| Description: | VIOLATION OF ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Defined
A violation of academic integrity involves any activity that seeks to gain credit for work one has not done or to deliberately damage or destroy the work of others. It includes, but is not limited to, the following:
Plagiarism—the misrepresentation, either by intent or negligence, of another’s ideas. phrases, discourse, or works as one’s own.
Cheating—the act, or attempted act, of giving or obtaining aid and/or information by illicit means in meeting academic requirements, including examinations.
Fabrication—intentional and unauthorized falsification or invention of any information or citation in an academic sense in any academic exercise. See Appendix A for a listing of examples of violations of academic integrity. (See Appendix A)
Academic Integrity Policy
This policy applies to all courses offered in the CBPA, regardless of the status of the student involved and the college/school of the student.
If it is determined by an instructor that a student has violated academic integrity, it is the prerogative of the instructor to assign a penalty. Possible penalties are a reprimand, a grade reduction (including the possibility of a failing grade), and dismissal from the course with a failing grade. The penalty for violating academic integrity will vary from incident to incident depending upon the scope and magnitude of the offense and the circumstances in which it occurred; upon the prior record of the student being penalized; and upon evidence suggesting the existence or absence of a pattern of violations in the academic performance of the student committing the offense.
If a penalty for the violation of academic integrity is imposed by the instructor, the incident must be reported immediately in writing to the Dean of the College of Business and Public Administration. The report must, at a minimum, state the nature of the misconduct and the penalty assigned. The Dean’s copy will be kept in a file devoted exclusively to reports of this kind. This file will be accessible only to individuals who have a need to know its contents. If the student is not enrolled in the College of Business and Public Administration, the Dean will report the incident for information purposes to the Dean of the college/school in which the student is enrolled.
Upon receipt of a report, either from a CBPA instructor or concerning a CBPA student taking a course in another college/school, the Dean may concur with the action taken by the instructor or impose or recommend further disciplinary action. Further action may include probation, suspension, or dismissal from the University. If the student is a CBPA student, the Dean may impose further disciplinary action. If the student is not a CBPA student, the Dean may recommend further disciplinary action to the student’s college/school. Within 14 calendar days of the receipt of the report from the instructor, the Dean will notify the student in writing regarding his/her concurrence with the penalty imposed by the instructor or the imposition/recommendation of any additional penalty. Any additional disciplinary action imposed by the Dean or recommended by the Dean to another college/school also will be reported to the Provost.
If the student wishes to appeal the instructor’s determination of a violation of academic integrity and/or the penalty imposed by the instructor or if the student wishes to appeal any additional penalty imposed by the Dean, the grievance procedure provided in the section entitled “Student Grievance Procedure” will be followed beginning with Step Three in the process. If after appeal, it is determined that there is insufficient evidence of a violation of academic integrity, the instructor is bound by that finding and may only evaluate the assignment as to its content or other time-honored bases of academic evaluation.
Approved by CBPA faculty 4-20-95. Effective Fall semester, 1995. Amended by CBPA faculty, May 9, 2008. Effective beginning Fall semester, 2008. |