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OF CONDUCT

Academic Integrity 9. Hiring a surrogate test taker in paper-based exams or
giving remote access to someone else in computer-
based exams.
The Academic Integrity Policy (AIP) establishes the
framework for the expected conduct of students to 10. Bringing forbidden materials such as calculators,
maintain the highest standards of ethics. The information computers, books, or notes into the exam unless
on the following pages will help students and faculty to expressly allowed by the instructor.
understand the various forms of Academic Integrity (AI) 11. Communicating with other students regarding an
violations and the consequences resulting from such examination during the exam.
violations.
12. 12. Possessing or failing to switch off a mobile
I. Academic Integrity (AI) Violations phone, electronic devices with Bluetooth connectivity
such as smart watches/rings/health monitoring device
There are various ways in which academic honesty can be and any other type of electronic communication
violated which are discussed below. device during an examination.
A. Cheating B. Plagiarism
Cheating is an act that diminishes the learning process Plagiarism means representing another person’s work as
and is intended to gain grades and academic advantages the student’s own without acknowledgments. Plagiarism is
without actually doing the intellectual work that merits the a form of cheating. It means that students have submitted
grades or degree. work for grading that they have not written themselves.
Hence, there is no way to know if students have learned
Examples of cheating include but are not limited to: the material or merely copied it.
1. Copying another person’s test answers during an
exam. While students may cite direct quotes and pieces of texts,
these should be used to support ideas. Even if all the
2. Exchanging information regarding an exam during the sources have been properly cited, extensive copying is
exam. unacceptable, as understanding can only be demonstrated
by students using their own thoughts and words.
3. Copying answers from notes such as those written
on the body, clothing, pieces of paper, or electronic All borrowed materials – direct or indirect (paraphrased) –
devices such as earpieces, mobile phones and/or require acknowledgments of the sources
calculators.
4. Obtaining a copy of or information about an Examples of materials borrow that require referencing are
texts, graphs, photos/images, etc. from external sources
examination ahead of time.
such as internet, journals, books, and alike.
5. Looking up answers in a book when the exam is Examples of plagiarism include but are not limited to:
specifically a closed book exam.
6. Buying projects and term papers. 1. Borrowing all or part of another student’s paper or
using someone else’s outline.
7. Copying from someone else’s paper, project or 2. Using the same paper for multiple classes.
assignment.
8. Using notes or books during exams unless expressly 3. Submitting the same paper in two different courses
and submitting it as the student’s own work.
allowed by the instructor.
4. Copying sections of text from a source and replacing

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