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Process for Academic Dishonesty


 

Academic Integrity

Dishonesty

Such as cheating, plagiarism, misrepresenting of oneself or an organization, knowingly furnishing false information to the University, or omitting relevant or necessary information to gain a benefit, to injure, or to defraud is prohibited.

 

Academic Integrity

The maintenance of academic integrity is of fundamental importance to the University. Thus it should be clearly understood that acts of plagiarism or any other form of cheating will not be tolerated and that anyone committing such acts risks punishment of a serious nature.

 

Academic Dishonesty

Students who commit any act of academic dishonesty may receive from the instructor a failing grade in that portion of the course work in which the act is detected or a failing grade in a course without possibility of withdrawal. The faculty member may also present the case to the Office of Judicial Affairs for disciplinary sanctions. A student who believes a faculty member has dealt unfairly with him/her in a course involving academic dishonesty may seek relief through the Student Complaint Procedure.

 

Plagiarism

To represent written work taken from another source as one's own is plagiarism. Plagiarism is a serious offense. The academic work of a student must be his/her own. One must give any author credit for source material borrowed from him/her. To lift content directly from a source without giving credit is a flagrant act. To present a borrowed passage without reference to the source after having changed a few words is also plagiarism.

 

Cheating

No student shall receive or give assistance not authorized by the instructor in taking an examination or in the preparation of an essay, laboratory report, problem assignment or other project which is submitted for purposes of grade determination.

 

Other Types of

Academic Dishonesty

Other types of academic offenses, such as the theft or sale of tests, electronic transmission of test, test sharing, etc. will be reported to the Office of Judicial Affairs for disciplinary action.

 

What if a student plagiarizes or in some other way is academically dishonest?

The Faculty Syllabus, or Handbook may permit a faculty member to fail a student on the assignment or the entire class. Cases of academic dishonesty may be referred to The Office of Student Conduct for review and additional action. Faculty or reporting staff should meet with the offending student; inform them of the violation; and make them aware that they have been referred to The Office of Student Conduct prior to submission of your report and/or the start of the student conduct proceedings.

How do I file a report?

Faculty or Staff members create incident reports and supporting documentation via email to the Office of Student Conduct.  The IR should be referred to student.conduct@wku.edu.

REPORTS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED WITHIN 72 HOURS OF THE INCIDENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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