on. None of them is very good nor is it worthwhile to risk being suspended or expelled, especially if you hope to go to graduate school.

So, be informed, be knowledgeable about your policy and learn how to properly cite your sources. The peace of mind you gain is well worth it.

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