student handbook - Baton Rouge Community College

endering print or electronic resources unavailable, altering suchresources in a manner that renders them useless from their original formor purpose, using computer accounts without receiving authorization,altering passwords, violating library procedures, or intentionallymisusing educational materials.Misrepresentation is intentionally presenting oneself as someone else;intentionally representing a condition/situation as more or less than whatactually is in order to gain credit; or making concessions on individual/group work including make-up tests, projects, and class assignments.Violation of class rules is the intentional failure to follow class rules asreferenced in an instructor’s course syllabus with regards to academicassignments and class behavior.Complicity is willing involvement with another in academic misconduct.Software fraud is the unlawful downloading and copying of copyrightedcomputer software and using it to complete academic work.Multiple submissions are submissions of academic work previouslycompleted and submitted by someone else.Unsanctioned collaboration occurs when a student is assigned to workindependently on an out-of-class project; and he/she solicits outside help.Academic Offenses and SanctionsA student found guilty of academic dishonesty or misconduct receivesdiscipline commensurate with the violation committed. Discipline isbased on the a) nature of the violation, b) number of times the studentviolated the policies of BRCC, and c) the contribution of facts submittedby the instructor. Violations are classified into three levels. For eachlevel, a corresponding disciplinary action is assigned.72Level I ViolationsLevel I violations occur because the student is inexperienced or lacks theknowledge regarding the principles of academic integrity. The violationusually occurs on a fraction of the total coursework, is not extensive,and/or occurs on a minor assignment. Examples of this type of violation