Academic Misconduct
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1:48 PM
CVEEN Academic Misconduct Policy Statement
University of Utah
Version: December 5, 2017
Background
The University of Utah defines academic misconduct as disreputable activities involving cheating, plagiarizing, research conductivity, misrepresenting one’s work, and inappropriate collaboration. Definitions of these activities are presented in the Code of Students Rights and Responsibilities[1] (the Student Code). This document describes the specific policies and procedures used by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CVEEN) relating to Academic Misconduct of any student enrolled in a CVEEN course (e.g., CVEEN 2010) or any course that is cross-listed with a CVEEN course. This policy is in effect starting July 1, 2018.
Civil and Environment Engineering is a profession predicated on public trust and professional ethics. At the heart of this trust is the belief that engineers have developed technical expertise in their academic training and that they are able to employ these skills along with life-long learning opportunities to develop infrastructure projects that achieve design goals which also protect human life and safeguard the environment. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has adopted a stringent Code of Ethics[2] to help ensure that these high standards are maintained. As a Department, our curriculum is designed to provide students with the technical skills necessary to become successful engineers. Academic misconduct results in students not fully mastering important concepts and thus threatens the integrity of our profession. It is the faculty’s job to prepare our students to the best of our ability. Since we take our responsibility seriously, cheating of any kind will not be tolerated. Thus, if you cheat, the consequences will be severe. The rules are simple: work hard, maintain integrity, do not cheat, and don’t allow others to cheat from your work.
CVEEN Policy on Academic Misconduct
While the pressure to receive the highest grades can be enormous, such pursuits must be done in accordance with rules governing individual performance and the integrity associated with the engineering profession. This document describes The Civil and Environmental Engineering departmental policy on academic misconduct that applies to any course listed as CVEEN XXXX (subsequently referred to as a CVEEN course) or any cross-listed course. There are two documents of note; this overall governance document and information contained in each CVEEN 
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