Ron Smelser Professor and Associate Dean Deans Office What Should We Do Be Very Clear About Expectations Syllabus First Lecture Be Consistent Use the Prescribed Procedures for Violations ID: 793793
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Slide1
Academic Integrity Process
Ron Smelser
Professor and Associate Dean
Dean’s Office
Slide2What Should We Do?
Be Very Clear About Expectations
Syllabus
First Lecture
Be Consistent
Use the
Prescribed Procedures for Violations
Follow Through on Violations
Questions – Contact Dean’s Office, Dean of Students Office, or Academic Integrity Board (
AIB
) Chair – Rick Lejk
Slide3Policy Statement #105
The Code of Student
Academic Integrity
III. DEFINITIONS OF VIOLATIONS
A. CHEATING. Intentionally using or attempting to use unauthorized materials, information, notes, study aids or other devices in any academic exercise. This definition includes unauthorized communication of information during an academic exercise.
B. FABRICATION AND FALSIFICATION. Intentional and unauthorized alteration or invention of any information or citation in an academic exercise. Falsification is a matter of altering information, while fabrication is a matter of inventing or counterfeiting information for use in any academic exercise.
http://www.legal.uncc.edu/policies/ps-105.html
Slide4Handling Violations
Collect the Evidence
Contact the Dean of Students Office
Verify Prior Offenses
First Offense
Meet with Student and Present the Evidence
Action Warranted – Settlement Procedure
Slide5Handling Violations (cont’d)
Settlement Procedure
Fill Out Settlement Form with Penalty
Student has 72 Hours to Consider
Student Accepts and Signs Form in Presence of Faculty Member
Send Copy to Dean of Students Office
Kept on File for Five Years
Slide6Handling Violations (cont’d)
Settlement
Procedure (cont’d)
Student Declines Penalty or Penalty is Greater than
an
F in the Course
Faculty Contacts Chair of the
AIB
AIB
Hearing is conducted
Second or Greater Offense or Penalty is Greater than
an
F in the Course
Faculty Contacts Chair of the
AIB
AIB
Hearing is conducted
Slide7IV. Penalties
Settlement Procedure
Penalties
a. formal warning
b.
a reduced grade for the assignment
c. a reduced grade for the entire course
Second Offenses and Some First Offenses
d. Disciplinary suspension from the University for a designated period of time.
e. A grade of "F" or "U" with a designation "X" on the academic transcript indicating that this is because of dishonesty. (Time Specified)
Slide8What has Happened?
AIB
Actions for 2009
Spring
Summer 1
Summer 2
Fall
Actions
96
9
20
102
Grad
2
0
0
15
Hearing
7
0
0
11
Eng’g
14
0
12
44
Slide9What has Happened?
Hearing Outcomes for 2009
Spring
Summer 1
Summer 2
Fall
Hearing
7
0
0
11
Grade - FX
6
0
0
6
Suspended
0
0
0
0
Other
1
0
0
4
Dismissal
0
0
0
1
Slide10What Should We Do?
Be Very Clear About Expectations
Syllabus
First Lecture
Be Consistent
Use the
Prescribed Procedures for Violations
Follow Through on Violations
Questions – Contact Dean’s Office, Dean of Students Office, or
AIB
Chair – Rick Lejk