Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 9 - Education- Mississippi Community College Board › Part 8 - Policies And Procedures Manual › Section 9-8-5 - College Responsibilities › Section 9-8-5-5.4 - Student Policies and Procedures

Current through June 25, 2024
1.
MSVCC Student Privacy
The local host institution has established procedures for
				  protecting personally identifiable information within the Student Information
				  System. For the MSVCC, the MCCB utilizes https and secure file transfer
				  processes to protect student information during the transfer and storage of
				  registration, course, and grade information in the Enrollment Tool. A unique,
				  college generated student ID serves as the main identifier within the
				  Enrollment Tool, Student Information System, and learning management system,
				  and password encryption is determined by the authentication configuration set
				  up by each school. Students can only access the learning management system
				  using a secured internet portal. All information within each LMS is stored
				  off-site in locations with firewall, network and physical security.
2.
MSVCC Student
				Surveys
Effective Summer 2018, MSVCC Student Surveys are made
				  available in the ET and may be utilized to evaluate courses and student
				  services at the host institution.
3.
MSVCC Attendance
				Policy
In accordance with the MCCB Enrollment Audit and Reporting
				  Guidelines, a student is considered IN ATTENDANCE for reimbursement purposes if
				  they have not exceeded the maximum number of allowable absences in any given
				  term. See Board Policy 9.2 for the
Maximum Number Of Absences Allowed
				  Chart.
The consortium defines attendance in MSVCC courses as active
				  participation in course learning activities.
* 8-week and 15-week classes:
Attendance will be measured weekly and should be based upon
				  documentable engagement with the course content.
* 3-week and 4-week classes:
Attendance will be measured twice per week and should be
				  based upon documentable engagement with the course content.
* No Show:
A student is considered a "No Show" for attendance purposes
				  if there is no documentable engagement with the course content within the
				  timeframe allowed.
* 3-week and 4-week terms: First 3 days of the term
* 8-week term: First week of the term
* 15-week term: First 2 weeks of the term
To ensure compliance with the Community and Junior College
				  appropriation bill and to meet the requirements as established by the MCCB, the
				  ET attendance repository is available to MSVCC participants for documenting
				  hosted and/or provided attendance. Institutions may elect to report attendance
				  data either manually and/or via database import. Please note the following
				  stipulations:
* If the instructor manually reports attendance into the ET
				  Attendance Tool or the college utilizes database import for attendance, the
				  Audit Roster
does not
need to be signed for audit verification.
* If anyone other than the instructor assigned to the course
				  reports attendance into the ET Attendance Tool, the instructor assigned to the
				  course
will be
required to electronically sign the Audit Roster in
				  the ET to ensure audit verification.
Note: The determination of exactly what constitutes
				  a learning activity may be left to individual institutions and their
				  instructors. However, learning activities should demonstrate participation in
				  the course. Participation in these learning activities should be used when
				  determining a last date of attendance that is reported to consortium
				  members.
4.
MSVCC Honesty Policy
A hallmark of any profession is integrity and honesty.
				  Academic honesty is expected of all students; therefore, each student is
				  expected to accomplish his/her own work. Academic misconduct includes, but is
				  not limited to, deceptive acts such as the following:
a. Plagiarizing from any source
b. Cheating in any manner on tests, papers,
				reports, etc.
c. Submitting work
				that is not the student's own
d.
				Improperly using technology
e.
				Stealing, buying, or selling course materials
f. Impersonating another student while taking
				an exam or having another person assume one's identity to take an exam
g. Deliberately conveying false or
				misleading information
When academic misconduct has occurred, the instructor has
				  the responsibility of assigning an appropriate penalty in accordance with the
				  provider college's institutional policy. This may include failure of the
				  assignment, failure of the course, or dismissal from the institution. The
				  institutional policy must be outlined in the course syllabus and uploaded in
				  the ET and Course Site.