Faculty Handbook 2007-2008
(approved by Universtiy Senate, 4/17/89)
Classroom-related dishonesty may include, but is not limited to, the following:
- Dishonesty with respect to examinations, assignments, or other classroom activities.
- Plagiarism in any academic assignment, involving the use of data, ideas, or works of others without proper use of established or designated forms of accreditation such as footnotes, quotation marks, bibliographical references, etc. Neither ignorance nor carelessness is an acceptable defense in cases of plagiarism.
- Submitting an assignment produced for one course in a second or subsequent course without the authorization of all course instructors.
- Aiding another student in any of the aforementioned acts of academic dishonesty.
Other forms of academic dishonesty may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Falsification of University forms or records (excluding the falsification of a transcript which would be considered in the first category of offenses).
- Falsification of any evidence or of any official records for the purpose of enhancing academic standing.
- Academically unethical behavior: misuse of the Denison University libraries (William Howard Doane Library, department or program libraries, etc.), audio visual or laboratory materials, or other academic Denison resources.
- Any form of academically unethical behavior involving misuse of the University computer.
- Aiding another student in any of the acts of academic dishonesty listed above in this document.
Revised and approved by the General Faculty, 10/6/97
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Membership: The Board for Academic Integrity consists of four faculty members (two each from the Academic Affairs and Campus Affairs Councils) and three students (one each from the Academic Affairs and Campus Affairs Councils, and the Community Rights and Standards Board Chair). Representatives from the Councils will be chosen by the membership of each Council. The Board will appoint one faculty member as chair.
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Procedure:
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A minimum of three faculty members and one student must be present for a hearing to take place. If an insufficient number of regular members are available, the chair may choose additional members to serve on the panel.
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The faculty member bringing the charge may present the evidence either in person or in writing. The faculty member will appear at the hearing for clarification or consultation if requested by the chair or by the student.
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The student accused of academic dishonesty has the right to appear in person and may have a member of the Denison community present as an adviser; the adviser may not act as a spokesperson for the student.
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The Associate Provost (Kim Coplin for all references in this section) serves throughout the proceeding in an advisory, non-voting role. The panel may however meet in executive session to deliberate (without the Associate Provost) if it deems it necessary.
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Decisions of the hearing panel are made by a majority vote of those members present.
Reporting. If a faculty member concludes that Denison's academic honesty standards have been violated, it is his or her responsibility to make the evidence available to the student involved and to report the incident to the Associate Provost (Kim Coplin). The Associate Provost will inform the instructor whether or not this is the first offense.
First Cases.
- First cases of academic dishonesty (i.e., those where no previous cases involving the student have been reported to the Associate Provost) may be resolved directly by the instructor, except that at the option of either instructor or student such a case may also be referred to the Board for Academic Integrity. (Second or later cases must be referred to the Board.)
- The Board's primary function is to determine a question of fact: whether or not the student has engaged in an act of academic dishonesty. If the student is found to have engaged in such an act, any grade penalty is to be determined by the instructor involved. Either the student or the instructor may, however, request that the Board make a recommendation as to a grade penalty, but such a recommendation will not be binding. If the student is found by the Board not to have engaged in such an act, then there will be no grade penalty assigned.
- In the case of a first instance of academic dishonesty by a student, the instructor or the Associate Provost may request that the Board determine whether the seriousness of the case (for example, academic dishonesty involving departmental comprehensive exams or senior research projects) warrants an additional penalty, such as suspension or expulsion from the University.
Second Cases. In the case of a second instance of academic dishonesty by a student, the normal penalty (in addition to any grade penalty determined by the instructor) will be suspension from the University; in the case of a third instance it will be expulsion. These penalties will be automatic upon a finding by the Board that such a student has engaged in an act of academic dishonesty, except in cases where the Board recommends to the Associate Provost that extraordinary circumstances require either a more or less severe penalty.
In the latter case the Associate Provost will determine the final penalty, which must be educational in nature.
Appeals. The decision reached by the Board of Academic Integrity may be appealed to the Provost of the College. Students should consult the Student Handbook for a description of the appeals process. Decisions of the Provost are final.
Disclosure. It is the policy of Denison University not to disclose any records of cases involving academic dishonesty that do not result in suspension or expulsion.