Odds are most faculty members will have to
interact with a student who has committed an academically dishonest
act at some point during their career. This page is provided to
answer your questions and walk you through the process of resolving
the matter.
1. If you feel that a student may have done something dishonest
the first step is talking with the student. Often times students
will be honest and up front with you. The student may present
an explanation that you feel is acceptable and no further attention
is needed. Several guidelines have been developed to help start
and manage the conversation and may be accessed by clicking
here.
2. If the students actions warrant
further attention then you have three options:
Option
A: Verbal Warning- a verbal warning is used when an incident
is considered to be extremely minor. A verbal warning may
result in an educational task (i.e. attend honor code seminar,
repeat assignment) but may not result in a grade penalty.
Option B: Written Warning- the
written warning is used in incidences that are considered
quit minor. A written warning may result in an educational
task (i.e. attend honor code seminar, repeat assignment) but
may not result in a grade penalty.
Option C: Filing of Judicial
Charges- the filing of judicial charges is used when the incident
warrants a substantial response from the University.
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If you plan on using any of the options
above to resolve the matter you must contact either your Academic
Integrity Case Consultant or the Dean of Students Office. The Case
Consultant or the Dean of Students Office will check to see if the
student has a prior record that is severe enough that another action
may result in suspension. If so then you will be asked to forward
the information to the Dean of Students Office for resolution. You
will be consulted and kept informed by the Dean of Students Office
as to the progress of the case.
3. If the students suspected
action would not lead towards suspension then you will receive a
Conduct Charge form and Case Resolution form from either your Case
Consultant or the Dean of Students Office. For information on how
to fill out the forms please click here.
4. After completing the charge form
you will need to schedule a meeting to discuss the matter further
with the student. Guidelines are available to help start and manage
this conversation.
5. You will give the pink copy of
the Conduct Charge form to the student.
6. The student may request up to 48
hours to decide if they would like to accept responsibility for
the action or not accept responsibility for the action. If a student
does not accept responsibility for the charge then a Conduct Hearing
will occur to determine the outcome of the case.
7. If the student accepts responsibility
then the faculty member will assign sanctions for the violation.
This sanction will include:
A. A period of disciplinary
probation- disciplinary probation is intended to serve as
a period of reflection that encourages the student to be more
mindful of the way they interact in our community, and also
serves as an official warning that further action will lead
to more severe sanctions. The term for disciplinary probation
may not exceed 32 weeks of enrollment. The Dean of Students
Office suggests that a reasonable amount of time is between
16 and 24 weeks.
B. Attendance of the Honor Code
Seminar- the honor code seminar is a three hour class that
informs students about the honor code and it's importance
and also encourages students to be reflective and prudent
in their decision making. Attendance of the Honor Code Seminar
is mandatory for all honor code violations.
C. Grade Penalty- the Dean of
Students Office encourages you to consider giving any student
who has committed an act of academic dishonesty an "F"
in the course. However, you may feel that an "F"
is not warranted and instead chose to lower a students grade
or give them no grade penalty.
D. Educational Task- educational
tasks can include any number of items from writing a reflective
paper on ethics to community service. |
After assigning sanctions and discussing
the sanctions with the student then provide them with the pink copy
of the form. Forward the Notice of Conduct Charge, the Case Resolution,
and any supporting documentation to the Dean of Students Office
for retention.
8. If the student accepts responsibility
for a charge(s) but does not agree with the sanctions assigned by
the faculty member, the student may request that a member of the
Dean of Students Office review the sanctions for appropriateness.
The student must make this request in writing within 48 hours of
being notified of their sanctions.
9. If the student does not accept
responsibility for the charges then please forward the Notice of
Conduct Charge, the Case Resolution, and all supporting documentation
to the Dean of Students Office. You will be contacted by the Dean
of Students Office concerning the scheduling of a Conduct Hearing.
If at any point you need assistance
please feel free to contact the Dean of Students Office at 831-5321.
To download a copy of these
instructions in MS Word format please click
here.
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