Academic Misconduct & Regulations

In situations where there is evidence or strong suspicion suggesting that a student(s) has(have) participated in academic misconduct, professors must report the issue to the associate dean and the program coordinator using the following procedure: Individually e-mail each of the students involved via their preferred email from your Humber e-mail (cc your program coordinator and associate dean) & outline the facts:

• Details of the date/place/work/misconduct involved in the incident
• Notification of the awarding of a grade of ‘0’ for the work
• Direction to contact the cc’d associate dean for a meeting ASAP
• Provide the original materials in question to the associate dean (cc program coordinator), along with any other relevant details and a confidential overview of the situation.

ACADEMIC REGULATIONS - Section 17

• Be explicit with your students on your expectations regarding citation, materials, and group work. Clear is kind!
  • Examples: Plagiarism, buying or selling materials, improper citation, re-using coursework, falsification, collusion
• Consequences:
  • Resubmission of assignment
  • Loss of partial or full assignment marks
  • Loss of partial of full course grade
  • Notation on transcript
  • Expulsion

If misconduct occurs and you want to formally report it, you must complete an Academic Misconduct form. Please ask your Program Coordinator or Associate Dean.