The University
Senate of
Proposal 4-08
(Voting
Units: Full Senate)
Revision of
Scientific Misconduct Policy (36-95)
Misconduct in Research, Scholarly,
and Creative Endeavors
A major goal of the University is the furthering of
research, scholarly, and creative endeavors. The University upholds the
scientific method in the conduct of research and is committed to the ethical
conduct of all endeavors by its faculty, staff and students.
A requirement of valid experimental observation or
theoretical deduction is that the data and/or the conditions of obtaining the
data and results can be verified, either by scrutiny of accurate records made
at the time of experimentation or by repetition of the experiments or
theoretical deduction.
Conduct inconsistent with the ethical research, scholarly,
and creative endeavors and which is considered misconduct includes:
A.
Significant
departure from accepted practices in the relevant research community in
proposing, performing, or reviewing research, or reporting research results,
such as fabrication, falsification, deception, misrepresentation, or arbitrary
selection of data;
B.
Plagiarism or
other appropriation of the work of another individual and presenting it as if
it were one's own or without credit to the originator as is required by
commonly accepted practices in the community of one’s discipline; plagiarism also includes self plagiarism, for
example publishing the same work in multiple scholarly journals without
receiving permission to do so;
C.
Material failure
to comply with funding agency (federal, state, private, etc.) requirements that
uniquely relate to the conduct of the endeavor; and
D.
Retaliation
against a person who, acting in good faith, has reported or provided
information about suspected or alleged misconduct.
E.
Misconduct does
not include honest error or differences of opinion.
When such misconduct is alleged, a thorough and timely
process shall take place with the University to provide adequate opportunity
for reaching valid conclusions about the alleged misconduct. It is imperative
that the University's Misconduct Procedures be followed to protect the rights
and reputation of those involved. Individuals found guilty of misconduct are
subject to discipline up to and including dismissal.
See "Misconduct Procedures" for more information.
Introduced in Senate: 14 Nov 2007
Amended by Senate: 14 Nov 2007
Adopted by Senate as Amended: 14 Nov 2007
Approved by Administration: 16 Nov 2007
Became Senate Policy 204.1