School of Public Affairs and Administration

New Student OrientationFall 2013

Welcome byPeter Hoontis, Associate Dean of Student

and Academic Services

Introductions

Marc Holzer, Dean

Gail Daniels, Assistant Dean

Alan Shark, Associate Professor of Practice

Tugba Aksoy, Administrative Assistant

Orientation Objectives

• Program Introduction• Curriculum Review• University Resources• Academic Integrity• Guided Discussion

The Online Program

• Master in Public AdministrationConcentration in

Public and Nonprofit Performance Management

The Curriculum

• Fall 2013• Going Forward

Resources

• Rutgers Library – Roberta Tipton (tipton@rutgers.edu)

http://libguides.rutgers.edu/pubadmin

• Advising/Registration

School of Public Affairs and Administration

Academic IntegrityAugust 2013

What is Academic Integrity?

Why Care About Academic Integrity?

Why Do Students Cheat?

Types of Violations

•Plagiarism

•Cheating

•Fabrication

•Facilitation of Dishonesty

•Academic Sabotage

•Violation of Research or Professional Ethics

•Violations Involving Potentially Criminal Activity

Levels of Violations and SanctionsSeparable vs. Non Separable

Separable violations more severe violations for which the possible sanctions include suspension or expulsion

Non-separable violationsless severe violations for which the possible sanctions do not include suspension or expulsion from the University

Avoiding Violations of Academic Integrity

• Understand how to cite various types of sources (books, articles, websites).

•When in doubt, CITE!

•Request an extension if a personal issue or emergency arises.

•Request an advance review of your assignment by the professor or TA.

•Use a plagiarism software to check your paper before submitting

Academic Integrity Tutorial All Students

Deadline: October 31,2013

Web Resources

•Rutgers Academic Integrity Website–http://academicintegrity.rutgers.edu

•Office of Student Conduct Website–http://studentconduct.rutgers.edu

•Rutgers Libraries Website–http://libraries.rutgers.edu

Questions?