Students are expected to abide by all policies in the catalog of Georgia Gwinnett College and the School of Business as well as all policies posted on the official web site of Georgia Gwinnett College and the School of Business.
Academic Honesty: Students in the School of Business are expected to adhere to the highest standards of academic honesty and are expected to encourage others to do the same. Further, students are expected to take responsible action when there is reason to suspect dishonesty on the part of others. While it is not possible to list all acts of academic dishonesty, examples include cheating, plagiarism, collusion, misrepresentation, and falsification. Students should refer to the Georgia Gwinnett College School of Business Catalog for more details. Any questions regarding academic dishonesty should be directed to the instructor. Academic may result in a failing grade in this course and will result in a Student Integrity Code of Conduct violation report.
• Cheating: This act of dishonesty includes giving information to or taking information from other students during examinations. Cheating is also committed when students copy from unauthorized sources and/or represent some other person’s work as their own. Collaboration on out-of-class assignments or examinations is considered to be cheating if prohibited by the professor.
• Plagiarism: This category includes copying material from unpublished or published sources, including electronic resources, and submitting that material as the student’s own work. Students are responsible for identifying the proper source and for giving credit to that source anytime that they present ideas which are not their own.
• Collusion: This act of dishonesty includes buying or selling material which will be misrepresented as a student’s own work. In addition, students who fail to report known acts of academic dishonesty on the part of others are guilty of collusion.
• Previously submitted material: Students must not submit work which has been or is being concurrently submitted, in whole or in part, in another class without first having received the permission of all the professors involved.
• Misrepresentation or falsification of material: This act includes misrepresenting, fabricating, or altering academic material, such as transcripts, diplomas, grades or records, professors’ or administrators’ signatures or initials. In addition, students must not take an examination or test in the name of another student or present another student’s work as their own.
• Misrepresentation of circumstances: Students must not misrepresent personal circumstances (e.g., illness, conflicting responsibilities, etc.) to avoid meeting academic responsibilities.
Academic dishonesty carries severe penalties ranging from a grade of “0” on the affected assignment to dismissal from Georgia Gwinnett College. Each faculty member at GGC bears the responsibility for assigning penalties for cases of academic dishonesty. Students may appeal a penalty for academic dishonesty to the Academic Dean of the School in which the course is taught or to the VP for Academic and Student Affairs. The decision of the VP for Academic and Student Affairs is considered to be final. In cases of dismissal from college, the student may appeal to the President utilizing procedures outlined in the Student Code of Conduct for “Further Review for Cases Resulting in Suspension, Expulsion, Charter Suspension/Revocation and Revocation of College Registration.”
Disabilities: Individuals with disabilities who need to request accommodations should inform the instructor at the close of the first class meeting and contact the Associate Vice-President for Student Affairs/Dean of Students.
Special Circumstances: It is the student’s responsibility to make arrangements with the instructor during the first week of class for any special needs relating to GGC-related activities or athletics.
Course Changes: The course syllabus provides a general plan for this course. The instructor reserves the right to (and will) make changes to the syllabus, including changes to due dates, assignments, homework, projects, case studies, examinations, assignments, grade weights, technology used, etc., in order to accommodate the needs of the class as a whole and fulfill the goals of the course. Any such changes will be announced in class and on D2L. Students are responsible for all announcements made in class.