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1. General Regulations

  

 

The University is defined by tradition as a community of people dedicated to the pursuit of truth and advancement of knowledge, and as a place where there is freedom to teach and learn, and a concomitant obligation to respect these freedoms when they are exercised by others.

The academic offences listed within this policy describe, in general terms, behavior that if left unchecked would, to an unacceptable degree, infringe upon these freedoms and thus threaten the proper functioning of the University.

Nothing in this policy shall prevent the University from referring an individual matter to the appropriate law enforcement agency should such action be considered necessary.

 

     
2. Intellectual Honesty

Intellectual honesty is accepted as the cornerstone of the development and acquisition of knowledge. Since knowledge is cumulative, further advances are predicated on the contributions of others.

In the normal course of scholarship these contributions are apprehended, critically evaluated, and utilized as a foundation for further inquiry. Intellectual honesty demands that the contribution of others be acknowledged. To do less is to cheat. To claim contributions and ideas of another as one's own is to deprive oneself the opportunity and challenge to learn and to participate in the scholarly process of acquisition and development of knowledge.

Therefore, the University insists on intellectual honesty in scholarship. The control of intellectual dishonesty begins with the individual's recognition of the standards of honesty expected and then his/her compliance with those expectations.

 

     
3. Academic Offences

Academic offences include:

 

a. admissions offences

     
 

b. plagiarism

     
 

c. cheating

     
 

d. misuse of confidential material

     
 

e. misrepresentation of facts

     
 

f. misuse of computer software license



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