Information on Academic Integrity

Academic integrity enables students, faculty and staff to engage in intellectual and scholarly activities honestly, fairly and ethically.  In order to practice academic integrity students, faculty and staff need to be able to:

• Access, find, evaluate and use appropriate information and media resources for academic research.
• Follow copyright laws and understand the principles of educational fair use.
• Cite and document research resources and always give accurate credit.
• Take careful notes and appropriately paraphrase and summarize information.
• Not engage in plagiarism or collusion by not copying others.
• Not copy media or engage in illegal file sharing.
• Protect personal privacy in the electronic age.

Vibrant and meaningful scholarship depends on practicing academic integrity. Use the links below to learn more about the many issues related to academic integrity and information ethics. Students, faculty and staff at Weber State University are expected to act in an honest and responsible way as members of the WSU academic community.