handbook2015-2016-1

Timeline
The timeline for filing a complaint related
to academic misconduct is detailed in
the TTUHSC Student Handbook Code of
Professional and Academic Conduct. A
complaint shall be submitted no later than
twenty (20) business days from the date
of the event. Complaints filed more than
twenty (20) business days after the event
shall include justification for the delay and
the Student Conduct Administrator will
accept complaints on a “case by case” basis.
Within the School of Nursing, timelines
for managing the academic misconduct
complaint may be altered at the Student
Conduct Administrator’s discretion when
extenuating circumstances exist and are
clearly documented and communicated to
individuals involved with the complaint.
ACADEMIC GRADE CHALLENGES/
APPEALS
If a student believes that a grade on a
particular assignment (not a final course
grade) received is incorrect, the student
shall:
• Discuss the grade with the faculty who
assigned it.
• If the grade is deemed correct, (no
miscalculation of grade occurred) then
the grade stands as issued. The faculty
assigning the grade shall notify the
student of the decision in writing within
five (5) business days.
• If the grade issued was in error,
(miscalculation of grade occurred) then
the faculty corrects the grade and shall
notify the student of the grade change
within five (5) business days.
If a student receives a grade of less than 80
(B) for a written assignment, the student
may request another faculty member to
conduct a second, independent, blinded
evaluation of the assignment. Students
seeking a second evaluation of a failing
written assignment must make the request
to the course facilitator within five (5) days
of the graded assignment being returned
to the student. After the second faculty
member grades the assignment, the course
facilitator and the two evaluators will
review and discuss the scores and reconcile
the assignment grade. If the two faculty
graders cannot reach a consensus grade, the
average of the two scores will be used as the
assignment grade.
Final Grade Appeal
It is the policy of the Texas Tech University
Health Sciences Center School of Nursing
to affirm the right of its students to a
prompt and fair resolution of a complaint or
grievance. Thus, this policy recognizes that:
• Every student has a right to receive
a grade assigned based on a fair and
unprejudiced evaluation of the student’s
performance using a method that is
neither arbitrary nor capricious; and,
• Faculty have the right to assign a
grade based on any method that is
professionally acceptable, submitted
in writing to all students, and applied
equally.
The following procedure provides students
with a system by which to file an appeal
of a final grade they believe was based on
arbitrary or capricious action by the faculty.
Only the final course grade as entered
into the official TTUHSC system may be
appealed. The burden of proof that such
an influence has affected a final grade rests
with the student.
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