Violations

There are different kinds of Academic Violations that can be considered. Examples of Academic Integrity violations include (but are not limited to):

Plagiarism Taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own. Examples include (but are not limited to) using some else’s work or ideas from the internet, textbooks, another student’s work, and/or library resources.
Cheating Using unauthorized electronic devices or other aids during academic assessments/other activities and/or copying another student’s test/exam/quiz.
Copyright Infringement Using work protected by Canadian Copyright law without permission. Examples include photocopying or taking pictures of copyright-protected textbook pages or selling a copy of a copyright protected resource to another student.
Aiding Academic Dishonesty Permitting a classmate or another student to copy their assessment work and/or buying or selling assignments for the purpose of plagiarism.
Forgery Creating and/or submitting false documents such as employer co-op/placement/applied project feedback, medical notes, reports, and/or signing another person’s name.
Sabotage Taking action that prevents another student from successfully completing an assignment, destroying someone’s work, removing/destroying reserved content, and/or deleting another student’s computer files.
Unauthorized Collaboration Working with one or more individuals to complete an online/D2L or take-home assessment that is intended to be completed on one’s own and/or splitting up assignment work without faculty permission.