Violations
The University considers any violation of this Academic Code of Conduct to be a serious breach of trust that threatens the academic environment of the entire community. Community members are in violation of the Academic Code of Conduct when acts of academic dishonesty occur.
These include, but are not limited to:
- cheating;
- fabricating information or citations;
- falsifying documents;
- falsifying information about test proctors;
- forgery;
- gaining unauthorized access to examinations;
- making up or changing data for a research project;
- plagiarizing;
- submitting credentials that are false or altered in any way;
- tampering with the academic work of other students;
- using words or ideas from others without appropriate attribution;
- facilitating another student’s academic misconduct; and/or submitting course work or taking an exam for another student
- buying or selling of course materials, including exams, test answers and course papers
Plagiarism
Acts of both intentional and unintentional plagiarism violate the Academic Code of Conduct. If an incident of plagiarism was an isolated minor oversight or an obvious result of ignorance of proper citation requirements, the mentor may handle the matter as a learning exercise. Appropriate consequences may include the completion of tutorials, assignment rewrites, or any other reasonable learning tool, in addition to a lower grade for the assignment or course. The mentor will notify the student and appropriate dean of the consequence by email.
If the plagiarism appears intentional and/or there is more than an isolated incident, the mentor will refer the matter to the appropriate dean. The dean’s office will gather information about the violation(s) from the mentor and student, as necessary to evaluate the matter and determine the appropriate charge and sanction.