ACADEMIC POLICY,

PLAGIARISM, AND CODE

OF CONDUCT
Maintaining Academic Integrity

Overview

What
What
What
What
What

is
is
is
is
is

an academic offence?
our academic policy?
academic writing/research?
plagiarism?
Fanshawes Code of Conduct?

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Academic Offences
Academic integrity is expected and
required of all Fanshawes students.
Students are responsible and
accountable for personally upholding
that integrity. Academic offences will
not be tolerated.

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Academic Offences
Academic offences include, but are not limited to;
Copying test answers from another student
Copying and submitting (whole or part) work of
another as your own
Double submission using work from one course
in another
Using unauthorized material or aids in the
preparation of an assignment or project or during an
exam
Claiming completion of tasks completed by
another
Allowing a person to take a test in your place
Improperly obtaining a test bribery, theft
Aiding or abetting anyone in an academic offence
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Academic Offences
If you are suspected of an academic
offence, you will be investigated.

Offences, subject to them being the

first offence, may result in

reprimand,
Repetition and/or and resubmission of same
or alternate assignment
a mark of 0 given
a failing grade in the course in which the
offence occurred
suspension

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CHEATING POLICY PROCEDURE

SUSPECTED PLAGIARISM
Instructor discusses issue with
student
Instructor checks
for previous
offences at
Registrars Office

Instructor consults
with Program
Coordinator/Manag
er

Student may
complete
Appeal Form
from Registrars
Office within 15
days of known
decision Two
appeal levels,
second final

INSTRUCTOR DECISION
NOT GUILTY

GUILTY OF PLAGIARISM OFFENCE

NO OFFENCE

SECON
D

NO PENALTY

FIRST

THIRD

GUILTY OF PLAGIARISM OFFENCE

REPRIMAND

REPEAT/RESUBMIT 2
ASSIGNMENT reduce/limit grade
0 GRADE - no 3
repeat/resubmit
FAILING (F) GRADE
4
in course Program
Coordinator
consulted
5
IMMEDIATE
SUSPENSION from
college up to year

FIRST

SECOND

Academic Offence
form added to
students file

Academic Offence
Form added to
students file

Copy to student,
Program Chair and
Registrars Office

Copy to Program
Chair penalty
section incomplete

Instructor selects /
recommends penalty

Program Chair selects

more severe penalty

THIRD

Registrars Office
selects autopenalty

Penalty section
completed
Copy to student, and
Registrars Office,
and divisional copy.
Student advised of
automatic expulsion
on third offence

IMPOSED BY PROGRAM CHAIR

Automatic failure (F) in all courses and no fee
refunds

6 EXPULSION from
college on student
record
permanently

Academic Writing/Research

Academic writing
shows evidence of learning
Always demonstrate critical thinking
Check university and college virtual libraries
Use Google Scholar
If no author or date, take caution
Wikipedia, blogs, chat forums = not suitable
USE A STYLE APA is our standard

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Plagiarism
What is it?

According to Dictionary.com, Plagiarism is

the unauthorized use or close

imitation of the language and
thoughts of another author and the
representation of them as one's own
original work.

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Avoiding Plagiarism

What is Plagiarism?

Presenting someone else's work as your own

Ideas/materials taken from another source
must be documented/acknowledged

What does Plagiarism include? e

following ion:
Quoting another person word for word
Paraphrasing another persons words / ideas /
opinions / formulas / opinions
Borrowing facts, statistics, or illustrative
material
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Are There Any Exceptions?

YES!!

common knowledge does not have to

be cited

What is considered common

knowledge?

information in five or more sources about

that topic

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Student Code
of Conduct
and Academic
Offences
www.fanshawec.ca/policies

Code of Conduct

acceptance by every Student regarding

the principle of mutual respect for the
rights, responsibilities, dignity, and wellbeing of others and a readiness to
support an environment conducive to
the intellectual and personal growth of
all who study, work, and live within this
community

Code of Conduct
Conduct which adversely affects the right
of a member of the College Community to
use and enjoy the Colleges learning and
working environment and facilities or that
adversely affects or threatens to affect the
health, safety, or rights of a member of the
College Community may result in
disciplinary sanctions.

Disruptions
Disruption or obstruction, by action,
threat, written material, or by any
means whatsoever, of any College
activities, preventing any person
from carrying on his or her legitimate
activities, whether or not it involves
speaking or associating with others

What would you consider to

be a disruption in class?
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Disruptions can include:

Arriving late
not permitted
at all in some
classes

Talking and
whispering
when someone
else has the
floor
Electronic
Distracting
devices such
Interrupting
noises and
as mp3
with
actions
players or
questions and
cellphones
comments
raise your
hand
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For each of the following

scenarios, identify
- What the instructor should do, if anything
- What other students might/should do
- How the disruption can be avoided
1.

2.
3.

4.

Two students near the back of the room are

chatting and it is distracting to other students
A students cell phone rings during class
A student is on-line (on You Tube) with laptop
during class
A student wants to leave class 20 minutes
early

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Misconduct
Misconduct against persons includes, but is not limited to
assault, harassment, intimidation, threats, stalking,
bullying, and coercion;
conduct that threatens or endangers the health or safety
of any person;
disorderly or indecent conduct;
the use of information and communication technologies
such as e-mail, cell phone, and pager text messages,
instant messaging, personal Web sites, social
networking sites, and online personal polling Web sites,
to support harassing or hostile behaviour by an
individual or group, or that is intended or has the
potential to harm others, (e.g. cyber-bullying);
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In-class activity

As a class, review the Plagiarism

identification PowerPoint presentation.

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