What is academic dishonesty?
- Plagiarism: The adoption or reproduction of ideas or words or statements of another person without due acknowledgment.
- Fabrication: The falsification of data, information, or citations in any formal academic exercise.
- Deception: Providing false information to an instructor concerning a formal academic exercise—e.g., giving a false excuse for missing a deadline or falsely claiming to have submitted work.
- Cheating: Any attempt to give or obtain assistance in a formal academic exercise (like an examination) without due acknowledgment.
- Sabotage: Acting to prevent others from completing their work. This includes cutting pages out of library books or willfully disrupting the experiments of others.
Academic dishonesty has been documented in most every type of educational setting, from elementary school to graduate school, and has been met with varying degrees of approbation throughout history. Today, educated society tends to take a very negative view of academic dishonesty.
More external links:
- What is Academic Dishonesty?
- Definitions of Academic Dishonesty (UC Berkeley)
Student Conduct, Discipline, and Due Process Rights
The purpose of this procedure is to provide a prompt and equitable means to address violations of the Code of Student Conduct, which ensures to the student or students involved the due process rights guaranteed them by state and federal constitutional pro tections. This procedure will be used in a fair and equitable manner, and not for purposes of retaliation. It is not intended to substitute for criminal or civil proceedings that may be initiated by other agencies.
These procedures are specifically not intended to infringe in any way on the rights of students to engage in free expression as protected by the state and federal constitu tions, and by Education Code Section 76120, and will not be used to punish expression that is protected.
A student excluded for disciplinary reasons from one college in the Peralta Community College District may be denied enrollment into other colleges in the District, depending on the specific form of discipline. The President of a college may also deny ad mission to a student suspended or excluded for disciplinary reasons from other colleges or universities.
Student Code of Conduct
Students are responsible for complying with all college regulations and for main taining appropriate course requirements as established by the instructors.
Disciplinary action may be imposed on a student for violation of college rules and regulations, the California Education Code, California Penal Code, and the California Administrative Code. Student misconduct may result in disciplinary action by the col lege and prosecution by civil authorities. Misconduct that may result in disciplinary action includes, but is not limited to, the fol lowing violations:
- Violation of District policies or regulations including parking and traffic regulations (subject to Education Code Section 76036), policies regulating stu dent organizations, and time, place and manner regulations in regard to public expression.
- Willful misconduct which results in injury or death of any person on college-owned or –controlled property, or college-sponsored or supervised functions; or caus ing, attempting to cause, or threatening to cause physical injury to another person.
- Conduct which results in cutting, defacing, damaging, or other injury to any real or personal property owned by the college or to private property on campus.
- Stealing or attempting to steal college property or private property on campus; or knowingly receiving stolen college property or private property on campus.
- Unauthorized entry to or use of college facilities.
- Committing or attempting to commit robbery or extortion.
- Dishonesty such as cheating, plagiarism (including plagiarism in a student publication), forgery, alteration or misuse of col lege documents, records, or identification documents, or furnishing false information to the college.
- The use, sale, or possession on campus of, or presence on campus under the influence of, any controlled substance, or any poison classified as such by Schedule D in Section 4160 of the Business and Professions Code or any controlled substance listed in California Health and Safety Code Section 11053 et seq., an alcoholic beverage, or an intoxicant of any kind; or unlawful possession of, or offering, arranging or negotiating the sale of any drug paraphernalia, as defined in California Health and Safety Code Section 11014.5.
- Possession, sale or otherwise furnishing any firearm, knife, explosive or other dangerous object, including but not limited to any facsimile firearm, knife or explosive, unless, in the case of possession of any object of this type, the student has obtained written permission to possess the item from an authorized college employee.
- Willful or persistent smoking in any area where smoking has been prohibited by law or by regulation of the govern ing board.
- Lewd, indecent, or obscene conduct or expression on college-owned or –controlled property, or at college-sponsored or supervised functions; or engaging in libelous or slanderous expression; or expression or conduct which so incites students as to create a clear and present danger of the commission of unlawful acts on college premises, or substantial disruption of the orderly operation of the college.
- Disruptive or insulting behavior, willful disobedience, habitual profanity or vulgarity; or the open and persistent defiance of the authority of, refusal to comply with directions of, or persistent abuse of, college employees in the performance of their duty on or near the school premises or public sidewalks adjacent to school premises.
- Obstruction or disruption of teaching, research, administrative procedures or other college activities.
- Committing sexual harassment as defined by law or by college policies and procedures; or engaging in harassing or discriminatory behavior based on race, sex, religion, age, national origin, disability, or any other status protected by law.
- Persistent, serious misconduct where other means of correction have failed to bring about proper conduct.
In accordance with Education Code Section 76234, the results of any disciplinary action or appeal in connection with any alleged sexual assault, physical abuse or threat of the same shall be made available within 3 school days of the results, to the alleged victim, who shall keep such information confidential.
refer to BCC Catalog