HIST2F90: Money & Power in the Atlantic World

Academic Integrity

The Academic Integrity section of the syllabus applies to all your work in this course: your online discussions, your assignments, everything. Using artificial intelligence for any submission you make falls squarely within the realm of academic dishonesty. Because all your work is written at home (or wherever you are) it increases the possibilities of academic dishonesty. Therefore, it is incumbent on you to submit work that clearly demonstrates that you have written it yourself in your own words (except for direct quotations), have showcased your own ideas, and have drawn on your knowledge from in-course lectures/videos, readings, and other materials from this course. If we have questions about your exam, we will ask to see research notes, essay drafts, or other supporting documentation to demonstrate this.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

Academic integrity is a core principle of university study. It includes doing your own work, avoiding misrepresentation, and documenting properly (including proper use of quotation marks, proper referencing/citation, appropriate paraphrasing, appropriate collaboration, etc.). If you use others’ words or ideas without properly acknowledging that you have done so, you are committing plagiarism – a very serious form of academic misconduct that can have severe consequences for your academic career. Such actions as failing to acknowledge another’s work or misrepresenting it as your own may result in a grade of 0 for the assignment and possibly the course. These policies also apply to the use of artificial intelligence (such as ChatGPT).

PLEASE NOTE: If we have questions about the integrity of your academic work, we will ask to see your research notes, essay drafts, or other materials used in preparation of assignments. We will also require you to meet with one or both of us to discuss your research and your findings. 


Failure to meet these conditions will result in a zero for that assignment.

You are responsible for knowing what constitutes academic misconduct. A really helpful guide can be found in Mary Lynn  Rampolla, A pocket guide to writing in history (Tenth edition.). New York, Bedford/St Martin’s, 2021, chapters 6 and 7. 

The library offers lots of resources.And of course, talk to us.

For Brock’s official regulations regarding academic misconduct, including prohibited actions, procedures, and penalties, go to the University Calendar here.

All materials created by the instructor for this course are her intellectual property. A student who publicly posts or sells an instructor’s work without her permission may be charged with misconduct under Brock’s Academic Integrity Policy and/or Code of Conduct and may also face adverse legal consequences.