POLICY STATEMENT ON ACADEMIC HONESTY Section 4.13 of the Student Handbook (SH) provides that: As a Catholic University that prepares its students to become professionals and be the resource for Church and nation, De La Salle University puts a premium on academic honesty. A student’s academic requirements, such as assignments, term papers, computer programs/projects, and thesis, should be his/her own work. He/She must distinguish between his/her own ideas and those of other authors. The student must cite references, direct quotes, and other sources (including data obtained from tables, illustrations, figures, pictures, images, and video) following the prescribed format of the discipline. Should a student intend to submit the same or similar work, for credit, in different courses, a written permission must first be obtained from the faculty members concerned. In addition, for works where he/she is only one of the authors, the following must be observed. a. Provide a disclaimer stating that the work is not entirely his/hers; b. The work cannot be published without written consent of the group authors. c. If the work is separable (i.e. parts are clearly attributed to the individual authors), the student may use and must cite his/her own pat only; otherwise, the student must seek the written consent of the group authors. Computer codes obtained from open source reference may be copied freely, but the source should be cited, provided further that the faculty member allows the use of open source reference in the course. Under Section 3.3 of the SH: A student caught cheating, as defined in Sec. 5.3.1.1., shall be penalized with a grade of 0.0 in the requirement or in the course, at the discretion of the faculty member, without prejudice to an administrative sanction. In cases of admitted cheating, the faculty member should report the incident to the Student Discipline Formation Office (SDFO) Section 5.3.1.1 of the SH also states that “Cheating in any form during an examination, test, or written reports including reaction papers, case analysis, experiments or assignments required is a MAJOR OFFENSE”. The act of cheating includes but is not limited to the following: a. Unauthorized possession of notes or any material relative to the examination or test whether the student actually uses them or not. b. Copying or allowing another to copy from one’s examination papers. In the latter case, both parties are liable. c. Looking at another student’s examination paper or allowing another student to look at his or her examination paper. d. Communicating with another student or any person in any form during an examination or test without permission from the teacher or proctor. This includes leaking examination questions to another or other student/s. e. Having somebody else take an examination or test for one’s self or prepare a required report or assignment. If both parties are students, both are liable. f. Plagiarism and other forms of academic dishonesty as set forth in Sec. 4.13 of SH.
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