 
Policy 5 – 15: ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY STATEMENT
In keeping with our mission, Quincy College will foster a high standard
of academic honesty for students, faculty, and staff and will seek
to preserve the rights of our entire College community. As part of
our academic integrity policy, all members of the college community
will adhere to the basic values of mutual respect and responsibility
as well as individual and institutional integrity. Students will be
informed about those actions that constitute a breach of integrity
and about those sanctions that may result from academic dishonesty.
In the interests of promoting the best environment for learning, we,
the community of Quincy College, pledge to advance the principles
of honor and integrity in all of our actions.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
STUDENT GUIDELINES
Students assume full responsibility for the content and integrity
of the coursework they submit. Therefore, to assist students in observing
academic integrity, the following guidelines have been developed.
- Students must do their own work and submit only their own work,
unless otherwise permitted by their instructor.
If appropriate citation guidelines are not stated
on the syllabus, students are encouraged
to contact their instructor for guidance.
- Students
may collaborate or cooperate with other students
on assignments or examinations only as
directed by the instructor.
- Students must follow
all written and/or oral instructions given by instructors
or designated college representatives for taking
exams, placement assessments, tests, quizzes,
and other evaluative instruments.
TYPES OF ACADEMIC DISHONESTY INVOLVING STUDENTS
Academic dishonesty goes against the core values of the Quincy College
Mission Statement. These values are HONESTY, TRUST, FAIRNESS,
RESPECT,
and RESPONSIBILITY. In cases where academic integrity is at issue,
the following definitions will apply:
1. Plagiarism is the representation of the words and/or ideas of
another as one’s own in any academic assignment. Examples
include but are not limited to: stealing or downloading the entire
text of
a paper, cutting and pasting various sources together
to simulate a new essay, copying small portions of a paper, or
misattributing
source material.
2. Cheating is using or attempting to use unauthorized
materials, information, or study aids in any graded assignment. Examples
include but are not limited to: copying from another student, accessing
unauthorized books or documents, receiving messages without authority
during an exam, and improper use of calculators, computers, or any
other electronic devices during exams or other assignments.
3. Fabrication is the falsification of any information
or citation in any academic assignment. Examples include but are not
limited to: inventing sources, data, or citations for a paper or assignment.
4. Facilitation is knowingly aiding or abetting acts
of academic dishonesty. Examples include but are not limited to: assisting
others to cheat or plagiarize or participating in a conspiracy to
cheat.
5. Misrepresentation is engaging in acts of deception
or forgery in an academic context. Examples include
but are not limited to: misrepresenting one’s own work as something that it is not,
lying to an instructor or fabricating excuses to improve a grade or
to make up for missed work, and excessively misusing computer software
to create works that do not truly reflect a student’s skill
level.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES INVOLVING STUDENTS
Violations of the standards of Academic Integrity described in the
Quincy College Academic Integrity Statement may result
in disciplinary action up to and including
dismissal from Quincy College.
Any faculty or staff member who notices infractions of the standards
of academic integrity and honesty must file an
Academic Incident Report and initiate disciplinary
procedures in response to those violations.
Students who notice infractions of the standards
of academic integrity are encouraged to report
the infraction either verbally or in writing
to a member of the Quincy College faculty or staff.
Examples of penalties that may be imposed by the
College include, but are not limited to:
1. Formal written warning placed in the student’s
file;
2. Reduced or failing grade for the assignment;
3. Reduced or failing grade for the course;
4. Suspension from college; and
5. Dismissal from the college.
Severe, flagrant, or multiple violations that have
import beyond a specific course may lead to disciplinary action
that could result in dismissal from the college and/or denial of
readmission to the college. The following factors will be considered
in all determinations of penalty:
1. The nature or seriousness of the offense;
2. The injury/damage resulting from the offense;
3. The student ’s prior disciplinary record.
DISCIPLINARY ACTION
HEARING AND APPEAL PROCEDURES INVOLVING STUDENTS Any student who wishes to appeal any disciplinary action imposed
in response to violations of Quincy College’s Academic Integrity
standards will do so in accordance with the following steps:
Step 1: Within five business days of the date of notification, the
student must request a hearing with the appropriate academic dean.
Within five business days of the hearing, the dean shall, in writing,
notify the student of his/her decision.
Step 2: If a student has cause to question the resolution at
Step 1, within five business days of the dean’s written
decision at Step 1, he/she may forward a written appeal to
the Vice President of Academic Affairs. Within
five business days of the receipt
of the appeal, the vice president shall, in writing,
notify the student, and the individual who filed
the report, of the outcome of the appeal.
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