Failure to measure up to the quest for such a standard can involve either academic offenses at one end of the spectrum or substandard work warranting lowered or failing grades at the other. The seniority of the student concerned, the presence of a dishonest intent, and other circumstances may all be relevant to the seriousness with which the matter is viewed. Examples of Academic Offences 1. Plagiarism or Self-Plagiarism. Dalhousie University defines plagiarism as the presentation of the work of another author in such a way as to give one's reader reason to think it to be one's own.
Plagiarism is a form of academic fraud.
Plagiarism is considered a serious academic offence which may lead to loss of credit, suspension or expulsion from the University, or even the revocation of a degree. In its grossest form plagiarism includes the use of a paper purchased from a commercial research corporation, or prepared by any person other than the individual claiming to be the author. Self-plagiarism is the submission of work by a person which is the same or substantially the same as work for which he or she has already received academic credit. Irregularities in the Presentation of Data from Experiments, Field Studies, etc. Academic research is predicated on the presentation of accurate and honestly derived data.