Ethics Evaluation A Work Ethics Program has been designed to teach, promote, and evaluate desirable work habits. Students are evaluated on work ethics and counseled as needed by each of their instructors. Quarterly work ethic grades for each course are assigned and recorded on each student's permanent record. This average is computed by multiplying the credit hours assigned a course by the grade points earned. The sum of grade points divided by the total number of credit hours attempted at DeKalb Tech produces the grade point average.
Plagiarism involves presenting the ideas or work of another person as being one's own.
A grade assigned to a student because of an alleged cheating or plagiarism violation may be appealed by the student through the appeals process. When registering for a course for which credit has already been received at DeKalb Tech, the student forfeits the previous credit in that course for graduation purposes. Although both grades remain on the record and are part of the cumulative grade point average, only the final grade will be calculated for the purpose of graduation requirements. Working Students Working students are reminded that carrying a normal instructional load is a full-time job. All students are expected to meet certain instructional standards which stress the importance of maintaining an academic status of good standing.