Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3344 - Cleveland State University › Chapter 3344-21 - Policy on Academic Misconduct › Section 3344-21-02 - Policy on academic misconduct

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								Policy.
(1)
									Academic honesty
			 is essential to maintain the integrity of the university as an institution and
			 to foster an environment conducive to the pursuit of knowledge. The Cleveland
			 state university community values honesty and integrity and holds its members
			 to high standards of ethical conduct. Academic dishonesty is, unacceptable, and
			 students who are found to have engaged in academic dishonesty, or knowingly
			 facilitated academic dishonesty by another student, may be sanctioned as
			 outlined in the procedures for charges of academic misconduct. Academic
			 misconduct refers to any fraudulent actions or behaviors designed to affect the
			 evaluation of a student's academic performance or record of academic progress.
			 It includes, but is not limited to:
(a)
										Cheating: using or attempting to use or possessing any
			 aid, information, resources, or means in the completion of any graded course
			 content such as, but not limited to, an academic assignment, quiz, examination,
			 paper, portfolio, project, thesis, dissertation, or assessment (collectively
			 defined as "assessment") that are not explicitly permitted by the instructor,
			 or facilitating cheating by another student.
Examples of cheating include, but are
				not limited to:
(i)
											Possessing, referring to, or using in any way
			 unauthorized textbooks, notes, study aids, websites, crib/cheat sheets,
			 electronic transmissions, or other information when completing an academic
			 assessment;
(ii)
											Possessing, referring to, giving, or using in any way
			 unauthorized electronic devices, transmissions or other materials when
			 completing an academic assessment;
(iii)
											Looking at,
			 using, or obtaining unauthorized information from another individual's work
			 when completing an academic assessment;
(iv)
											Giving or
			 receiving answers, information, or materials from another individual when
			 completing any academic assessment when not explicitly permitted by the
			 instructor;
(v)
											Utilizing or soliciting another person or entity to
			 complete any portion of an academic assessment in place of the student or
			 submitting the work of another person or entity as the student's
			 own;
(vi)
											Submitting the identical or substantially the same
			 assessment or portions of an assessment to fulfill the requirements for two or
			 more courses without approval of both instructors involved, including when
			 repeating a course; or submitting the identical or substantially the same
			 assessment or portions of an assessment from a previously completed course to
			 fulfill the requirements for another course without the approval of the
			 instructor of the latter course; or submitting the identical or substantially
			 the same assessment or portions of the assessment to fulfill the requirements
			 for two or more academic assessments within a course without the approval of
			 the instructor;
(vii)
											Completing or participating in the completion of any
			 portion of an academic assessment for another student to submit as his or her
			 own work, including taking a quiz or an examination for another student, or
			 writing any portion of an essay, paper, thesis, project, or dissertation for
			 another student for submission in person or submitting to an online learning
			 management system;
(viii)
											Providing answers, information, or materials to another
			 student in a manner not authorized by the instructor, including providing the
			 student's own completed coursework.