Academic Dishonesty

1400.125 ACADEMIC DISHONESTY

任何学生 who engages in any form of academic dishonesty may be subject to discipline. 常见的 instances of academic dishonesty include (but are not limited to): cheating; fabrication; plagiarism; facilitating, aiding or abetting others in academic dishonesty; collusion; or resubmitting work previously submitted for another 课程 without 教练 许可. Academic dishonesty may be subject to both academic sanctions and/or code of conduct sanctions.

A. STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES

学生 are expected to maintain high standards of academic honesty and integrity in accordance with the code of student conduct.

1. A student shall not give unauthorized information to another person or receive unauthorized information from another person during any type of examination.
2. A student shall not obtain or provide without authorization questions or answers from the examination prior to the time of the examination.
3. A student shall not use unauthorized sources for answers during any examination.

A student shall not engage in any form of plagiarism. Plagiarism is defined as submitting to a 教师 member any work product which the student fraudulently represents to the 教师 member as the student’s own work product, for the purpose of fulfilling or partially fulfilling any assignment or task required by the 教师 member as a part of the student’s program of instruction. 学生 are expected to know and comply with accepted classroom procedures and academic standards as set forth by the college 教师.

B. STUDENT SANCTIONS

A student may be subject to academic sanctions as well as disciplinary action for acts of academic dishonesty for failure to meet the accepted academic standards of the college or in violation of the code of conduct. Disciplinary action can result in disciplinary sanctions up to and including dismissal from the college. 以下 academic sanctions may be imposed:

1. The 教练 may assign to the student a failing grade for an individual project/test/paper, 等.
2. The 教练 may assign to the student a failing grade for a 课程.
3. A department may recommend that a student be dismissed from a WVC program. 任何学生 who engages in any form of academic dishonesty shall be subject to discipline. 常见的 instances of academic dishonesty include (but are not limited to): cheating; fabrication; plagiarism; facilitating, aiding or abetting others in academic dishonesty; collusion; or resubmitting work previously submitted for another 课程 without 教练 许可.

Instructors and students are responsible for maintaining academic standards and integrity 在课堂上. Academic consequences for academic dishonesty may be imposed by the 课程 教练. Such consequences may include but cannot exceed a grade of “F” in the 课程. The process can include but not limited to:

1. The 教练 attempts to notify the student of the suspected academic dishonesty and give the student an opportunity to respond. The notice and the opportunity may be informal and need not be in writing. Penalties for any disciplinary infraction must be imposed via the code of conduct and the processes established.
2. Instructors are encouraged to report incidents of academic dishonesty to the vice president of student services (VPSS) via the college’s incident reporting process.
3. Upon receiving such a report, the VPSS shall provide the student with written notice that a report has been made, and next steps.
4. The VPSS may initiate a disciplinary action after receiving a report of academic dishonesty.
5. A report of more than one academic dishonesty incident will automatically initiate disciplinary action.

C. ACADEMIC DISHONESTY PROCEDURES

1. Academic dishonesty 教练 action: Notifies student.
   1. The 教练 of a 课程 who discovers an instance of academic dishonesty by a student, is responsible for determining the action to be taken.
   2. The 教练 discusses the academic dishonesty with the student prior to taking any formal action.
   3. If as a result of the discussion with the student formal action is required, the actions the 教练 may take include but are not limited to:
      1. Assigning a reduction in grade for the paper, project or examination.
      2. Assigning an “F” grade, zero points, or a reduced number of points on all or part of a particular paper, project or examination.
   4. Instructor informs the student that the final grade for the 课程 may be lowered upon resolution of the academic dishonesty issue.
   5. The 教练 emails or sends the student an “Instructor Sanctions Letter” fully stating what action is to be taken as a result of the academic dishonesty.
   6. The 教练 informs the student that no grade is to be assigned for the 课程 until the academic dishonesty issue has been resolved.
2. Instructor action: Notifies vice president of student services.
   1. The 教师 member notifies the VPSS regarding all instances  of academic dishonesty where an academic penalty has been administered to a student.
   2. The 教师 member sends the VPSS a copy of the “Instructor Sanction Letter” or email written to the student that provides all the necessary information as to the academic dishonesty and the action the 教练 intends to assign.
3. Student action: Meet with vice president of student services.
   1. The 教练 may request that the student meet with the VPSS.
   2. The VPSS informs the student of the implications of academic dishonesty and the consequences that could result.
   3. If there is a repeat incident of academic dishonesty, the VPSS will initiate the disciplinary process as described in the code of conduct.
4. Student Withdrawal when Academic Dishonesty is Suspected:
   1. A student will not be allowed to withdraw from a 课程 when academic dishonesty is suspected or in which the student has committed academic dishonesty.
5. Registrar Action:
   1. The VPSS informs the registrar of the student’s name and the 课程 for which academic dishonesty is under investigation.
   2. The Registrar will insure that it is not possible for the student to drop the 课程 and receive a “W” grade.

D. STUDENT APPEAL – ACADEMIC REGULATIONS COMMITTEE

1. The student may appeal an academic sanction or disciplinary action as a result of the code of conduct process to the Academic Regulations Committee.
2. The student should follow procedures set forth in the student academic grievance procedure.

Approved by the president’s cabinet: 9/28/21
Presented to the board of trustees: __/__/__
Last reviewed: 9/28/21
Policy contact: Student 服务

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400.120 Academic Grievance Policy
400.125 Academic Dishonesty Policy
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1400.110 Code of Student Conduct 过程
1400.120 Academic Grievance 过程