Academic Ethics and Integrity Policy


It is Mont Rose College students’ responsibility to ensure all work submitted or presented by them is entirely their own. Serious violation of this rule in terms of cheating or plagiarism may result in dismissal of the student from the college. The Director, senior tutors and tutors are responsible to clarify items in the Academic Ethics Policy as outlined below.
 

Cheating
 

Any use of incorrect method or unfair means to pass an examination or an assessment, e.g. attempt to submit an assignment which is not entirely prepared by the student shall constitute cheating. Compliance with this rule requires the students to observe the following points:
•    Students must not take books, notes, or any other devices or materials into an examination without first obtaining an express approval of their tutor.
•    Once the examination has begun, student must not engage in discussion or communicate with any other students in the examination hall for the duration of the said examination.
•    Papers, projects, computer programs and other means of assessments must not be submitted if it is the work of or contains unacknowledged work of any person other than the student concerned.
 

Plagiarism
 

Incorporation of any text into any assessed material/s whether intentionally or otherwise without due acknowledgement of its author or source shall constitute Plagiarism.
Non-compliance with following guidelines may constitute plagiarism:
•    All direct quotes must be acknowledged and documented in an appropriate way and citations must cover all works used.
•    The sources of paraphrased and summarised materials must be cited accordingly.
•    Students must ensure that all citations are correct and are not documented in a misleading way.
 
Other violations include:
•    Unauthorised alteration of official Ethics and Policy Documents, unless express approval is granted by the Director or other person enjoining the same capacity in this respect.
•    Failure to comply with any express regulation stated by a tutor. No responsibility shall be taken on behalf of the student in violation.
•    Aiding or assisting, knowingly or intentionally, other student/s to violate any of the above rules.