Academic Misconduct

See Also: Student Conduct (Student Site) | Behavioral Intervention Team | Behavioral Misconduct

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Academic Misconduct Tips for Faculty

Academic Misconduct Procedures

• Address academic misconduct as early in the semester as possible, to avoid any misunderstanding of your classroom expectations
  • Students have varying levels of familiarity with concepts such as plagiarism; never assume that students know what that means in your class
  • Be sure to define what is acceptable in terms of collaboration with other students (i.e. can students work together on assignments, quizzes, take-home exams?); every classroom will have different rules
  • Formalize the academic integrity discussion with a quiz, development of a classroom honor code, or have students submit a written statement acknowledging that they understand classroom expectations around academic misconduct and the syllabus
• Reporting is critical – documentation should include as much detail as possible on the nature of the violation and a statement from the instructor
 Report violations to Student Conduct as soon as possible; however, you may need to confront the student or intervene to avoid continued impact of the behavior
• We can check the student conduct database for any prior violations
• We can provide guidance, support, and consultation on how to engage with the student to address concerns
• We can place a restriction on student’s registration, preventing them from dropping the course until the issue is resolved
• Multiple violations of academic misconduct policies can result in a student being suspended or expelled
• Faculty are encouraged to appear in hearings as a witness or to work with the Student Conduct staff to ensure accuracy and help provide accountability

Academic Integrity resources

• hhttp://www.turnitin.com/
• Columbus State Library Services
  • Citation: https://library.cscc.edu/c.php?g=126538&p=828847
  • Open Educational Resources: https://library.cscc.edu/oer
• International Center for Academic Integrity
• 50 Ways Students Cheat Using Technology - Resource for Faculty
• Why Do Kids Cheat? (VIDEO) Eric Anderman, professor of educational psychology and chair of the Department of Education Studies at The Ohio State University, talks about cheating - why kids cheat, how often cheating occurs, and what can be done to reduce incidents of cheating in the classroom.