Carleton University demands academic integrity from all its members. The Academic Integrity Policy (PDF) governs the academic behaviour of students.
Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is destructive to the values of the university, and risks harming the university’s reputation as place of learning and innovation. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to those students who pursue their studies honestly.
Process
The Academic Integrity Policy is implemented at the faculty level across the university. Appeals of the Academic Integrity Policy are administered by the Director, Student Affairs.
Examples of violations
The following list includes, but is not limited to, examples of violations under the Academic Integrity policy. Please refer to the full Academic Integrity Policy for more information.
| Plagiarism | Test and Exam Rules | Other violations |
| • Failing to acknowledge sources through the use of proper citations when using another’s works and/or failing to use quotation marks. |
• Attempting to read other students’ exam papers. |
• Co-operation or collaboration on an academic assignment, in whole or in part, when the instructor has indicated that the assignment is to be completed on an individual basis. |
| • Submitting any work written, in whole or in part, by someone else. |
• Speaking to another student (even if the subject matter is irrelevant to the test). |
• Disruption of classroom activities or periods of instruction. |
| • Submitting a computer program developed in whole or in part by someone else, with or without modifications, as one’s own. |
• Leaving answer papers exposed to view. |
• Improper access to confidential information such as exams or test questions. |
| • Using ideas or material without appropriate acknowledgment in any academic assignment. |
• Writing an examination or part of it, or consulting any person or materials outside the confines of the examination room without permission to do so. |
• Misrepresentation of facts for any academic purpose. |
| • Using another’s data or research findings. | • Using material not authorized by the examiner. |
• Unauthorized re-submission of work. |
Examples of sanctions
The following list includes, but is not limited to, examples of sanctions that may be used independently or in combination, depending on the details of the academic integrity violation. Repeat or multiple violations will increase the sanction.
- A written reprimand;
- A grade of zero, a failure, or a reduced grade for the piece of academic work;
- Completion of a remediation process (attendance at a Writing Tutorial or study skills workshop, completion of an academic integrity computer tutorial or the submission of a new assignment for grading);
- Reduction of the final grade in the course in respect of which the violation was committed including the assignment of a grade of unsatisfactory or failure for any completed or uncompleted course;
- Resubmission of the academic work for evaluation with or without a grade penalty;
- Restitution of costs incurred by the University as a result of the violation of this policy;
- Withdrawal from course(s);
- Suspension from a program of study.
Questions?
If you have questions about the Academic Integrity policy, you should contact the university’s Ombudsperson, Jim Kennelly, at 613-520-2600 ext. 6617. The Ombudsperson is well positioned to advise you on a range of policy issues and if you wish, can help you prepare for a hearing under the Academic Integrity policy and can attend your hearing in order to provide additional supports.