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Constitution, Regulations and Policies of European-American University
Regulation 5 - Student Malpractice
Definitions
I. It is an academic offense for a candidate to commit any act designed to obtain for himself or herself, or another, an unfair advantage with a view to achieving a higher grade or mark than his or her abilities would otherwise secure. Any such attempt to convey deceitfully the impression of acquired knowledge, skills, understanding, or credentials shall represent a contravention of University rules and may constitute grounds for exclusion. The following list details examples of such contraventions. This list is not, and does not purport to be, comprehensive.
II. Cheating in written or practical examinations (applicable to on-campus programs), in enrolment and in assessments
Occurs
when: a candidate communicates, or attempts to communicate, with a
fellow candidate or individual who is neither an invigilator or member
of staff; copies, or attempts to copy from a fellow candidate; attempts
to introduce or consult during the examination, any unauthorised
printed or written material, or electronic calculating or information
storage device; personates, or allows himself or herself to be
impersonated. Cheating also occurs when a candidate personates, or
allows himself or herself to be impersonated in any process of
enrolment or assessment by the University, or whilst communicating with
the University in furtherance of such process.
III. Plagiarism
Plagiarism
occurs whenever a candidate for an award of the University or for a
qualificatory period of work, appropriates the writings or results of
another, whatever the medium (text, written or electronic; computer
programs; data sets; visual images, whether still or moving) and
dishonestly presents these as his or her own i.e. by a failure to
distinguish between knowledge, understanding and terminology that are
considered to be common property, and those which should be attributed
to other persons or agencies. All assessed work, including formal and
class examinations, dissertations and projects, theses, and shorter
pieces of work that contribute to an assessment mark, must be the
candidates’ own work, and acknowledge assistance given
(including from fellow students or mentors) and the detailed input into
the work from the major sources involved. All forms of plagiarism are
considered serious academic offenses and will normally lead to
substantial penalties.
IV. Fabrication of results
Occurs
when a candidate claims deceitfully to have carried out tests,
research, experiments or observations as part of his or her assessed
work, or presents fabricated results arising from the same with the
object of gaining an unfair advantage.
V. Misrepresentation of qualifications
Occurs
when a candidate claims deceitfully
(a)
to hold a qualification which he or she does not hold;
(b) to have achieved a mark or grade in a qualification or part thereof which is not that awarded by the awarding body;
(c) to have presented specified work for a qualification that was not presented for said qualification;
(d) to have been a candidate for a qualification and/or to have been awarded that qualification on a specified date or dates when he or she was not a candidate for said qualification and/or was not awarded said qualification.
(b) to have achieved a mark or grade in a qualification or part thereof which is not that awarded by the awarding body;
(c) to have presented specified work for a qualification that was not presented for said qualification;
(d) to have been a candidate for a qualification and/or to have been awarded that qualification on a specified date or dates when he or she was not a candidate for said qualification and/or was not awarded said qualification.
Consequences
VI. Any incident of malpractice may result in the student being censured, degraded or expelled by the University according to the provisions in Regulation 1.6.XX.(i). If a candidate has already been awarded a degree or other qualification, that award may be rescinded by Executive Council under Regulation 1.6.XX.(l). The University may make its decision public or communicate it to other institutions, but shall not do so until the results of any appeal against its decision are known.
