Academic Misconduct
See Also: Student Conduct (Student Site) | Behavioral Intervention Team | Behavioral Misconduct
Maxient Online Incident Reporting Form
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 academic integrity 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 policy will require a hearing with the Student Conduct Committee and the student may be suspended or expelled
- Faculty are encouraged to appear in any Committee hearing as a witness or to work with the Student Conduct Program Coordinator to ensure accuracy and determine the appropriate sanction
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.