Student Handbook 2010-2011 - Holyoke Community College

Campus Conduct PoliciesAcademic Integrity PolicyHolyoke Community College is committed to academicintegrity—the honest, authentic and independent pursuitof knowledge. As members of the academic community,students are expected to be responsible for all of their ownacademic work without dishonesty or deception; joint workis legitimate only when assigned or approved by the instructor.HCC faculty members will take reasonable precautionsto eliminate opportunities for academic dishonesty.Violations of academic integrity include, but are not limitedto, the following general categories:Using or obtaining unauthorized assistance in anyacademic work: troniccommunications devices during an examination. examination when prohibited by the instructor.(Students with disabilities should discuss educationalaccommodations with the Office for StudentsWith Disabilities and Deaf Services.) tionsor obtaining or possessing a stolen copy of anexamination. oneself. one’s own.Providing fraudulent assistance to another student: ector taking an examination for another student. student during an examination. system of signals.Submitting the work of others as one’s own (plagiarism)or representing previously completed work ascurrent: work for credit, which includes words, sentences,ideas, data or creative work of others withoutenclosing them in quotation marks, without paraphrasingthem or without acknowledging thesource. erindividual or from the Internet. mentto other classes without the permission of theinstructors.Furnishing false information to any official or facultymember or fabricating data in support of anacademic assignment: demicor college record or document in any way. containing falsified or fabricated facts, data orresults.Avoiding Academic DishonestyAcademic dishonesty is a serious offense. Careful attentionto academic responsibilities is the best way to avoid allegationsof academic dishonesty. Students are reminded thatmaterial obtained from the Internet is subject to the sameprinciples of submission as materials obtained from any othermedia. HCC faculty members will provide students with specificexpectations about academic integrity in the course syllabi.Students are referred to their course instructor for clarificationof these expectations and can also seek assistancefrom the college library or CAPS Writing Center.Consequences of Academic DishonestyA Holyoke Community College faculty member who concludesthat a student is in violation of the academic integritystatements set forth in the course syllabus will determine theappropriate response which may include a lower or failinggrade for the examination, paper, project, or for the course.If a student wishes to appeal the outcome of an instructor’sfinding of academic dishonesty, he or she is directed to theGrievance Procedure.If a faculty member believes that the seriousness of anincident warrants additional action beyond a grading consequence,he or she may also file a charge of academic dishonestyunder HCC’s student code of conduct that can resultin sanctions ranging from a warning through suspension ordismissal from the college. Such a charge will be filed withthe dean of Student Services.Students enrolled in online courses should also review theonline Academic Integrity Policy at http://webtide.hccdl.org.Acceptable Use Of Information SystemsThis section explains the college's policies governing computer use,email, and the Internet.36