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INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY MISSION STATEMENT 3

INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY VALUES 3

INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY VISION 3

INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY CHARGE 3

ACADEMIC HONESTY STATEMENT 4

APA WRITING STYLE QUICK GUIDE 6

GUIDELINES FOR WRITING PAPERS 12

END OF COURSE SURVEY INFORMATION 17

PROJECT TEAM PEER EVALUATION 18

INFORMATION

IWU ADDRESS

Indiana Wesleyan University

1900 W. 50th St.

Marion, IN 46953

IWU CAPS ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES PHONE NUMBERS

Departments/Sites / Phone Number / FAX Number
CAPS / 1-800-621-8667
Student Services / Ext. 2359 / 1-765-677-2380
Academics / Ext. 2345 / 1-765-677-1464
Electives / Ext. 2343 / 1-765-677-1827
Textbook Distribution / Ext. 2854 / 1-765-677-2650
Financial Aid / Ext. 2516 / 1-765-677-2030
Library / 1-800-521-1848 / 1-765-677-2767

IWU WEB LINKS

IWU Catalog http://www.indwes.edu/catalog/

APA Guide http://www2.indwes.edu/OCLS/apa/APA6eGuide.pdf

Library http://www.indwes.edu/ocls

Electives http://caps.indwes.edu/electives

Regional Sites http://caps.indwes.edu/locations

John C. Maxwell, & Elmore, T. (Ed.). Maxwell Leadership Bible, Second Edition © 2002, 2007, Maxwell Motivation, Inc. Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY MISSION STATEMENT

Indiana Wesleyan University is a Christ-centered academic community committed to changing the world by developing students in character, scholarship, and leadership.

INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY VALUES

The primary value for Indiana Wesleyan University is Christ likeness. The challenge to follow Christ compels us to pursue a personal and professional lifestyle of:

·  Commitment;

·  Leadership;

·  Service;

·  Stewardship;

·  Innovation;

·  Diversity.

INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY VISION

We seek to be a premier university changing the world for Christ.

INDIANA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY CHARGE

Indiana Wesleyan University will prepare each student to become a world changer. We will accomplish this by drawing students into an integrated experience of intellectual challenge, spiritual growth, and leadership development. Thus we will:

·  call students to Christian character;

·  expect academic excellence;

·  equip them for success in their vocation;

·  mentor them for leadership; and

·  prepare them for service.

ACADEMIC HONESTY STATEMENT

Honesty and Cheating

Academic dishonesty is inconsistent with scholarship and the pursuit of knowledge and Christian character. Thus, Indiana Wesleyan University expects students to be honest in all academic work.

Coursework

Students are expected to exhibit honesty in the classroom, in homework and on quizzes and tests. Each instructor should define what constitutes honest work in a specific course. Any deviation from ordinary standards, such as the permitted use of notes for an examination or an "open book" test, should be stated clearly by the instructor.

Cheating is defined as the use or attempted use of unauthorized materials or receiving unauthorized assistance or communication during any academic exercise. Examples of cheating include:

1. Submitting work for academic evaluation that is not the student's own.
2. Copying answers from another student during an examination.
3. Using prepared notes or materials during an examination.
4. Permitting another student to copy one's work.
5. Plagiarism.
6. Falsification.
7. Other misrepresentations of academic achievement submitted for evaluation or a grade.

Plagiarism is defined as "the false assumption of authorship; the wrongful act of taking the product of another person's mind and presenting it as one's own" (A. Lindey, 2006, Plagiarism and Originality). The Prentice Hall Reference Guide (2006) indicates, "To plagiarize is to include someone else's writing, information, or idea in a paper and fail to acknowledge what you took by indicating whose work it is" (p. 292). In other words, it is not giving credit where credit is due. Plagiarism is both a moral and ethical offense and sometimes a legal one.

Examples of plagiarism include:

1. Copying another person's actual words without the use of quotation marks, source citation, or footnotes.
2. Presenting another person's ideas or theories in your own words without citing the source.
3. Failing to acknowledge contribution and collaboration from others.
4. Using information that is not common knowledge without citing the source.
5. Submitting downloaded papers or parts of papers, "cutting and pasting," or paraphrasing or copying information from Internet sources without proper acknowledgement of a source. Sanctions

It is the responsibility of each student to be aware of policies regulating academic conduct including definitions of academic dishonesty, the possible sanctions, and the appeals process.

Any undergraduate student apprehended and charged with cheating, including plagiarism, during his or her college matriculation, shall receive the following discipline:

1. First incident of cheating: failure in paper, assignment, or exam.
2. Second incident of cheating: failure in the course involved.
3. Third incident of cheating: dismissal from the university.

A graduate student is expected to understand clearly the nature of cheating and is subject to dismissal from the university for a single incident of academic dishonesty or cheating. Incidents of cheating and/or plagiarism will be investigated and judged by the appropriate graduate faculty.

Because the matter of cheating cumulatively leads to dismissal, faculty are required to report each case to the appropriate university administrator who in turn reports the case to the academic leader of the specific college/school. Unquestionable evidence must be in hand before any action will be taken to confront and accuse a student of cheating.

A student who is not satisfied with the disciplinary action may follow the grievance and appeal policies below.

Falsification of Academic Records or University Documents: Falsification of academic records or documents includes but is not limited to altering any documents affecting academic records; forging signatures; or falsifying information of an official document such as a grade report, ID card, financial receipt, or any other official university letter or communication. This includes information downloaded (printed) from student information available via Web (online) services.

Unauthorized Access to Computerized Academic or Administrative Records or Systems: Unauthorized access to computerized academic or administrative records or systems means viewing or altering the university's computer records without authorization; copying or modifying the university's computer programs or systems without authorization; releasing or dispensing information gained through unauthorized access; or interfering with the use or availability of computer systems information.

Students who are found to have falsified university documents or participated in unauthorized access to computerized academic or administrative records or systems are subject to dismissal from the university for a single incident. The university may consider legal action for any individual found to have participated in these actions.

CAPS Catalog 2009-2010: Retrieved from http://www.indwes.edu/catalog/

APA WRITING STYLE QUICK GUIDE

In Text Citation in APA (Publication of the American Psychological Assoc., 6e)

In Text Citations

Direct Quotes:

·  When directly quoting a source (word for word), use quotation marks, and give the author, year, and page numbers or paragraph number in parentheses:

Example: Various scholars have noted, “the APA writing style is used primarily in the various disciplines of the social sciences” (Smith & Jones, 2004, p.15).

NOTE: If there is no author, then use the first few words of the title, the year, and pagination or paragraph number (e.g. para. 10). The title words are capitalized and set off with quotation marks for an article and italics for a book or web site. (“Fun with Writing ,” 2008, para. 10).

·  Display a quotation of 40 or more words in a freestanding indented block of double spaced lines. Omit the quotation marks. Start on a new line, and indent the block a half inch from the left margin. If there are additional paragraphs with the quotation, indent the first line of each an additional half inch. The entire quotation should be double-spaced. The parenthetical information for citing is outside the punctuation of the block quote.

Ways to Display an In Text Citation:

Example: “The APA writing style is used predominately in the social sciences” (Smith & Jones, 2004, p. 45).

Example: Smith and Jones (2004) stated that “the APA writing style is used predominately in the social sciences” (p. 45).

NOTE: If no author is listed for a cited work, use the first words of the title and the year per above.

Paraphrasing:

·  Paraphrasing is the complete restatement of the original idea in your own words.

·  It is important when paraphrasing to completely restate the idea, concept or fact. There are several ways to show an in text citation for a paraphrase:

Example: According to Smith and Jones (2004), the APA writing style is used predominately in the fields that represent the social sciences.

Example: According to Smith and Jones in their 2004 work on APA, this style is used predominately in the social sciences.

Example: APA writing style is used predominately in the fields that represent the social sciences (Smith & Jones, 2004).

·  The parenthetical phrase is considered part of the sentence. Note the 3rd example above.

In text Citations for Websites:

·  In text citations for information from websites include the author and creation date, if available.

·  If there is no author listed, use the organization. When there is no author or organization, use the first few words from the title and the date.

·  If there is no date evident, use (n.d.).

·  For a more complete discussion and examples, see the APA Style web page: http://www.apastyle.org/learn/index.aspx

Bible and other Classical Works:

See http://www2.indwes.edu/OCLS/apa/APA6eGuide.pdf

·  These are cited in text, but not in the References list unless you quote or paraphrase commentary information that is not the actual scripture or text of the work (i.e. added notes).

·  Cite the Bible version, not necessarily the title of the book, e.g. New King James Version not Leadership Bible. Spell it out, do not use an abbreviation.

·  If you use the same version throughout, only give the version the first time used. After that just give the scripture reference, e.g. (John 3:16).

Example: Paul implores Jesus’ followers to “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” (Phil. 4:4, New International Version).

Personal Communications:

·  Includes: email, phone calls, interviews, memos. Anything that is not archived.

·  Not included in the References list.

·  Only noted with an in text citation (Initial(s) Last name, personal communication, actual date of communication).

Example: G. Howell (personal communication, January 8, 2010).

Example: (K. Schenck, personal communication, January 4, 2010).

Multiple Authors:

·  For 1 author and 2 authors, use 1 or 2 names for the in text citation, e.g. (Smith & Jones, 2009); Smith and Jones (2009) concluded . . .

·  For 3 to 5 authors, list all out the first time used. For subsequent in text citations, use first author and et al., e.g. (Zeek, Smith, Frame, & Hubbard, 2010). The next time used it would be (Zeek, et al., 2010, p. 345).

·  For 6 or more authors, use first listed author, et al. (Markum, et al., 2008).

References

·  It is a list of only the sources you actually cite or quote in the body of your paper.

·  It is not a list of all sources you may have consulted in the research process.

·  It is a separate listing at the end of your paper, which immediately follows the body of the paper. [Note: use a page break in your word processor.]

·  The first line of the citation starts on the left margin. Each following line is indented half an inch. The whole page is double-spaced. (In word processing this is called a hanging indent.)

·  Titles of books, websites, titles of articles from journals/magazines are all in lower case except the first word, first word after a colon and any proper nouns.

·  Titles of books, websites, journal titles and volumes are in italics.

·  Multiple authors:

1.  For 1 author through 7 authors, list all in the order they appear in the source.

2.  For more than 7, list the first 6 authors as they appear from the source, insert an ellipse, add the last author listed from the source. Ex: Ferree, A., Walker, E., Smith, M. J., Heintz, J., Crume, S., Dial, D., Rice, R. C., . . . Kind, J. L.

Example:

References

Jones, M., Jr., & Smith, J. (1997). Using APA at IWU. Marion, IN: Triangle.

Moe, M. (1998). Useful research strategies. Marion, IN: Triangle.

Format for Books: (See APA 6e Guide for additional examples.)

·  Last Name, Initial(s). (Copyright date). Title of book. City, State abbreviation: Publisher.

·  Last Name, Initial(s), & Last Name, Initial(s). (copyright date). Title of book: The subtitle. City, State abbreviation: Publisher. [NOTE: always use city and state postal code]

Example: Title of book at Indiana Wesleyan University. (copyright date). City, State abbreviation: Publisher.

Example: Last Name, Initial(s). (Copyright date). Title of electronic book [format]. Retrieved from http://www.xxxx.xxx

[NOTE: for an ebook give the kind of format, e.g. Adobe DX version, Kindle DX version, Sony DX version, NetLibrary version, etc.; do not give publisher info; give DOI number or URL.]

Book Chapter:

·  Use the author of the chapter, not the book.

·  The author of the book and/or editor(s) are included after the title of the chapter.

Examples:

Jones, A. B. (2009). How to paraphrase in academic writing. In J. A. Lytle & J. Burns (Eds.), Writing at the college level (pp. 19-41). Indianapolis, IN: Academia.

Blue, T. Z. (2008). Paraphrasing made easy. In J. A. Lytle (Ed.) Make sure you cite! (pp. 34-56).

Online Dictionary, Encyclopedia or Reference Book Article:

·  Since these entries can sometimes change, it is best to include your retrieval date.

Examples:

Money market. (2010). In Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved January 8, 2010, from http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/389212/money-market

Plagiarism. (2010). In Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary. Retrieved from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plagiarism

Format for Articles – From the Actual Magazine/Journal, Paper:

(See APA 6e Guide for more examples.)

·  Last Name, Initial(s). (Date). Title of article. Journal/Magazine, Vol(iss), page numbers.

·  Note that the journal title and volume number are both in italics. The issue number and pages are not in italics.

·  Use actual pagination whenever available, e.g., 39–46.