Academic honesty

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University policy on Academic Integrity

The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh is committed to a standard of academic integrity for all students. The system guidelines state: "Students are responsible for the honest completion and representation of their work, for the appropriate citation of sources, and for respect of others' academic endeavors" (UWS 14.01, Wisconsin Administrative Code).

Students are subject to disciplinary action for academic misconduct, which is defined in UWS 14.03, Wisconsin Administrative Code. Students on the UW Oshkosh campus have been suspended from the University for academic misconduct.

Students are encouraged to review the procedures related to violations of academic honesty as outlined in Chapter UWS 14, Wisconsin Administrative Code. The system guidelines and local procedures are printed in the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Student Discipline Code 2008-2009 and can be found on the Dean of Students website.

Specific questions regarding the provisions in Chapter UWS 14 (and institutional procedures approved to implement Chapter UWS 14) should be directed to the Dean of Students Office.

College of Nursing ACCEL Academic Honesty statement

The College of Nursing ACCEL program provides the following honor code to their students:

Academic dishonesty is a very serious violation of University and College of Nursing policies. In a discipline such as nursing, where graduates use the knowledge gained in the program to make decisions that affect the health and well-being of others, it is even more serious. We understandably have concerns that any student cheating or attempting to cheat would never be armed with the knowledge and skills necessary to be a safe practitioner and steps will be taken to assure that such individuals will be removed from the program.

Please be aware that the following are examples of academic dishonesty (although this list is not inclusive):

1. Sharing information about a quiz/exam with any other student(s) after you have taken the quiz/exam.
2. Telling students what to study after you have taken the quiz/exam.
3. Having anyone help you take a quiz/exam
4. Talking on the phone or via email with another student before, during, or after a quiz/exam to help benefit one and/or both regarding the quiz/exam.
5. Discussing the actual quiz/exam (or any question on the quiz/exam) with anyone other than the professor of that course.
6. Copying and/or printing any portion of any quiz/exam by any method.
7. Falsely reporting clinical hours or experiences
8. Failing to report any student that you have reasonable suspicions of committing any of the above activities.

Since on-line quizzes/exams are all technically “open-book,” Accel students have a slight advantage over traditional students who take proctored exams without the benefit of using a textbook. We believe in this method for adult students since testing is both a way to learn as well as a way to measure learning.