Washington Administrative Code › Title 172 - Eastern Washington University › Chapter 172-90 - Student academic integrity › Section 172-90-120 - Initiation

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1)
Reporting:
Each member of the university community is responsible
			 for supporting academic integrity standards. Any person who suspects a
			 violation of these rules is expected to report their suspicion to the course
			 instructor or other appropriate university official. Students are strongly
			 encouraged to report suspected violations to the course instructor, the AVP, or
			 other university official.
Throughout this chapter, the term "instructor" shall refer to
				the instructor or other university official who reports a suspected violation
				under this chapter.
A person who knowingly makes a false allegation that a
				violation of these rules has occurred, will be subject to disciplinary action
				as appropriate.
(2)
Authority:
The primary responsibility for bringing a charge of
			 violating academic integrity standards rests with the instructor. Graduate
			 assistants, teaching assistants, research assistants, student workers, exam
			 proctors, online coordinators and any other persons who assist or support an
			 instructor in teaching should report suspected violations of academic integrity
			 standards to the instructor of record.
Instructors may be represented by their academic department
				chair in cases where the instructor is unavailable or otherwise unable to
				actively participate in the process.
(3)
Contact student:
If an
			 instructor suspects that a violation has occurred, the instructor may elect to
			 discuss the matter with the student or contact the student via email or other
			 form of electronic communication prior to taking any other action.
(4)
Instructor action:
In
			 response to a report or suspicion of violation of academic integrity standards,
			 the instructor has the following options:
(a)
			 Dismiss the matter: If the instructor concludes that there is no violation of
			 these rules, the matter is over.
(b) Resolve internally (internal resolution):
			 If the instructor believes that the student committed a class I violation of
			 academic rules, the instructor may take one or more of the following actions
			 without entering an official violation per subsection (5) of this section:
(i) Instruct the student on academic
			 integrity standards and explain how the student failed to comply with those
			 standards;
(ii) Allow the student
			 to modify or redo the assignment; and/or
(iii) Provide the student with an educational
			 opportunity to reiterate academic integrity (such as an assignment, research,
			 course or tutorial on academic integrity).
Note:
If an instructor intends to impose any sanction that
						  will affect the student's course grade, he/she must initiate the academic
						  integrity process; internal resolution may not be used in such
						  cases.
If the student does not cooperate with the internal resolution,
				the instructor should initiate the formal academic integrity process by
				reporting the violation as described in subsection (5) of this section.
(c) Initiate the
			 academic integrity process: If the instructor believes that the student
			 violated academic integrity standards and internal resolution is not
			 appropriate, the instructor shall initiate the academic integrity process by
			 reporting the violation to the AVP per institutional practice.