1.5. The Academic Offence Process 

The Academic Offence process starts with either a suspected Academic Offence of a confirmed Academic Offence.

If an Academic Offence is suspected, then…

1. The Course Instructor will conduct an investigation and may consult with the Manager of Academic Integrity for assistance,
2. The student’s penalty history will be retrieved from the Registrar’s Office, and
3. The Course Instructor will have a discussion with the student which may take place in person, via Zoom or Bongo, or may be an email exchange. The purpose of this discussion is to indicate to a student that the integrity of their work has been identified as being compromised and to extend to the student the opportunity to provide clarification and/or comment.

If the Academic Offence is still suspected at this point in the process but has not been confirmed, then the process stops here. If the Academic Offence is confirmed at this point, then the process continues with the following steps…

1. The Academic Offences Form is completed by the Course Instructor and it is sent to the student, the Academic Integrity Office, and the Registrar’s Office.
2. The Registrar’s Office will update the student’s penalty history to reflect the Academic Offence and either the issued Warning or the applied Penalty.

If an Academic Offence is confirmed right away, then…

1. The student’s penalty history will be retrieved from the Registrar’s Office,
2. The Course Instructor will have a discussion with the student which may take place in person, via Zoom or Bongo, or may be an email exchange,
3. The Academic Offences Form will be completed by the Course Instructor and sent to the student, the Academic Integrity Office, and the Registrar’s Office, and
4. The Registrar’s Office will update the student’s penalty history to reflect the Academic Offence and either the issued Warning or the applied Penalty.