ACADEMIC OFFENCES
6.46    All students at Mount Allison are expected to conduct themselves in an ethical manner in their academic work. It is the policy of the University that academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. The Academic Judicial Committee will have jurisdiction over all major infractions of university academic policy referred to it by any member of the university community. In all cases of major infractions, as listed in the following paragraph, the instructor will inform the student(s) of the allegations and the proposed disciplinary sanctions. If the two parties agree regarding the allegations, the instructor will consult with the Chair of the Academic Judicial Committee before imposing a sanction, and will also inform the Chair of the Committee in writing of the sanction imposed once the student has agreed to it. If there is disagreement on either side regarding the allegations or the sanctions, the matter will be referred to the Committee. The committee will have sole and final authority to decide whether or not to hear a case. The following offences constitute major instances of academic dishonesty, and are subject to discipline imposed by the Academic Judicial Committee:

1. plagiarism or the deliberate misrepresentation of another's work, whether ideas, or words, or creative works, published or unpublished, as one's own;
2. submission of any work for credit for which credit has previously been obtained or is being sought in another course, without the prior express written consent of the appropriate instructor;
3. falsification of results in laboratory experiments, field trip exercises or other assignments;
4. use of unauthorized aid or assistance including copying in tests and examinations;
5. impersonation of another student in a test, examination or assignment or knowingly permitting another to impersonate oneself;
6. alteration or falsification of transcripts or other academic records or submission of false credentials;
7. unauthorized access, use, or alteration of computer data sets; unauthorized use of another's computer account; use of computer accounts for unauthorized purposes;
8. willful or negligent damage to the academic work of another member of the university;
9. interference with the academic processes of the university;
10. any other form of misrepresentation, cheating, fraudulent academic behaviour or other improper academic conduct of comparable severity;
11. knowingly helping another to engage in academically dishonest behaviour.

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