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Graduate students in the MA and PhD programs are expected toÌýadhere to practices and principles of academic integrityÌýthat govern research conductÌýin the US. The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research provides clear descriptions of what constitutesÌý, including plagiarism and data fabrication/falsification. A graduate student who is found to have committed any form of research misconductÌýwill beÌýsubject to academic sanctionsÌýonce a departmental investigation confirms that the misconduct has occurred. If a graduate student is suspected ofÌýresearch misconduct by a faculty member,Ìýthe faculty member who observes the misconductÌýwill (a)Ìýinform the department chair andÌý(b) submit an accusation form to the Honor Code office, whether or not the student admits responsibility for the violation. TheÌýfindings of the Honor Code panelÌýwill inform the Department's investigation, but a student who commits research misconduct, whether in a course or outside of a course,ÌýmayÌýreceive sanctions from both the Honor Code office and Department of Anthropology. TheÌýHonor Code and Department adjudication processes are separate:Ìýwhile the Honor Code office assigns non-academic sanctions (e.g., a fine), Department sanctions are academic sanctions. Departmental (academic) sanctions may include the assignment of an F grade in the course, once the misconduct is confirmed by either the Department or Honor Code investigation.Ìý