学术标准

学术规定和要求

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学术诚信承诺

We, the students of Roger Williams University, commit ourselves to academic integrity. We promise to pursue the highest ideals of academic life, to challenge ourselves with the most rigorous standards, 在任何学术努力中都要诚实, to conduct ourselves responsibly and honorably, and to assist one another as we live and work together in mutual support.

违反学术诚信

Roger Williams University exists to foster the mature pursuit of learning, which is premised upon the exercise of mutual trust and honest practice when representing data, findings 和 sources of ideas used in an academic exercise. The University expects students to observe these principles of academic integrity that ensure the excellence of their education 和 value of their diploma.

Examples of breaches of academic integrity include but are not limited to:

作弊: 

Using or attempting to use unauthorized materials, information or citation in any academic exercise. 例子包括，但不限于

  • Copying from another student on exams or assignments;
  • 改变 graded exams or assignments and resubmitting them for a new grade;
  • Submitting the same paper for two classes without both instructors’ written permission.

制造: 

Unauthorized falsifications or invention of any information or citation in any academic exercise. 例子包括，但不限于

  • Using made-up citations in papers or other assignments;
  • Representing collaborative work as the result of individual effort;
  • Collaborating on graded assignments beyond the extent authorized by the instructor.

抄袭: 

Plagiarism is best defined as the incorporation of words and ideas of another person in an attempt to claim that person’s work as one’s own. Thus, plagiarism fails to engage in civil, scholarly discourse. It is sometimes a form of intellectual theft and is always a form of intellectual fraud.

最糟糕的情况, plagiarism may consist of directly copying large or small portions of either printed or online works, or, 这在学校经常发生, 另一个学生的书面论文, without properly crediting the source(s) from which they came. There are, however, more subtle forms of plagiarism as well. 套用, which is the process of using alternative expressions to communicate the meaning of another author’s words, 也是抄袭的一种形式吗, unless the sources of those ideas are acknowledged. Roger Williams University provides resources and advice to students to help avoid plagiarism. 看到 如何避免抄袭 和 引用来源 & 讲义的连结. Students are encouraged to consult their instructor if they have questions regarding proper documentation of sources and avoiding plagiarism. Examples of plagiarism include, but are not limited to

  • Quoting or paraphrasing someone else’s work without correct citation;
  • Copying work of another and representing it as your own;
  • 购买论文、论文或其他作品;
  • 让别人帮你做事.

欺诈: 

改变, 锻造, or encouraging another person to alter or forge, 该机构的正式记录, 或协助他人从事此类活动. Examples of plagiarism include, but are not limited to

  • 替考;
  • Changing the grade on an assignment and representing it as the original.

故意伤害: 

损害他人的创造性作品或财产的.

助长学术不诚信: 

Assisting or aiding someone else in committing a breach of academic integrity. 例子包括，但不限于

  • 允许其他学生抄袭论文, 问题集, exam or other assignment that is meant to be completed individually;
  • Taking an exam or completing an assignment for another student;
  • Obtaining a copy of an exam ahead of time for oneself or another student.

违反学术诚信的后果

Civil discourse 和 entire academic project depend on mutual trust among the community of scholars that is Roger Williams University. Even a minor breach of academic integrity diminishes that trust. Accordingly, the consequences of a breach of academic integrity, depending on severity, include:

  • Referral to an academic integrity support meeting;
  • Failure on the assignment on which the breach 发生;
  • Failure of the class in which the breach 发生;
  • 留校察看一学期;
  • 休学一学期;
  • Separation (dismissal) from the Roger Williams University community.

学术诚信委员会

The University 学术诚信委员会 is empowered to investigate and adjudicate all cases of suspected breaches of academic integrity. This committee will also serve as the record keeper of all academic integrity breaches. The University 学术诚信委员会 may, 作为审议的一部分, consider a student’s prior breaches of academic integrity on file. The University 学术诚信委员会 shall establish and publish by-laws and procedures pertaining to its own operations.

委员会组成

The University 学术诚信委员会 shall be composed of one Dean who will serve as Committee Chair, 两名当选的教员代表, the 教师 Senate 学术标准 Committee Chair, faculty liaison to the discipline to be called upon when needed, and two representatives elected by the Student Senate.

Procedure for Dealing with Alleged 违反学术诚信

  1. A faculty member who suspects a breach of academic integrity shall investigate, including opportunity for the student to answer the allegation. Upon finding evidence of a breach of academic integrity, a faculty member may elect to recommend one of the below options:
    • 转介到学术诚信支持
    • 发出正式警告
    • Failure of the assignment on which the breach 发生
    • Failure of the course in which the breach 发生
  2. The faculty member must communicate directly with the student via RWU e-mail, with copies sent 致院长’s office of 教职员工, 以及学生专业的院长, 如果不同. Documentary evidence must also be forwarded to the dean’s office.
  3. The Dean’s office will inform the student of her/his right of appeal, along with the forms to be completed to initiate the appeal process.
  4. The Deans’ offices will forward all actions taken regarding academic integrity violations, along with all corresponding documentary evidence, 给教务长办公室, 哪一个充当结算所.
  5. Students may appeal any penalty for a breach of academic integrity enforced by a faculty member to the University 学术诚信委员会 by notifying the Dean’s office, 教职员工, 和 University 学术诚信委员会 in writing within 7 days of the final action of 教职员工.
  6. The University 学术诚信委员会 shall hear student appeals of faculty actions concerning academic integrity. The decision of the University 学术诚信委员会 will be communicated to the student, 致院长, and to 教职员工 in writing via RWU e-mail. Student(s) may appeal a decision of the University 学术诚信委员会 to the Office of the Provost within 14 days of the decision. 教务长的决定是最终决定.
  7. Upon finding recurring or particularly egregious instances of breaches of academic integrity by a student, the Office of the Provost reserves the right to levy
    • 留校察看一学期
    • 休学一学期
    • Separation (dismissal) from the Roger Williams University community.

学术标准

Students are responsible for knowing and complying with the academic regulations of the University. The University has one Academic Policies Committee that serves as the appeal committee for students requesting exceptions to academic policy. An Academic Policy Appeal may be obtained on the 注册主任网页. Appeals must be completed and submitted to the Center for Student Academic Success. 

上诉权

In cases where an academic regulation or requirement constitutes a hardship, students may submit a written petition to the appropriate dean. Forms are available at the offices of the 注册商 和 School of Continuing Studies in Providence. Any appeal is subject to review by the appropriate dean and designated 学术事务 officer, 谁的决定是最终的.

An appeal must be filed within one semester after the semester in which the course was taken, 或者作为上诉基础的事件, 发生. Unless an appeal is filed within this period, it will not be considered.