The policies we have included here apply to all courses regardless of what statements are in your course syllabus; however, there may be additional policies specific to the class you are taking or the academic unit or college that is offering the course. When in doubt about policies and expectations, contact your instructor.
Academic integrity is fundamental to the activities and principles of a university. All members of the academic community must be confident that each person's work has been responsibly and honorably acquired, developed, and presented. Any effort to gain an advantage not given to all students is dishonest whether or not the effort is successful. The academic community regards breaches of the academic integrity rules as extremely serious matters. Sanctions for such a breach may include academic sanctions from the instructor, including failing the course for any violation, to disciplinary sanctions ranging from probation to expulsion. When in doubt about plagiarism, paraphrasing, quoting, collaboration, or any other form of cheating, consult the course instructor.
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Academic Integrity - MU Office of Student Rights & Responsibilities
The page contains three videos that provide helpful information for you to understand how to comply with the University standards regarding plagiarism. The videos also provide examples of what constitutes plagiarism and how the University responds to plagiarism.
The University of Missouri's Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) for information technology applies to Mizzou websites. The AUP addresses federal and state laws, university regulations, intellectual-property rights, software-licensing requirements and prohibitions against plagiarism and obscenity. The policy includes sanctions for violations. (From MU Identity )
This policy applies to all users including faculty, staff, students, and guest users of University of Missouri computer networks, equipment, or connecting resources. [...]
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Pages published on Mizzou websites (including this page) are created and owned by the University of Missouri. Many sites include a statement like this in the footer; however, pages do not need to include this statement to be protected by copyright:
© 2016 — Curators of the University of Missouri. All rights reserved. DMCA and other copyright information. An equal opportunity/access/affirmative action/pro-disabled and veteran employer.
You can read the UM System copyright statement for websites at this page :
Understanding Copyright in Course Materials
The materials you encounter in your coursework at Mizzou is subject to many different types of copyright protection, depending on the author as well as how it is used. In a single course you may encounter materials created by your instructor, an article that is shared with you in an extemporaneous way under the Teach Act , and materials such as course packets where each copy includes a royalty payment to the author. As a student, you are responsible for how you use course materials and must ensure that the rights of copyright holders are not violated by sharing them, posting materials online, etc.
Student Work and Copyright
Just like materials created by your instructor are protected by copyright, the things you create as a student are owned by you. For example, if your instructor uses TurnItIn to check for plagiarism in student papers, the University has an agreement with TurnItIn so that no papers are shared with that company and are only used to cross-reference...
Patent and Copyright Law
This page provides the detailed information on the University of Missouri System copyright regulation.
Copyright: Your Own Copyright
This page provides information and guidance in the application of copyright law and expands on the University of Missouri System copyright regulation. While working with copyrighted materials for your coursework (i.e. dissertation, thesis, Interlibrary loan, etc), you may also find the helpful information on what copyright covers and the contact information of the support staff for any copyright-related questions.
When you record something that happens in a course (a lecture, class discussions, meetings, etc.) it has an impact on the rights of the people captured in that recording. For example, your instructor and the University may have rights to the intellectual property contained in that recording. At the same time, another student who may have been recorded has the right to privacy. In order to protect these rights, MU employs a policy (called “Executive Order No. 38”) to govern both situations you may encounter while taking a course--when your instructor allows recordings and when he or she does not allow them.
Hence one of the following statements will apply to recordings of course activities and/or materials:
Faculty allowing recording:
University of Missouri System Executive Order No. 38 lays out principles regarding the sanctity of classroom discussions at the university. The policy is described fully in Section 200.015 of the Collected Rules and Regulations. In this class, students may make audio or video recordings of course activity unless specifically prohibited by the faculty member. However, the redistribution of audio or video recordings of statements or comments from the course to individuals who are not students in the course is prohibited without the express permission of the faculty member and of any students who are recorded. Students found to have violated this policy are subject to discipline in accordance with provisions of section 200.020 of the Collected Rules and Regulations of the University of Missouri pertaining to student conduct matters.
Faculty not allowing recording:
University of Missouri System Executive Order No. 38 lays out principles regarding the sanctity of classroom discussions at the university. The policy is described fully in section 200.015 of the Collected Rules and Regulations. In this class, students may not make audio or video recordings of course activity, except students permitted to record as an accommodation under section 240.040 of the Collected Rules. All other students who record and/or distribute audio or video recordings of class activity are subject to discipline in accordance with provisions of section 200.020 of the Collected Rules and Regulations of the University of Missouri pertaining to student conduct matters.
Those students who are permitted to record are not permitted to redistribute audio or video recordings of statements or comments from the course to individuals who are not students in the course without the express permission of the faculty member and of any students who are recorded. Students found to have violated this policy are subject to discipline in accordance with provisions of section 200.020 of the Collected Rules and Regulations of the University of Missouri pertaining to student conduct matters.
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The University of Missouri maintains educational records of students in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA). Related topics include privacy policies at MU, display of student directory information, and details about how MU manages FERPA-protected information.
Office of the Registrar’s FERPA page
This is an informational page that defines educational records and describes the rights that students have under FERPA. You can find typical examples of educational records on this page, download a form for the release of FERPA data, and read about options students have about the display of directory information.
UM System Policy, Chapter 180 Student Records and Information
This page provides a high-level summary of FERPA-related policies at MU, with links to is the Collected Rules 180.020 on “Student Records." Contact information for FERPA-related questions is included for all System campuses.
The University community welcomes intellectual diversity and respects student rights. Students who have questions or concerns regarding the atmosphere in this class (including respect for diverse opinions) may contact the departmental chair or divisional director; the director of the Office of Students Rights and Responsibilities ; the Office of Civil Rights & Title IX .
All students will have the opportunity to submit an anonymous evaluation of the instructor(s) at the end of the course.
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What is Intellectual Pluralism?
A page from the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities
The University of Missouri does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, genetics information, disability, or status as a protected veteran. [Read the complete statement and find contact information on reporting discrimination...]
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Chancellor's Diversity Initiative
This page includes the programs and services designed by the Chancellor’s Diversity Initiative Office for faculty, students and staff to help enhance institutional diversity and promote an inclusive and welcoming campus.
Title IX
This page describes what the Title IX offices do and includes how to file a report if you are aware of, witness, or experience sex-based discrimination.
If you anticipate barriers related to the format or requirements of this course, if you have emergency medical information to share with me, or if you need to make arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please let me know as soon as possible.
If disability related accommodations are necessary (for example, a note taker, extended time on exams, captioning), please establish an accommodation plan with the MU Disability Center , S5 Memorial Union, 573- 882-4696, and then notify me of your eligibility for reasonable accommodations. For other MU resources for persons with disabilities, click on "Disability Resources" on the MU homepage.
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MU Disability Center
Primary point of contact for requesting and providing services to accommodate students with disabilities such as alternative textbook formats, classroom and lab assistants, exam access, and other.
Adaptive Computing Technology Center
Provides technology support to students registered with the MU Disability Center, supports screen reader software, and offers an assessment service for adaptive technologies that help to complete course-related tasks