Any work you submit for school requirements (assignments, papers, creative outputs, computer applications, websites) is expected to be original. Always cite sources when an idea/fact is derived from your research. Follow the required citation formats.
Outputs should be used and submitted to only one course. If you plan to resubmit an output for another course, get written permission from your teacher first. If you intend to submit the same work for multiple courses in the same term, you must seek written permission from all faculty members involved.
The following are considered major offenses:
- Unauthorized possessions of notes or any material relevant to an examination, whether or not the student used them during the exam
- Looking at exam papers of others and/or allowing others to glance/look at one’s paper/notes during exams
- Copying or allowing others to copy from one’s exam paper, assigned reports, case analyses, reaction papers, theses, and other similar materials
- Communicating with one another during an examination without permission from the teacher/proctor
- Furnishing another person with answers to exam questions
- Leaking exam questions
- Unauthorized use of phones and any electronic device during exams and other academic activity
- Plagiarism, defined as intentionally or knowingly representing an output as one’s work when it’s created or derived from another person’s idea, data, or language without proper citation
- Taking an exam for another student; both students will be held liable
- Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights Policy and its IRR
- Other acts of academic dishonesty committed online
Students caught cheating on major exams (midterms and finals) or major academic requirements may be given a grade of R by the faculty concerned. Students caught cheating on quizzes, seatwork, and other activities may be given a failing mark on the particular activity.
You can report cheating incidents by answering the Filing of Cheating Incident form. Report this within 5 school days of knowing/witnessing the incident. As stated in the Undergraduate Student Handbook, teachers should secure a written admission from the student concerned. SDEAS students may submit this through recorded video and transcription. If the student didn't admit to cheating, submit evidence and written testimonies from witnesses.
Students with academic dishonesty infractions are disqualified from graduating with honors.