Some examples of unacceptable behaviour:
- Handing in assignments that are not 100% your own work (in design, implementation, wording, etc.), without proper citation.
- Using any unpermitted resources during an exam.
- Looking at, or attempting to look at, another student's paper during an exam.
- Submitting work that has been submitted before, for any course at any institution.
If you are unclear on what academic honesty is, see SFU's Academic Honesty and Student Conduct Policies.
All instances of academic dishonesty will be dealt with very severely.
Minimum requested penalties will be as follows:
- For assignments: a mark of 0 on the assignment. So, academic dishonesty on an assignment worth 5% of your final mark will result in a zero on the assignment, and accordingly, a penalty of 5% from your final grade.
- For exams: an F in the course.
Please note that these are minimum penalties. At the instructor's option, more severe penalties may be given/requested. All instances of academic dishonesty will be noted on your University record.
The instructor may use, or require students to submit assignments to, an automated service that will check for plagiarism.