6 Academic Offences: Consequences
Academic Offences have consequences
Key Takeaways
Violations of academic integrity are taken seriously and have specific, serious consequences. If reported, you may
- get a grade of 0 on your assignment
- get a failing grade in the course
- be suspended from the university
Important: you may face disciplinary action for any academic offence, whether you committed it intentionally or unintentionally. An academic offence will be noted on your academic record. This may negatively impact your applications for other programs, graduate studies, research grants and bursaries, and future employment.
So what is the best way to avoid committing an academic offence?
- Be honest in all areas
- Do your own work
- Submit original work
- Only work with others if your instructor permitted it
- If permitted to work in groups, acknowledge contributions of others
- Acknowledge all your sources of information by citing them properly
- Learn to quote, paraphrase, and summarize properly
- Adhere to copyright
- Get help if you need it, but only from approved sources
- Do not help another person commit a violation
