NSU Student Handbook 2024

2.4.Engaging in any behavior prohibited by the instructor in the course syllabus or in class discussion; 2.5. Falsifying or misrepresenting data or results from a laboratory or experiment; or 2.6. Engaging in other behavior that a reasonable person would consider to be cheating. 3. Plagiarism: includes, but is not limited to, the following: 3.1. Using, by paraphrase or direct quotation, the published or unpublished work of another person without full and clear acknowledgment; 3.2. Using materials prepared by another person or agency engaged in the selling of term papers or other academic materials without prior authorization by the instructor;or 3.3. Engaging in other behavior that a reasonable person would consider plagiarism. 4. Student: includes all personstaking coursesfrom the Institution, both full-time and part-time, enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, professional or special topic courses, whether creditbearing or not. 5. Other capitalized terms in this policy are defined in Board Policy 3.4.1, Section 2. C. POLICY 1. Authority 1.1. For purposes of this policy and BOR Policy 3.4.1, the Institution that offered the course shall have default authority over the Student. 2. Academic Misconduct Process 2.1. Allegations Allegations of Academic Misconduct may be informally resolved between a Student and Faculty Member, or formally resolved pursuant to BOR Policy 3.4.1. 2.2. Informal Resolution 2.2.1. The Faculty Member will meet with the Student to discuss the allegations. The Faculty Member will attempt informal resolution within 10 business days of the initial meeting between the Faculty Member and Student. The Faculty Member may request the assistance or presence of the Student Conduct Officer for this meeting, and may request information from the Student Conduct Officer, including whether a student has been found responsible for prior occurrences of Academic Misconduct, at any point throughout the process. 2.2.2. Informal resolution is reached where: 2.2.2.1. The Student and the Faculty Member agree that there was no Academic Misconduct; or 2.2.2.2. The Student accepts responsibility for the Academic Misconduct, agrees to academic consequences, and signs a form documenting the Student’s agreement. Prior to finalizing an informal resolution based on the Student’s acceptance of responsibility and any proposed academic consequences, the faculty member will notify Student Conduct of the pending informal resolution. At the faculty member’s request, the Student Conduct officer will inform the Faculty Member of the student’s 22 NSU STUDENT HANDBOOK 2024-25

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