2 Code of Student Conduct Policy & Procedures
LSUS’s Code of Student Conduct outlines your rights and responsibilities in terms of academic integrity. Please familiarize yourself with this policy by clicking here to read the LSUS Code of Student Conduct.
Key Takeaways
Your responsibilities as per the Code of Student Conduct:
- Students have a responsibility to meet the highest standards of student conduct, which includes maintaining academic integrity.
- Students must not commit academic misconduct.
What is meant by academic misconduct
High standards of academic integrity are crucial for the university to fulfill its educational mission. To uphold these standards students are responsible for submitting work that is reflective of their academic performance.
Academic misconduct simply refers to “those violations detailed in the code that are specific to academic student behavior.” These violations may be either academic or behavioral misconduct. Academic misconduct violations include:
- Collaboration
- Collusion
- Copying
- Failure to follow course requirements
- False information
- Misrepresentation
- Other academic misconduct
- Plagiarism
- The use of unauthorized materials
Please familiarize yourself with the details of each violation in the Code of Student Conduct. Section 10.1 outlines and defines the behaviors that are considered academic misconduct.
Test your understanding
Try the following activity to test your understanding of academic misconduct violations.
Consequences for violating academic integrity
Key Takeaways
Violations of academic integrity are taken very seriously and carry with them severe consequences. If reported, you may:
- Get a grade of 0 on your assignment
- Have the overall class grade lowered by one letter
- Get a failing grade in the course
- Be suspended from the University
It is important to remember that you may face disciplinary action for any academic integrity violation, regardless of whether you committed it intentionally or unintentionally. An integrity violation will be noted on your academic record. This may negatively impact your chances to apply for graduate studies and obtain references needed for university-related applications. It may also impact your future employment.
So what is the best way to avoid committing a violation?
- Be honest in all areas of your academic life
- Do your own work
- Submit original work
- Only work with others if your instructor permitted it
- If permitted to work in groups, acknowledge the contributions of others
- Acknowledge all your sources of information by citing them properly
- Learn to quote, paraphrase, and summarize properly
- Get help if you need it but only from approved sources
- Do not help another person commit a violation
Recap
Let’s recap what you have learned in Module One.
Key Takeaways
- As a student you are a part of the scholarly community.
- All members of this community must uphold the six principles of academic integrity: honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility, and courage.
- Any act of falsification, misrepresentation or deception:
- is dishonest and compromises the worth of other’s work
- undermines the trust between students and professors
- is unfair to students who pursue their studies honestly
- disrespects professors and the institution as a whole
- is irresponsible to yourself because it prevents you from meaningfully reaching your own scholarly potential
- It is your responsibility to uphold academic integrity standards.
- Integrity violations can have severe academic consequences.
Congratulations, you have finished Module One.
