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Student Responsibilities and Academic Honesty

The flexibility of this course format requires that all students understand their responsibilities and adhere to the University's Academic Honesty policy (page 35 of the 1999/2000 Catalog).

All work must represent your understanding

Each student is responsible for his or her own work. All work that is submitted for consideration or grading must reflect that student's understanding and progress in the course at that time. Some assignments may be group work, in which case the work must attempt to represent the group's status.

All work must be on time

In order for the faculty to provide feedback to the student, the work must be submitted in the proper format on time. Late work may have to be processed at a later time, thus denying the student of timely feedback.

Academic honesty is a cornerstone of higher education

Student-centered learning requires that the faculty be able to depend that the work submitted was done by the student under the conditions specified (such as closed book in 30 minutes). Quizzes and assignments that are done out of the classroom must be done according to the instructions.

As stated in the catalog, acts of academic dishonesty may result in one or more of the following sactions:

• failing grade
• disciplinary reprimand
• disciplinary probation
• suspension from the University
• dismissal from the University

I have always taken academic honesty issues very seriously. Any act of cheating will be immediate cause for me to give you a failing grade on that particular assignment AND refer you to the University for further action.

9/10/99