IDAHO DIGITAL LEARNING ACADEMIC HONESTY CONTRACT
Idaho Digital Learning has a zero-tolerance policy toward academic dishonesty. All students are
required to submit work that represents their original words, ideas, or products. At the beginning
of each Idaho Digital Learning course you take, you will be asked to sign and submit this
Academic Honesty Contract, pledging to avoid plagiarism and other forms of unacceptable
practices. Please initial this contract where noted and submit your electronic signature on the
contract before beginning your class.
Violating the Academic Honesty Contract will result in one or more of the following
consequences for regular assignments and exams:
1. A zero grade on the assignment, discussion, or assessment
2. Notification to your local school of the incident
3. Possible disciplinary action according to your local school’s policies
4. Other disciplinary action as seen fit by the Idaho Digital Learning instructor or online
principal
5. Removal from the course and/or a failing grade
Initial here if you understand and agree to these statements: AL
If the local school and Idaho Digital Learning teacher agree that a student has violated
the Academic Honesty Contract on a proctored exam a zero will be recorded for the final
exam grade. A retake will not be allowed. Cheating on a final includes, but is not limited
to:
1. The use of digital resources (except where allowed)
2. Help from other students
3. Study Aids
4. Unauthorized notes, etc.
Note: Failing a dual credit class may have implications on future use of Advance Opportunity
funds and/or the use of Federal Educational Grants.
Initial here if you understand and agree to these statements: AL
Unacceptable academic practices include, but are not limited to, cheating. Various forms
of cheating include:
1. Copying another student’s work or allowing your work to be copied
2. Allowing someone other than yourself to submit work in your name
3. Using unauthorized assistance on an assessment
4. Allowing someone other than yourself to take an assessment
5. Use of a translator in language classes
6. Submitting the same work for multiple courses
7. Giving answers to other students
Initial here if you understand and agree to these statements: AL
Unacceptable academic practices include, but are not limited to, plagiarism. Plagiarism is
presenting other peoples’ ideas, writings, or products (written or electronic) by claiming
them as one’s own and not giving credit to these sources. Forms of plagiarism include:
1. Submitting work that is not your own
2. Using “copy and paste” from any online source to complete an assignment, discussion, or
test
3. Failing to properly cite words and ideas that are not your own
4. Using direct wording from another source (even a cited one) without quotation marks
5. Slightly re-wording phrases from another source and passing the phrases as your own
See the Student Resources area for information on citations and paraphrasing.
Initial here if you understand and agree to these statements: AL
Unacceptable academic practices include, but are not limited to, fabricating data.
Fabricating data is making up data to complete an assignment that requires research
and/or collecting data. Forms of data fabrication include:
1. Falsifying or manipulating data to achieve a desired experiment result
2. Reporting data for an experiment that was not conducted (dry-labbing)
3. Submitting written work with fabricated or falsified sources
Initial here if you understand and agree to these statements: AL
Unacceptable academic practices include, but are not limited to:
1. Academic sabotage: damaging another student’s work or grade on purpose
2. Falsifying information: lying to an instructor or site coordinator or parent (such as saying an
assignment has been completed when it has not, or lying about your grade)
Initial here if you understand and agree to these statements: AL
I have enrolled in an online course with the full understanding that I will be working in an
unsupervised environment during some of my class time. I agree to adhere to the
following rules of online classroom conduct:
1. I will complete all of my own assignments.
2. I have read and understand the Idaho Digital Learning Academic Honesty Contract and
agree to avoid unacceptable academic practices such as:
● Cheating
● Plagiarism
● Fabricating data
● Academic sabotage
● Falsifying information
3. I understand that my instructor has access to and will be using plagiarism-detection
technologies to identify plagiarized content in my work. Comparisons can/will be made to
online content, including work submitted by current and past Idaho Digital Learning
students.
4. I will ask my instructor for clarification if I have any questions regarding the above Academic
Honesty Contract.
5. I understand that if I violate the Academic Honesty Contract for this course, I will be subject
to disciplinary action and may receive a zero for the assignment in question or removal from
the course.
To electronically sign this contract, type your name below. By signing this contract, you are
agreeing not to engage in any form of academic dishonesty.
Digital Signature: Alex La Rondelle
