Fabrication

Fabrication refers to the deliberate use of invented information or the falsification of research or other findings with the intent to deceive.

Examples of fabrication include but are not limited to:

1. Fabricating data or source information in experiments, research project or other academic exercises.
2. Citation of information not taken from the source indicated.
3. Listing of sources in a bibliography or other report not used in that project, i.e., “padding” the references.
4. Placing another student’s name on a team effort or allowing your name to be associated with a team effort when the individual did not materially contribute to the team assignment.
5. Removing another student’s work from the Blackboard group file or other common work area to make it appear that the other student(s) contributed to a lesser degree or to make it appear that your own contribution was greater than the other student(s).