• Storing notes in a portable electronic device or in any other form for use during an examination Fabrication is defined as intentional falsifiction, misrepresentation, or invention of any information, data, or citation in an academic assignment . Examples of fabrication include, but are not limited to: • Inventing data or facts for an assignment • Altering the results of a lab experiment or survey • Citing a source in a references list that was not used Unauthorized collaboration is define as submission of academic work that is substantially similar to another student’s . While students may use similar resources, the analysis, interpretation, and reporting of the data must be each student’s independent work . Examples of unauthorized collaboration include, but are not limited to: • Working on a take-home examination or assignment with another student without express permission of the professor • Completing an academic assignment with the help of another student, and taking full credit Participating in academically dishonest activities is defined as taking an action with the intent of gaining an unfair advantage . Examples of academically dishonest activities include, but are not limited to: • Misrepresenting oneself or one’s circumstances to a professor • Intentionally missing an examination or assignment deadline to gain an unfair advantage • Stealing an examination • Selling, loaning, or distributing materials for the purpose of cheating, plagiarism or any other academically dishonest acts
• Purchasing a pre-written paper Facilitating Academic Dishonesty is define as intentionally or knowingly helping to violate any provision of this policy . Examples of facilitating academic dishonesty include, but are not limited to: • Doing academic work for another student • Making available previously used academic work including examinations to another student to submit as their own Sanctions Students found to have breached academic integrity will be subject to academic and administrative sanctions . Academic sanctions are related to the grade, academic standing, and honors . Hodges University is committed to academic integrity and seeks to develop a student’s integrity through continued academic development . Repeat violations of the Academic Honesty Policy will not be tolerated . Sanctions are imposed to reflect the impact of academic dishonesty on the university as a whole . Reporting the Breach All instructors will adhere to the following sanctions . Students who have plagiarized due to the use of careless or inaccurate reference sources, and do not appear in the instructor’s view to have intentionally plagiarized will be sanctioned by being given an unoffici warning, which will be recorded in the Student Information System (SIS)-Colleague . In all other cases (plagiarism, cheating, fabrication, unauthorized collaboration, participating in academically dishonest activities, and facilitating academic dishonesty), an instructor will report the breach to the Associate Dean of Academic A ff airs and an officia warning will be recorded in the SIS .
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