Albany Technical College AI Policy

Any student found to have committed any of the following types of misconduct is subject to the disciplinary sanctions outlined in the Student Disciplinary Policy and Procedure.

* Obtaining assistance with or answers to an examination or any other written or oral work submitted for evaluation and/or a grade from another person with or without that person's knowledge.

* Representing as one's own an examination or any other written or oral work submitted for evaluation and/or a grade created by another person.

* Submitting another's published or unpublished work in whole, in part or in paraphrase, as one's own without fully and properly crediting the author with footnotes, quotation marks, citations, or bibliographical reference.

* Submitting as one's own original work, material obtained from an individual or agency without reference to the person or agency as the source of the material.

* Submitting as one's own original work material that has been produced through unacknowledged collaboration with others without release in writing from collaborators.

* Use and/or possession of unauthorized material or technology during an examination, or any other written or oral work submitted for evaluation and/or a grade, such as tape cassettes, notes, tests, calculators, computer programs, cell phones and/or smart phones, or other electronic devices.

* Obtaining assistance with or answers to an examination or any other written or oral work submitted for evaluation and/or a grade from another person with or without that person's knowledge.

* Furnishing assistance with or answers to an examination or any other written or oral work submitted for evaluation and/or a grade to another person.

* Taking an examination or any other written or oral work submitted for evaluation and/or a grade in place of another person.

Failing or lowered grade – In cases of Academic Misconduct, the Vice President for Student Affairs or the technical college president’s designee will make a recommendation to the Vice President for Academic Affairs or his/her designee who may authorize the instructor to award a failing or lowered grade in the course or a loss of credit on the assignment or examination.

23. The use or presence of a technological device during testing is considered a form of cheating and may result in a grade of zero on the exam.

* Submitting another's published or unpublished work in whole, in part or in paraphrase, as one's own without fully and properly crediting the author with footnotes, quotation marks, citations, or bibliographical reference.

* Submitting as one's own original work, material obtained from an individual or agency without reference to the person or agency as the source of the material.

* Submitting as one's own original work material that has been produced through unacknowledged collaboration with others without release in writing from collaborators.

The falsification of any information or citation in an examination or any other written or oral work submitted for evaluation and/or a grade.

Academic Misconduct may be handled using this procedure or a separate Academic Misconduct Procedure at the discretion of the technical college president.

If the Vice President for Student Affairs or the technical college president’s designee determines that the student has violated the Student Code of Conduct, he/she shall impose one or more disciplinary sanctions consistent with those described below.

Failing or lowered grade – In cases of Academic Misconduct, the Vice President for Student Affairs or the technical college president’s designee will make a recommendation to the Vice President for Academic Affairs or his/her designee who may authorize the instructor to award a failing or lowered grade in the course or a loss of credit on the assignment or examination.

Plagiarism, cheating, and other forms of academic dishonesty are prohibited. Students guilty of academic misconduct, either directly or indirectly through participation or assistance, are immediately responsible to the instructor of the class. In addition to the other possible disciplinary sanctions which may be imposed through the regular institutional procedures because of academic misconduct, the instructor has the authority to assign an “F” or a zero for the exercise or examination, or to assign an “F” in the course.

If the student believes that he or she has been erroneously accused of academic misconduct, and if his or her final grade has been lowered as a result, the student may appeal the case through the appropriate institutional procedures.

For non-academic grievances, the instructor has the primary responsibility for control over classroom behavior and maintenance of academic integrity and can order temporary removal or exclusion from the classroom of any student engaged in disruptive conduct or conduct in violation of the general rules and regulations of the institution. Extended or permanent exclusion from the classroom or further disciplinary action can be affected only through appropriate procedures of the institution, and a complaint may be filed by the instructor with student affairs.

Plagiarism, cheating, and other forms of academic dishonesty are prohibited. Students guilty of academic misconduct, either directly or indirectly through participation or assistance, are immediately responsible to the instructor of the class. In addition to the other possible disciplinary sanctions which may be imposed through the regular institutional procedures because of academic misconduct, the instructor has the authority to assign an “F” or a zero for the exercise or examination, or to assign an “F” in the course.

Users of the institutional network are expected to abide by all applicable copyright laws, and observe the rights of intellectual and data property. Users are responsible for the protection of institutional data to which they have been granted access. All data on any system belonging to ATC is owned by ATC. Any downloading or copying of files without express permission is prohibited.