Washington Administrative Code › Title 504 - Washington State University › Chapter 504-26 - Standards of conduct for students › Part I - GENERAL MATTERS › Section 504-26-010 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Words and phrases used in the standards of conduct regardless
				  of their associated gender identity include all genders. Words and phrases used
				  in the standards of conduct in the singular or plural encompass both the
				  singular and the plural, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. For
				  purposes of the standards of conduct, the following definitions apply:
(1) Academic integrity hearing board.
				Teaching faculty and student representatives who are authorized by the
				university to review an instructor's determination that a student violated
				university academic integrity policies and whether or not the outcome proposed
				by the instructor is in keeping with the instructor's published
				policies.
(2) Academic integrity
				violation. A violation of the university's academic integrity expectations,
				which is defined as:
(a) Use of unauthorized
				materials in taking quizzes, tests, or examinations, or giving or receiving
				unauthorized assistance by any means, including talking, copying information
				from another student, using electronic devices, or taking an examination for
				another student.
(b) Use of sources
				beyond those authorized by the instructor in writing papers, preparing reports,
				solving problems, or carrying out other assignments.
(c) Acquisition or possession of tests or
				other academic material belonging to a member of the university faculty or
				staff when acquired without the permission of the university faculty or staff
				member.
(d) Fabrication, which is
				the intentional invention or counterfeiting of information in the course of an
				academic activity. Fabrication includes, but is not limited to:
(i) Counterfeiting data, research results,
				information, or procedures with inadequate foundation in fact. The office of
				research must be consulted in matters involving alleged research misconduct as
				that term is defined in the university's executive policy 33.
(ii) Counterfeiting a record of internship or
				practicum experiences.
(iii)
				Submitting a false excuse for absence or tardiness or a false explanation for
				failing to complete a class requirement or scheduled examination at the
				appointed date and time.
(e) Engaging in any behavior for the purpose
				of gaining an unfair advantage specifically prohibited by a faculty member in
				the course syllabus or class discussion.
(f) Scientific misconduct. Falsification,
				fabrication, plagiarism, or other forms of dishonesty in scientific and
				scholarly research are prohibited. Complaints and inquiries involving cases of
				scientific misconduct are managed according to the university's policy for
				responding to allegations of scientific misconduct. A finding of scientific
				misconduct is subject to sanctions by CCS. The policy for responding to
				allegations of scientific misconduct (executive policy 33) may be reviewed by
				contacting the office of research.
(g) Unauthorized collaboration on
				assignments.
(h) Intentionally
				obtaining unauthorized knowledge of examination materials.
(i) Plagiarism. Presenting the information,
				ideas, or phrasing of another person as the student's own work without proper
				acknowledgment of the source. This includes submitting a commercially prepared
				paper or research project or submitting for academic credit any work done by
				someone else. The term "plagiarism" includes, but is not limited to, the use,
				by paraphrase or direct quotation, of the published or unpublished work of
				another person without full and clear acknowledgment. It also includes the
				unacknowledged use of materials prepared by another person or agency engaged in
				the selling of term papers or other academic materials.
(j) Unauthorized multiple submission of the
				same work.
(k) Sabotage of others'
				work.
(l) Tampering with or
				falsifying records.
(m) Violating
				any other academic rule or standards specified in published course
				policies.