Academic Calendar - Fisheries and Marine Institute - Memorial ...

ACADEMIC POLICIES AND REGULATIONS
consulting with unauthorized persons during a test or examination;
or using unauthorized notes, books, manuals, or equipment
during a test or examination.
Impersonating Another Student or Allowing Oneself to be
Impersonated:
Impersonation for these purposes means the imitation or
substitution of one person for another for the purposes of writing
an examination or undertaking other academic work.
20.2.2 Plagiarism:
Plagiarism is the act of presenting the ideas or works of another
as one’s own. Under copyright law in Canada, all such items
(writings, photos, videos, handwritten notes, etc.) are the property
of the originator, even if not formally inscribed with the copyright
symbol. This applies to all material such as essays, laboratory
reports, work term reports, design projects, seminar presentations,
statistical data, computer programs and research results. The
properly acknowledged use of sources is an accepted and
important part of scholarship. Use of such material without
acknowledgment, however, is contrary to accepted norms of
academic behavior
20.2.3 Theft of Academic Materials:
Theft means the obtaining or possession of, by any improper
means, examination papers, tests, or any other materials used in
the evaluation of students.
20.2.4 Use and/or Distribution of Stolen Materials:
This refers to the use and/or distribution of materials which the
student knows have been improperly obtained.
The student shall be given a period of two weeks from the date
of receiving the letter in which to make an appeal before the
Executive Director’s final decision is made.
20.3 Penalties for Academic Misconduct Offences
Penalties resulting from acts of academic misconduct, as previously defined, may be taken from the full range of penalties available
including reprimand, probation, grade reduction, suspension or expulsion. A description of each form of penalty can be found below.
However, conviction for certain offenses shall automatically invoke penalties as follows:
OFFENSE
Theft of academic materials.
Possession, use, and/or distribution of stolen academic material.
Giving false information to gain entrance to the Institute.
Impersonation
Any other case of academic misconduct relating to a test, assignment,
lab semester period, or semester report, which constitutes 10% of
more of the final course grade.
Any other case of academic misconduct relating to a final examination
Any other case of academic misconduct relating to two or more
final examination
PENALTY
Expulsion
Expulsion
Expulsion
Expulsion
Reduction of Grade
Reduction of Grade, Probation and/or Suspension
Reduction of Grade and Suspension
Any or all acts of academic misconduct may result in a student being placed on probation with the Marine Institute, a reprimand, or
suspension from the course. Multiple offenses of Academic Misconduct may result in a more severe penalty being applied.
20.3.1 Submitting False Information:
Submitting false information includes, but is not limited to, the
submission of false data, medical records, credentials, and
misleading or incomplete information.
20.3.2 Submission of the Same Material for Two or More
Courses:
This refers to submitting work for one course or work term which
has been, or is being, submitted for another course or work term
at this or any other institution without express permission to do
so.
20.3.3 Academic Mischief:
Academic Mischief means any activities, other than those
specified above, which in any way jeopardize the academic
integrity of the Institute. This includes, but is not limited to,
tampering with examinations, gaining unauthorized access to
examinations, removing materials from the examination room,
and the like.
37