by Jasper Fessmann
Ph.D. student, University of Florida

Jasper Fessmann

Academic dishonesty invokes in most teacher “copy and paste” plagiarism or attempts to cheat on tests. Unfortunately, these are things that will sooner or later be an issue encountered by any university teacher. While these are the most common types of problems, these are by far not the only issues.

The University of Florida Student Honor Code lists the following 12 offenses:

1. Plagiarism
2. Unauthorized Use of Materials or Resources (“Cheating”)
3. Prohibited Collaboration or Consultation
4. False or Misleading Statement Relating to a Student Honor Code Violation
5. False or Misleading Statement for the Purpose of Procuring an Academic Advantage (“Lying”)
6. Use of Fabricated or Falsified Information (“making things up”)
7. Interference with or Sabotage of Academic Activity (of others in order to “get ahead”)
8. Unauthorized Taking or Receipt of Materials or Resources to Gain an Academic Advantage (e.g. “stealing tests from the professor’s office”)
9. Unauthorized Recordings
10. Bribery
11. Submission of Paper or Academic Work Purchased or Obtained from an Outside Source
12. Conspiracy to Commit Academic Dishonesty

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