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Pertaining to preventing, punishing, or handling the consequences of academic dishonesty in coursework or examinations. Also, defining what constitutes academic dishonesty. (For questions on dishonesty in the research and/or research publication process, use 'research-misconduct' instead.)

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What is the rationale behind requiring a meeting before filing academic misconduct charges?

If the student denies cheating and has no believable explanation, then I feel comfortable recommending a punishment of F in the course. … In practice, I've never seen a student produce a believable excuse for apparent cheating. …
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2 votes

How does a student's misconduct history carry across to other courses (if it does)? Is there...

Are you talking about academic misconduct (cheating) or simply poor performance? With respec to to cheating, policies vary from institution to institution. … For example, on my campus faculty are required to report incidents of academic dishonesty (cheating, plagiarism, forged signatures on registration documents, etc.) to the Associate Vice President for Academic …
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10 votes

What to do if a student claims to have turned in the homework but I could not find it?

Since you have no way to show that the student didn't submit the homework, it's simply your word against the word of the student. Furthermore, there were lots of homework assignments from various stu …
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24 votes

Good idea to warn students they were suspected of cheating?

If you suspect cheating, one option is to ask the students directly to explain how they got answers that were so similar to the online source. …
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Two-thirds of my class colluded. Should I report them to the academic offences committee?

In our school, we are expected to flag cases of suspected plagiarism and collusion to an internal academic offences committee. There's your answer. It's your job to report the offense.
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What is the best way to confront students that I believe are cheating?

Typically, you'll be required to report the incident to an office that handles cheating cases. One important reason for this is that students who cheat in one course often cheat in others. …
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