Graduate students in the MA and PhD programs are expected to听adhere to practices and principles of academic integrity听that govern research conduct听in the US. The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research provides clear descriptions of what constitutes听, including plagiarism and data fabrication/falsification. A graduate student who is found to have committed any form of research misconduct听will be听subject to academic sanctions听once a departmental investigation confirms that the misconduct has occurred. If a graduate student is suspected of听research misconduct by a faculty member,听the faculty member who observes the misconduct听will (a)听inform the department chair and听(b) submit an accusation form to the Honor Code office, whether or not the student admits responsibility for the violation. The听findings of the Honor Code panel听will inform the Department's investigation, but a student who commits research misconduct, whether in a course or outside of a course,听may听receive sanctions from both the Honor Code office and Department of Anthropology. The听Honor Code and Department adjudication processes are separate:听while 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.听
