3.0 Obligation to Report Suspected Cases of Academic Misconduct (see 3335-31-02)

All cases of suspected misconduct shall be reported to the Committee. The Committee also shall investigate cases of lax or irregular examination methods and report findings to the Senior Vice President and Provost. Students have the obligation to report irregular of lax examination methods. The Committee may impose any Code sanction.

4.0 Suspected Academic Misconduct

4.1  Whenever academic misconduct by a student is suspected, the instructor should make every effort to inform the student of the allegation. The presence of a colleague with the instructor at any subsequent meeting with the student is recommended.

4.2   The instructor shall prepare a typed written report on department letterhead on the alleged academic misconduct. The report should be as complete as possible, and should have all relevant evidence attached. The report should identify the student’s social security number and the call number of the course in which the alleged misconduct occurred. Whenever possible, original documents, such as the alleged plagiarized material should also be provided with passages that are alleged to be plagiarized paper, test, computer print-outs, etc., should be submitted and sources of plagiarized clearly marked. A copy of the course syllabus should be included.  The instructor of record for the course, if different than the person observing the alleged misconduct must provide a letter acknowledging that charges are being brought forward. The Coordinator may request additional information from the instructor to clarify the charges.

4.3   Students suspected of academic misconduct, whether acknowledging involvement or not, should be allowed to continue in the course without prejudice pending action by the Committee. If the course ends before the Committee has acted, the instructor should assign the student the grade of Incomplete in accord with Rule 3335-7-21.   The alternative grade for the Incomplete should be that which will be given if the student is not found in violation of the Code of Student Conduct.

4.4    The report prepared by the instructor will be reviewed by the chairperson of the academic unit and transmitted within three working days to the Coordinator of the Committee, 1110 Lincoln Tower, 1800 Cannon Drive. If possible, the report should be hand-carried and marked "Confidential."

4.5   The Coordinator, on behalf of the Committee, will notify the accused student(s) of the charge of Academic Misconduct and, whenever possible, will provide the student with a copy of all materials that have been received regarding the case.