Student Tutorial: Introduction
The purpose of this tutorial is to promote academic integrity at Northern Illinois University by increasing your awareness of academic integrity and offering strategies to protect yourself from academic dishonesty situations. It will take about an hour to complete the tutorial, which is organized into six sections:
- Academic Dishonesty - Definition and Types
- Causes for Academic Dishonesty
- Consequences of Academic Dishonesty
- Cheating, Fabrication, Falsification and Sabotage
- Plagiarism
- Protecting Yourself
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Check Your Understanding
I'm an honest person. Why should I be concerned with academic integrity?
Even though you may not cheat or plagiarize, you can still unintentionally compromise your academic integrity.
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