Learning Outcomes • Understand what Academic Integrity is and why it is important to demonstrate is as: • A Student enrolled at a college • A Professional in any workplace. • Recognize and avoid Academic Offences • Understand the Academic Offence and Appeal processes • Learn how to maintain Academic Integrity
Academic Integrity at Fanshawe • Integrity: the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. • Academic Integrity: holding oneself and others accountable for performing academic work honestly and ethically.
Why is Academic Integrity Important? • Reinforces Fanshawe’s reputation, • Protects the value of degrees, diplomas, and certificates, and • Ensures fairness in education pursued, academic work completed, and grades earned.
Importance of Academic Integrity
Fanshawe’s Academic Integrity Policy Policy A136 • Identifies the actions and behaviours that are considered Academic Offences, • Describes the Penalties that apply to Academic Offences, and • Details how the administrative process works.
What is an Academic Offence? Policy A136 defines Academic Offence as: Obtaining or attempting to obtain unfair advantage or credit for academic work for oneself or others by dishonest means. Academic Offences can be intentional or unintentional.
Activity Read the following scenarios and discuss which Academic Offences have been committed.
Scenario 1 Your friend is currently taking a course that you took last term and she wants to know how she should structure a paper that she has to write. You let your friend read the paper that you wrote for the course last term. The paper that your friend submits includes a number of sections that are almost identical to sections from your paper. Which Academic Offences have been committed?
Scenario 2 Your Communications course requires you to write a paper about social media. You remember receiving a high mark on a paper about social media that you wrote in high school. You still have a copy of the high school paper on a USB so you change the due date, add your Fanshawe student number, and submit it for your Communications course. Which Academic Offence has been committed?
Scenario 3 During lab time, you and two classmates work on an MS Excel assignment that is to be completed independently. The three of you work through the assignment together while one student types the information on her computer. You each copy and paste the assignment on to your own USBs and then print off copies to submit. Which Academic Offences have been committed?
Scenario 4 You have prepared a presentation in which you have summarized information that you found on several websites. You do not include any information about the websites of the information you summarized in your presentation slides. What Academic Offence has been committed?
Scenario 5 You are in a classroom taking a computer-based test through FOL. During the test, your friend sits outside the classroom, logs in to FOL using your username and password, and provides you with the answers to the computer-based test. What Academic Offences have been committed?
Penalties for Academic Offences Penalties range in severity and are applied depending on the severity and frequency of Academic Offences. In some cases, a Warning may be issued instead of a Penalty. A Warning is cautionary advice given to the Student to demonstrate Academic Integrity. Course Instructors have the discretion to issue a Warning to educate the Student about Academic Integrity when the Course Instructor believes that a Penalty is not warranted. 3 subsequent Academic Offences may result in Suspension or Expulsion.
Penalty Options for Academic Offences (W) Warning (R) Re-do Work (M) Mark of Zero (F) Fail Course (S) Suspension (E) Expulsion The Rescind Credentials Penalty is imposed by the Senior Vice President, Academic Services on the recommendation of the Program Manager and the Course Instructor.
Activity Revisit Scenarios 1 through 5 and discuss which Penalties would apply to each Academic Offence.
Scenario 1 Your friend is currently taking a course that you took last term and she wants to know how she should structure a paper that she has to write. You let your friend read the paper that you wrote for the course last term. The paper that your friend submits includes a number of sections that are almost identical to sections from your paper. Which Penalty would each Student receive?
Scenario 2 Your Communications course requires you to write a paper about social media. You remember receiving a high mark on a paper about social media that you wrote in high school. You still have a copy of the high school paper on a USB so you change the due date, add your Fanshawe student number, and submit it for your Communications course. Which Penalty would you receive?
Scenario 3 During lab time, you and two classmates work on an MS Excel assignment that is to be completed independently. The three of you work through the assignment together while one student types the information on her computer. You each copy and paste the assignment on to your own USBs and then print off copies to submit. Which Penalty would each Student receive?
Scenario 4 You have prepared a presentation in which you have summarized information that you found on several websites. You do not include any information about the websites of the information you summarized in your presentation slides. Which Penalty would you receive?
Scenario 5 You are in a classroom taking a computer-based test through FOL. During the test, your friend sits outside the classroom, logs in to FOL using your username and password, and provides you with the answers to the computer-based test. Which Penalty would each Student receive?
Academic Offence Form • Course Instructors will complete an Academic Offence Form when they have confirmed that an Academic Offence has been committed. • A Student’s Penalty History will be requested from the Registrar’s Office. • The completed Academic Integrity Offence Form will be provided to the Registrar’s Office, the Program Manager, and the Student.
Academic Offence Form s.A Section A includes: Information about the Student: Student number, Student’s first and last names, and email address. Information about the Course: term, course and section numbers, and program code and level. Information about the Student’s Penalty History: provided by the Registrar’s Office.
Academic Offence Form s.B Section B describes the Academic Offence by indicating: • Who discovered the Academic Offence, • Who the Course Instructor is, • The date on which the Academic Offence occurred, • The date on which the Academic Offence was discussed with the Student, • The date on which the Student received their copy of the Academic Offence Form, • In accordance with Policy A136, which Academic Offence was committed (only ONE will be selected), and • Details about the Academic Offence.
Academic Offence Form s.C • If the Student does not have a documented Warning or Penalty in their Student Penalty History, and depending on how severe the Academic Offence is, the Student may be issued a Warning by their Course Instructor. • Section C will describe any details of the issued Warning. • When the Registrar’s Office processes the Academic Offence Form, the Student Penalty History will indicate that a Warning has been documented.
Academic Offence Form s.D • If the Student does have a documented Warning or Penalty in their Student Penalty History, or they do not but the Academic Offence is severe, the Student will be issued a Penalty by their Course Instructor. • Section D will indicate which Penalty is being applied and will include details of any actions taken. • When the Registrar’s Office processes the Academic Offence Form, the Student Penalty History will indicate that a Penalty has been applied.
Academic Offence Form s.E • Section E will include the signatures of both the Course Instructor and the Academic Manager as well as the dates on which they signed the Academic Offence Form. • The White Copy of the Academic Offence Form will be provided to the Registrar’s Office. • The Yellow Copy of the Academic Offence Form will remain with the Academic Manager. • The Pink Copy of the Academic Offence Form will be provided to the Student.
Retention of Records • Documentation in a Student Academic Offence File is retained by the Registrar’s Office for a minimum of 5 years. • After 5 years, a Student may apply to the Registrar to have all documentation in their Academic Offence File removed. • Penalties reported on a Student’s Permanent Record remain in place and effect.
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