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Procedures for Dealing with Issues
of Academic Misconduct
I. What this Policy Covers
Students enrolled in the Whiting School of Engineering Center for Educational Outreach (CEO) assume a duty to conduct themselves in a manner appropriate to the Johns Hopkins University's mission as an institution of higher learning. Students are obliged to refrain from acts which violate the academic integrity of the University. Violations of academic ethics include, but are not limited to: cheating; plagiarism; submitting the same or substantially similar work to satisfy the requirements of more than one course without permission; submitting as one's own the same or substantially similar work of another; knowingly furnishing false information to any agent of the University for inclusion in academic records; falsification, forgery, alteration, destruction or misuse of official University documents or seal.
II. Procedures for Dealing with Cases of Academic Misconduct
If a student is suspected of a possible violation of academic ethics, the instructor in charge of the course shall review the evidence and the facts of the case. If the instructor believes that a violation of academic ethics has occurred, the instructor will report the case to the CEO Instructor of Record. The Instructor of Record will notify each student, who has committed a violation, in writing of the offense and the penalty. The student may either accept the penalty or appeal in writing within fourteen (14) days. The appeal should outline the offense and reasons that the penalty is not just. The appeal should be addressed to the Director of CEO who will make a final decision based on the appeal.
III. Potential Penalties
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a) Retake of the examination, paper, or exercise involved.
b) Score of zero on the examination, paper, or exercise involved.
c) Lowering of the course grade.
d) Failure in the course.
e) Failure in the course with a notation on the transcript that the grade was for a violation of academic ethics.