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Academic Integrity Violation Process
Decision flowchart showing reporting, preliminary review, two parallel processes joined
by And (instructor decides course and grade consequences, and Student Conduct Officer
creates a confidential file), responsibility determinations, hearing and sanctions.
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start->review
review->likely
likely->minor
No
likely->instructor
Yes
minor->minor_record
minor_record->end_minor
instructor->meeting
file->meeting
meeting->responsible
responsible->no_record
No
responsible->accept
Yes
no_record->end_no
accept->accepted
Yes
accept->denied
No
accepted->accepted_file
accepted_file->end_accept
denied->hearing
hearing->hearing_responsible
hearing_responsible->no_record_hearing
No
hearing_responsible->sanctions
Yes
no_record_hearing->end_hearing_no
sanctions->sanctions_file
sanctions_file->end_sanctions
start
Instructor suspects an academic
integrity violation and contacts
Student Conduct Officer (SCO; Prof.
Caitlin Jorgensen).
review
SCO counsels instructor re: policies,
procedures, and likely sanctions;
suggests that the instructor meet with
the student; explains reporting
process.
likely
Is Academic Integrity
Violation likely?
minor
Incident is very minor, with no grade
implications, and instructor chooses to
handle it on their own.
minor_record
No file kept by SCO (although email
records are kept).
end_minor
End
And: both processes occur in parallel
And
instructor
Definitions and Guidelines
Instructor decides consequences for
Definitions and Guidelines
course and grade based on severity,
Definitions and Guidelines
syllabus policies, and 鈥淒efinitions and
Definitions and Guidelines
Guidelines鈥� document.
file
Student Conduct Officer creates confidential
file with materials from instructor:
鈥� Syllabus
鈥� Assignment sheet
鈥� Work in question
鈥� Copy of the original source
鈥� Evidence of violation
鈥� Email correspondence
meeting
Student Conduct Officer meets with student
鈥� explains Academic Integrity process
鈥� treats process as an educational moment
鈥� adjudicates charge and explains penalties
Definitions and Guidelines
based on 鈥淒efinitions and Guidelines鈥� and
Sanctions and Further Impact
鈥淪anctions and Further Impact鈥� documents.
鈥� bases decision on 鈥渢he preponderance of
evidence鈥� (not 鈥渂eyond reasonable doubt鈥�)
responsible
Is the student found
responsible for the
violation?
no_record
File is kept by SCO for reference, but
student has no conduct record.
end_no
End
accept
Does the student accept
responsibility?
accepted
Student accepts responsibility for
violation and the subsequent sanctions.
accepted_file
Sanctions and Other Impact
Student file is kept in confidence in
Sanctions and Other Impact
accordance with 鈥淪anctions and Other
Sanctions and Other Impact
Impact鈥� document.
end_accept
End
denied
Student denies responsibility for
violation and requests a hearing with
an Administrative Hearing Board.
hearing
AHB is convened and determines
responsibility based on the
preponderance of evidence provided by
instructor and student.
hearing_responsible
Is the student found
responsible for the
violation?
no_record_hearing
File is kept by SCO for reference, but
student has no conduct record.
end_hearing_no
End
sanctions
Sanctions are assessed according to
Sanctions and Other Impact
鈥淪anctions and Other Impact鈥� document,
along with other sanctions determined
by AHB.
sanctions_file
Sanctions and Other Impact
Student file is kept in confidence in
Sanctions and Other Impact
accordance with 鈥淪anctions and Other
Sanctions and Other Impact
Impact鈥� document.
end_sanctions
End
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