The DSQAC will review the iThenticate report for potential issues of plagiarism and/or academic misconduct. Specifically, the DSQAC will review the document for improper referencing, a lack of referencing, and the failure to obtain authorization to use and/or reprint photos, documents, tables, figures, and instrumentation, whether original or adapted, that are protected by copyrights. If the DSQAC finds reasonable suspicion of plagiarism or academic misconduct, the DSQAC staff will not perform a comprehensive review and will submit to the Director of Doctoral Studies a completed (). The Director of Doctoral Studies will Plagiarism Review Form—Part I review the evidence of plagiarism and/or academic misconduct and determine the appropriate action as indicated in the Introduction section of this document. The DSQAC will review the dissertation manuscript for grammar, punctuation, formatting, and referencing errors. If a manuscript contains significant errors in grammar, punctuation, formatting, and/or referencing, the DSQAC will return the manuscript without a comprehensive review, accompanied by a DSQAC Manuscript (). Review Short Form If no issues are realized the DSQAC will perform a comprehensive review, using the appropriate (Appendix , , or ) to provide DSQAC Manuscript Review Long Form feedback. **Note: If the manuscript does not contain all of the necessary discussions as outlined in the and is not virtually free of grammar, punctuation, formatting, Structural Guidelines and referencing errors at the first review, a participation in commencement that student’s semester may not be possible because of the strict timeline discussed in the Introduction to this document. Upon completion of the comprehensive review, the DSQAC will forward the DSQAC Part I of the (indicating no Manuscript Review Long Form, Plagiarism Review Form reasonable suspicion of plagiarism), and the iThenticate report to the Director of Doctoral Studies for review. The Director will sign Part I of the and Plagiarism Review Form provide a copy to the Ed.D. Program Office for inclusion in the file. The student’s Director will then review the dissertation and the DSQAC Manuscript Review Long Form before disseminating the review form to the committee members and student’s department chair via the Faculty Liaison.
The DSQAC will review the iThenticate report for potential issues of plagiarism and/or academic misconduct. Specifically, the DSQAC will review the document for improper referencing, a lack of referencing, and the failure to obtain authorization to use and/or reprint photos, documents, tables, figures, and instrumentation, whether original or adapted, that are protected by copyrights. If the DSQAC finds reasonable suspicion of plagiarism or academic misconduct, the DSQAC staff will not perform a comprehensive review and will submit to the Director of Doctoral Studies a completed Plagiarism Review Form—Part I (). The Director of Doctoral Studies will review the evidence of plagiarism and/or academic misconduct and determine the appropriate action as indicated in the Introduction section of this document. The DSQAC will review the dissertation manuscript for grammar, punctuation, formatting, and referencing errors. If a manuscript contains significant errors in grammar, punctuation, formatting, and/or referencing, the DSQAC will return the manuscript without a comprehensive review, accompanied by a DSQAC Manuscript Review Short Form (). If no issues are realized the DSQAC will perform a comprehensive review, using the appropriate DSQAC Manuscript Review Long Form (Appendix , , or ) to provide feedback. **Note: If the manuscript does not contain all of the necessary discussions as outlined in the Structural Guidelines and is not virtually free of grammar, punctuation, formatting, and referencing errors at the first review, a student’s participation in commencement that semester may not be possible because of the strict timeline discussed in the Introduction to this document. Upon completion of the comprehensive review, the DSQAC will forward the DSQAC Manuscript Review Long Form, Part I of the Plagiarism Review Form (indicating no reasonable suspicion of plagiarism), and the iThenticate report to the Director of Doctoral Studies for review. The Director will sign Part I of the Plagiarism Review Form and provide a copy to the Ed.D. Program Office for inclusion in the student’s file. The Director will then review the dissertation and the DSQAC Manuscript Review Long Form before disseminating the review form to the student’s committee members and department chair via the Faculty Liaison.