STUDENTS’ RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Student Code of Conduct
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The Student Code of Conduct of University of Phoenix supports the University's mission to provide access to higher education opportunities that enable students to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to achieve their professional …show more content…
Self-plagiarism, double dipping, or dovetailing – Submission of work that has been prepared for a different course without fair citation of the original work and prior approval of faculty. Students who submit assignments that were previously submitted in another course are subject to the same consequences they would face if they plagiarized these assignments. The use of one’s previous work in an assignment requires prior approval from the current faculty member and citation of the previous work. c. Fabrication – Falsification or invention of any information, citation, data, or document. This includes the invention or alteration of data or results, or relying on another source’s results in any assignment without proper acknowledgement of that source. Fabrication includes citing sources that the student has not actually used or consulted. d. Unauthorized Assistance – Use of materials or information not authorized by the faculty member to complete an academic exercise, or the completion of an academic exercise by someone other than the student. Students must rely upon their own abilities and refrain from obtaining assistance in any manner that faculty does not explicitly allow. This includes but is not limited to providing or receiving answers to an exam, use of faculty materials or answer keys, or a student having someone take his or her exam. e. Copyright infringement – Acquisition or use of copyrighted works without appropriate legal license or permission. f. …show more content…
Registrar's Committee: 1. After the Office of Compliance Management's investigation is completed and the student has responded to the Charging Letter, a Registrar's Committee shall be convened to review the file and make findings and recommendations to the Registrar (a designee may be appointed if the Registrar has recused himself/herself). 2. The Registrar's Committee shall be chaired by an Associate Registrar or Director from the Registrar's Office (or designee). 3. The Committee composition shall be at least three (3) impartial individuals, who have no prior involvement with the student or the investigation, to include: an Associate Registrar (or designee), Director or Operations Manager from the Registrar’s Office or designee, a Director from University Services (or designee), and the Director of Student Financial Aid programs or Director of Student Financial Accounting or Campus Director of Finance, as appropriate. (Note: Students who are subject to a professional code of conduct that applies to their enrollment at the University shall have the composition of their Campus Committee adjusted as necessary to comply with that code). G. Committee Process: 1. Students shall be afforded the opportunity to address the Committee to make a statement in their defense. This may be done via teleconference. 2. Students are not entitled to representation by an attorney or any other third party at any point in the process. However, in accordance with the Higher Education