The CORD, St. Francis College's Handbook for all students, notes the following regarding academic integrity: "Academic integrity entails being truthful to oneself and to the larger College community, being original in thought and expression, and attributing honestly ideas and words taken from other sources. Originality of thought and expression is fundamental to academic discourse, as is honesty in giving credit to other thinkers when using their ideas and words. Academic integrity embodies the values of sound moral character and of excellence, social responsibility, and mutual respect which are upheld, in the College Mission Statement, as cornerstones of the College Community. The academic integrity principle, broadly stated, means students have done or have prepared the work or research in or out of class that bears their names and that they have given proper acknowledgement for the use of materials and sources."

For this assignment, students are required to:

Review the Academic Integrity Policy in The CORD, the St. Francis College Student Handbook

Watch Academic English UK's video, "Academic Plagiarism – How to Avoid Plagiarism." This video outlines the different possible forms of plagiarism and how to avoid plagiarizing in your academic coursework. 

Submit a 250-word statement that demonstrates the following:

Understanding of academic integrity and the different types of plagiarism

Importance of avoiding plagiarism in your academic coursework

How you plan to avoid plagiarism in your academic coursework