Policies

Policies at Universities

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Capilano University has a strict policy. As taken from their website:

Cheating and Plagiarism Policy

August 2010

1. DEFINITIONS

1.1 Cheating is an act of deceit, fraud, distortion of the truth, or improper use of another person's effort to obtain an academic advantage.

1.2 Plagiarism is the presentation of another person's or source's words and/or ideas as if they were one's own. It ranges from an entire assignment which is not the student's own work to specific passages within an assignment taken from a source without appropriate acknowledgement.

2. RESPONSIBILITY FOR KNOWLEDGE OF PROPER ACADEMIC PRACTICE

Students are responsible for ensuring that they understand and follow the principles of proper documentation and scholarship. If in doubt about these matters, students should consult their instructor, the Writing Centre or the Library. Students are responsible for ensuring that they understand what constitutes cheating and plagiarism and that these violations of proper academic practice have serious consequences.

3. RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEVELOPMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF POLICY

3.1 Departments or divisions may develop their own sanction for first cases of cheating and plagiarism or may refer students to University policy (See this Policy 5.1, 5.2). Departments or divisions must inform students of the applicable sanctions.

3.1.1 Departmental or division policies on cheating and plagiarism will be reviewed by Senate.

3.2 Second incidents of cheating or plagiarism, or first incidents deemed by a department/instructor to be particularly serious, will be dealt with according to the University policy.

4. INFORMING STUDENTS

4.1 Copies of this policy are published each term as part of the Registration Guide, and it is always available on the University website.

4.2 All Course Outlines must...