Absences for Fine Art Studio Policy

Students unexcused late or absent for more than half of classes, seven of fourteen weeks, during a semester are at risk for breach of Centennial’s Academic Honesty and Plagiarism policy.

“Breach of academic honesty refers to an intentional or unintentional or improper attempt to obtain an academic advantage, an academic credential, or admission to a program through deception and/or fraudulent means.”

In a fourteen-week semester, unexcused absences for seven sessions results in a student becoming suspect of a Breach of Academic Policy. Professors cannot know what was done by the hand of the student, what was written in their words, and what ideas were and are theirs originally when all work is done from home for an in-person course.

For in-studio courses, absences of more than half of the semester put students at significant risk of the following breach:

“Submitting work prepared in whole or in part by another person or source and representing that work as one’s own;”

The procedure is to first inform student and present the Academic Honesty form then a meeting between the Coordinator, possibly Chair and student where student must present evidence of full authorship of work done in the period for missing classes.

Reuse of Work Policy Fine Art Studio

Do not reuse work. Section 5 of the Academic Honesty and Plagiarism policy breach states

“Submitting the work one has done for one class or project to a second class, or as
a second project without the prior consent of the faculty member receiving the
assignment;”

This is an unambiguous violation. Knowingly or unintentionally doing this will trigger an Exploratory Meeting and an Academic Honesty Form and determination of penalty.

The Academic Honesty form is attached and if you find yourself in receipt of one. You have messed up.

Lateness and the Student Code of Conduct (“the Code”)

Students have the following responsibility covered under the Student Code of Conduct policy section 6.8:

“to refrain from engaging in activities that obstruct or disrupt College activities, or impede
the educational objectives of the College. This includes but is not limited to: making or
causing excessive noise; setting off false fire alarms; bomb threats; and blocking exit
routes”

Multiple students unpredictably entering or leaving a studio setting while class is in session and requiring the professor to restart, restate or catch up said student is a clear disruption and impediment to the educational objectives of the College as stated in the Code.

Unexcused and chronic lateness puts students at risk of violating the Code.

Sanctions may include but are not limited to, written warning, directive letters, behavioural contracts and others.

Summary

Be in Class

Be On time.

Don’t reuse work

Kamar Thomas

Program Coordinator