Academic Ethics

The Code of Academic Honesty for the Illinois Institute of Technology, found in the Student Handbook.

The Student Code of Conduct for the Illinois Institute of Technology, outlining behaviors and practices that students should refrain from while they are a member of the IIT community.

This code of ethics was developed by the Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions with substantial input from focus groups made up of IIT students, faculty, staff, and administrators. Though never fully adopted by IIT as official, it is an extremely good example of the ethical ideas of the IIT community.

Developed by Western Michigan University's Center for the Study of Ethics and Society, these short ethics modules cover issues such as teacher expectations, doing the work being assigned in class, cheating and being part of an academic community.

Educational materials such as case studies, syllabus statements, articles and other links for instructors looking to discuss academic ethics in their courses.

This is a compilation of materials, essays, best practices, and other materials for teaching responsible conduct of research. Compiled and maintained by members of the Association for Practical and Professional Ethics RCR Education Committee.

A guide put together by the University of Alberta Libraries that gives a number of helpful hints on how to prevent plagiarism in your class, including teaching students about what is meant by the term on the first day.

Developed by Purdue University's writing center, this site has some extremely good resources you can share with students about how to correctly cite sources and avoid unintentional plagiarism.

A collection of case studies developed by the Markkkua Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University.

Developed by the Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions at IIT, the Ethics Education Library includes a large collection of case studies dealing with academic ethics both from the perspective of the student and the professor.