303.11     ACADEMIC INTEGRITY PROCEDURE

 

               1.      Honesty

Honesty in academic work is a central element of the learning environment. The presentation of another individual’s work as one’s own or the act of seeking unfair academic advantage through cheating is a violation of the College’s Student Code of Conduct.  The general descriptions below emphasize those boundaries of academic conduct that are essential to the learning environment. The following acts of academic dishonesty are among those, which may lead to College disciplinary action or possible dismissal.

 

               2.      Plagiarism

Plagiarism is defined as submitting assignments, examinations, or other academic work, which is not entirely the work of the student. This can include, but is not limited to such practices as: quoting without giving proper credit to a source, expanding someone else’s work without giving proper credit, adopting as one’s own an actual document (including the copying of computer or other electronic media), directly using someone else’s ideas rather than words without giving proper credit.

 

               3.      Cheating

Cheating is defined as submitting assignments, examinations, or other work, which is based upon sources or activities forbidden by the instructor. Cheating includes the furnishing of materials to another person for purposes of aiding that person to cheat.  When an unfair academic advantage is gained by a person, through deception or other means, it is defined as cheating.

 

               4.      Violation of Copyright

The unauthorized copying of copyrighted material, whether print or computer media, is unacceptable and is considered an act of academic dishonesty.  Moreover, such practice is illegal and makes the violator subject to legal penalty.

 

               5.      Penalties

The following penalties may be applied in instances of academic dishonesty:

 

         A.      A student caught in an act of academic dishonesty on an assignment may or will, at the discretion of the instructor, be assigned a grade of “F” for that assignment or for the entire course, regardless of the length of time the student has been in attendance.

 

         B.      A student found to have committed an act of academic dishonesty may be dismissed from CCC. The length or time period of the dismissal will depend upon the nature of the offense and may be permanent.