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CODE OF STUDENT BEHAVIOUR

CODE OF STUDENT BEHAVIOUR. Deborah Eerkes Discipline Officer and Director Office of Student Judicial Affairs. Code of Student Behaviour. Rights Under the Code Offenses Under the Code Sanctions and their Impact The Discipline Process Procedures for Appeal. Rights Under the Code.

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CODE OF STUDENT BEHAVIOUR

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  1. CODE OF STUDENT BEHAVIOUR Deborah Eerkes Discipline Officer and Director Office of Student Judicial Affairs

  2. Code of Student Behaviour • Rights Under the Code • Offenses Under the Code • Sanctions and their Impact • The Discipline Process • Procedures for Appeal

  3. Rights Under the Code NATURAL JUSTICE • Presumed innocent • Advisor • Reasonable notice • Reasonable disclosure • Opportunity to respond • Provide evidence • Reasonable time • Reasons for decision

  4. Inappropriate Academic Behaviour • Plagiarism • Cheating • Misuse of confidential materials • Research and Scholarship Misconduct

  5. Inappropriate Academic Behaviour • Inappropriate behaviour in professional programs • Misrepresentation of facts • Participation in an Offence Image from http://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/ studentconduct.php

  6. Offences: Inappropriate Behaviour in the Community • Disruption • Discrimination • Malicious Material • Retaliation • Unfounded Allegations • Violations of Safety or Dignity

  7. Offences: Property and Resources • Damage to Property • Unauthorized use of Facilities, Equipment, Materials, Services or Resources

  8. Sanctions - Minor • Instructors may dismiss a student from class for disruption. • Only sanction available to instructors – all other issues must be referred to the Dean.

  9. Sanctions - Intermediate Deans can impose: • Zero on assignment • Grade reduction or F • Notation (8) on transcript • Conduct probation

  10. Sanctions - Severe Discipline Officer (OSJA) can impose: • Suspension for up to three years • Expulsion • Suspension or Rescission of degree already awarded • Exclusion for an unspecified period of time Image from http://www.guardian.co.uk/social-care-network/2013/feb/27/ new-social-workers-voluntary-sector

  11. University Appeal Board (UAB) • CoSB decisions may be appealed. • Can appeal either the sanction(s) or the charge(s). Image from http://archive.dailycal.org/article/112362/uc_berkeley_graduate_student_s_conduct_hearing_pro

  12. University Appeal Board (UAB) • Panel of three: Chairperson is a faculty member, other two are students • Full, impartial hearing • Full authority to uphold, deny or vary any appeal • Decision is final and binding Image from http://fplegalservices.ca/our-services/small-claim-litigation

  13. Dean investigates Instructor meets w/student Discipline Officer investigates Submits report to Dean University Appeal Board (UAB) Discipline Process TA notifies instructor

  14. Prevention Academic Integrity Program www.osja.ualberta.ca

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