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made for the student, or masking such a submission for another.
Plagiarism: using the ideas, organization, or words of others, whether it be from a book, article,
paper or file, in any assignment to be evaluated by the instructor without giving proper credit
by following accepted rules of citation.
The instructor may supplement this definition as necessary to provide a more comprehensive
definition of academic dishonesty. Any such supplements to this definition will be
communicated to the student so as to give the student reasonable notice thereof.
Recognition of a Violation of Academic Integrity Procedures
1. When a faculty member suspects a student of a violation of academic integrity, the
faculty member should consult with the student about the suspected violation. In the case of
plagiarism, the instructor could detect that a paper or assignment is plagiarized in basically two
ways:
a. By identifying the source, or
b. By showing the discrepancy of style between previous papers and the paper in question,
or between different sections/parts of the paper.
2. If a misunderstanding has occurred and there has been no violation, then the matter can be
settled amicably between the instructor and the student.
3. If it appears to be a clear violation of academic integrity standards, the incident is to be reported
to the Dean of the respective Faculty.
a. In the case of plagiarism:
i. The instructor may ask the student to rewrite the paper using correct forms of citation
and documentation.
ii. In the event that the student insists on submitting the same work without making
proper amendments as requested, the instructor is empowered by university regulations
to assign the student a failing grade in the course.
iii. As an added measure to curb such practices, at the end of each semester, Department
chairs with the cooperation of the course instructor will carry out random inspection
of students’ work for courses offered by their departments, and report their findings to
the Chair of UGR unit. For Requirement courses, the Chair of UGR unit will carry out
such tasks.
iv. When a student suspects that a violation of academic integrity has taken place in a
course, she/he has the option of speaking to the instructor about the suspected behavior.
Processing a Disputed Violation
1. The Dean contacts the student requesting information about the alleged violation.
2. The designated Dean contacts the student requesting information about the alleged violation.
3. The student will be given an option of a hearing before the special subcommittee of the
Academic Standards Committee or having the case determined by the committee without a
hearing.
4. Both the student and the faculty member involved will be informed of the decision of the
sub- committee concerning the alleged violation of academic integrity in a timely fashion.
Appeal Process
Procedures
If the student wishes to appeal the decision by the sub-committee on Academic Standards, he or she
should make the appeal in writing to the Office of the Provost within ten days of the notification. (The
Provost may designate one or more members of his/her staff to consider the appeal.)
Sanctions
It is important for all concerned that there is uniformity in the process and punishment of violations of
academic integrity.
Procedures
Sanctions are to be determined by the sub-committee of the Academic and Accreditation Committee.
The following sanctions are recommended when an instance of a violation of academic integrity has
been ascertained:
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