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Appendix E: Academic Honesty Offences: Procedures for Enforcement

Academic Honesty Offences

The following summary of offences is not exhaustive nor is it limited to the descriptions and/or examples provided. All students involved will be subject to the penalties indicated in the Academic Honesty policy.

  1. Giving students answers to exam questions during the exam or while leaving the examination room, or telling other students who have their exam later, of the questions that appear on the exam. (Cheating)
     
  2. Having unauthorized material or electronic devices during a test or exam. (Cheating)
     
  3. Using, giving, receiving or attempting to use, give or receive unauthorized information during any form of evaluation. (Cheating)
     
  4. Knowingly helping another student to commit an act of cheating by letting him/her view your answers, by lending your work, or by working together on a project not specifically assigned and or approved as a group effort. (Cheating)
     
  5. Submitting as your own any material done, in whole or in part, by someone else. (Plagiarism)
     
  6. Submitting any work copied, in whole or in part, from another source, such as the Internet, journal articles or books, without reference to the original author or source. (Plagiarism)
     
  7. Allowing your essay, report, assignment or computer files to be submitted by another student as their own work. (Plagiarism)
     
  8. Allowing another student to do your laboratory or field work for you. (Plagiarism)
     
  9. Submitting as your own, in whole or in part, any work that is currently or has been previously graded in another course, without the prior permission of the professor, even if the student was the original author. (Plagiarism)
     
  10. Submitting work with misleading references or data that do not reflect the sources you actually used. (Plagiarism)
     
  11. In group and/or team work, submitting work in which you know or ought reasonably to have known that one or more components contain and/or involve an Academic Honesty offence. (Plagiarism)
     
  12. Changing grades or answers on an assignment for the purpose of regrading. (Falsification)
     
  13. Falsifying, misrepresenting or forging an academic record or any other supporting documentation, medical or otherwise, for the purpose of gaining any type of academic advantage. (Falsification)
     
  14. Forging a signature on, or changing an academic assessment or report. (Falsification)
     
  15. Deliberately changing or damaging an academic work of another student. (Falsification)
     
  16. Taking a test, an examination or any other assessment for another person, or having another person take a test, an examination or any other assessment for you. (Impersonation)
     
  17. Obtaining an exam or test, in whole or in part, in advance of its administration, without the permission of the professor. (Procurement)
     
  18. Buying or otherwise obtaining reports, essays, assignments, or any other academic work, for submission as your own. (Procurement)
     
  19. Selling or otherwise assisting with the purchase and/or sale of reports, essays, assignments or any other academic work for submission. (Procurement)

Procedures for Enforcement

Academic Honesty

Each School/Faculty will maintain a standing Academic Honesty Committee which will hear all allegations of academic honesty offences.

When it is suspected that an academic honesty offence has occurred, the professor/coordinator will meet with the student or students. If it is concluded that no academic honesty offence occurred, no further action is required and no record is kept. If the professor is not satisfied with the student's(s') explanation, the professor/coordinator will record the incident, with evidence attached, on an "Academic Honesty Report". The student will also have the opportunity to record his or her version of the incident. For this purpose, students may choose to use the Student Response to the Academic Honesty Report. Both forms are available on the website of the Office of the Registrar under Academic Policy, at http://senecac.on.ca/academic-policy/forms.html. Completed forms will be forwarded to the chair of the Academic Honesty Committee, who will convene a meeting of the Committee to review the circumstances of the incident. The Academic Honesty Committee will provide its decision in writing to the student, with copies to the professor, Program Co-ordinator/Student Advisor and to the student's(s') file(s). In order to track the number of offences, the offence will be recorded as a comment on the student's academic record. The student has the right to appeal the decision of the Academic Honesty Committee, consistent with Academic Policy. Evidence will be kept on file.

Cheating in Tests/Examinations

It is the responsibility of the invigilator(s) in a test or examination to take whatever steps are necessary to ensure the integrity of the test or examination.

If a student is observed by one or more invigilators to be attempting to copy from another student, the invigilator will inform the student of the alleged copying. The invigilator may confiscate the exam materials and remove the student from the test/exam room, or may permit the student to continue the test/exam. Materials completed to that point may be taken from the student.

The invigilator may take any other action that he/she deems necessary.

An “Academic Honesty Report” outlining the offence, and a “Student Response to the Academic Honesty Report”, outlining the student’s account of the incident, should he/she choose to complete it, is forwarded to the Academic Honesty Committee.

If a student is observed by one or more invigilators to be in possession of unauthorized materials, the invigilator will inform the student of this observation. The student will be required to submit the materials to the invigilator who will retain these for further investigation. The invigilator may remove the student from the test/exam room or may permit the student to continue the test/exam. Materials completed to that point may be taken from the student.

The invigilator may take any other action that he/she deems necessary.

An “Academic Honesty Report” will then be completed and the process outlined above will be followed. The “Student Response to the Academic Honesty Report” may also be completed.