Prevention or obstruction of access to works or materials provided by the University needed by others for academic purposes.

Attempt of bribery, and/or threat of blackmail to influence the award of any credit, grade, honour or academic decisions.

Failure to follow relevant University/Faculty/School guidelines on ethics.

Failure to follow the Memorial University of Newfoundland Code.

  

6.12.5 Procedures for Resolution of Alleged Academic Offences at the Unit Level
  

6.12.5.1 General Information
These procedures will not be applied to cases involving alleged offences on final examinations, any other evaluative instruments worth 40% or more of the final grade, allegations of impersonation or allegations of submission of forged documents. Such alleged offences are governed by the Procedures for Resolution of Alleged Academic Offences by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies.
  

6.12.5.2 Explanation of Procedures
If, upon receiving a report of an alleged academic offence, the head of the academic or administrative unit decides that an attempt should be made to resolve the matter at the unit level the following procedures shall apply:
Normally within one week of notification, the head of the appropriate academic or administrative unit shall request a meeting with the accuser and the accused and at the meeting the head shall state the allegation, review the Procedures for Resolution of Alleged Academic Offences at the Unit Level including the range of applicable penalties, and arrange a second meeting between the accuser and the accused only.

At the second meeting the accuser and accused shall endeavour to obtain a mutually satisfactory resolution of the matter.

The accuser and accused shall report jointly to the head of the academic or administrative unit on the result of their second meeting.

If the report is of a resolution which the head of the academic or administrative unit considers to be fair and equitable the matter shall be considered closed. If the head of the academic or administrative unit considers the reported resolution to be unfair and/or inequitable the head of the academic or administrative unit will endeavour to obtain an alternative satisfactory resolution directly with the parties.

Should all reasonable efforts to obtain a resolution at the unit level fail, the head of the academic or administrative unit will refer the case to the Secretary of the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies and shall inform the accuser and the accused accordingly. From this stage onward Procedures for Resolution of Alleged Academic Offences by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies will apply.

At any stage of the Procedures for Resolution of Alleged Academic Offences at the Unit Level, the student may ask that the student's case be referred to the Secretary of the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies, and thereafter the Procedures for Resolution of Alleged Academic Offences by the Senate Committee on Undergraduate Studies will apply.

Should the accused be found guilty, a brief description of the offence and the penalty(ies) applied shall be forwarded by the head of the academic or administrative unit to the Office of the Registrar.

  

6.12.5.3 Failure to Appear or Respond
If at any stage of the Procedures for Resolution of Alleged Academic Offences at the Unit Level, the accused fails to respond to a charge, without reasonable cause, within two weeks of notification of an allegation, action may be taken on the charge in the absence of the accused.