Author: Jinli Wei, Jingxiao Chen, Yanjun Liu      

Date of publication: May, 2022

Target audience: Students and parents who aims to participate in IB program in Chongqing No.1 Secondary School      

Date for next review: May, 2025            

 

 

Contents

Guidelines……2

Expectations and Responsibilities……3

School Teachers will:……3

School Coordinators and Senior Management will:……3

Students will:……4

Parents/Guardians will:……4

Procedures and Protocol……4

Policy Location……4

Procedures for Investigating Suspected Cases of Academic Dishonesty - Steps to follow……5

Consequences of Academic Dishonesty for Chongqing No. 1 Secondary School's IB Diploma Students in School……5

Consequences of Academic Dishonesty for DP Students from the IB……5

Note from regarding Academic Integrity……6

Policy Review……6

 

 

 

 

 

Academic integrity is a guiding principle in education and a choice to act in a responsible way whereby others can have trust in us as individuals. It is the foundation for ethical decision-making and behaviors in the production of legitimate, authentic and honest scholarly work.

 

Chongqing No. 1 Secondary School believes that promoting academic integrity is the responsibility of the whole school community. In accordance with the IBO philosophy and the Learner Profile attitudes and attributes, the school acknowledges the importance of fostering academic integrity and principled behavior that demonstrates respect for the ideas and work of others.

 

By clearly communicating the expectations and protocols in relation to Academic Integrity, to all stake holders and community members, Chongqing No. 1 Secondary School further seeks to achieve both transparency and acknowledgement/endorsement by all involved.

 

Guidelines

 

Based on IB Academic Integrity in DP, academic integrity is defined as:

 

• The production of authentic work (i.e. based on one's own ideas);

• Respect for intellectual property;

• Giving full credit to all sources used;

• An understanding of the differences between collaboration and collusion;

• Proper conduct in relation to all assessments.

 

Academic dishonesty has different forms and various terms. The following examples of malpractice do not constitute an exhaustive list.

 

• Plagiarism is defined as the representation, intentionally or unwittingly, of the ideas, words or work of another person without proper, clear and explicit acknowledgment. The use of translated materials, unless indicated and acknowledged, is also considered plagiarism.

• Collusion is defined as supporting academic misconduct by another student, for example allowing one's work to be copied or submitted for assessment by another.

• Misconduct can include: taking unauthorized material into an examination (whether the student uses it or not), behavior that disrupts the examination or may distract other students including communicating with another student during the examination.

• Duplication of work is defined as the presentation of the same work for different assessment components.

 

Expectations and Responsibilities

 

School Teachers will:

 

Systematically plan for, teach and assess academically honest practices in their classes.

 

Collaborate with the Teacher Librarians to ensure a consistent approach, across the school, towards the processes and procedures used to embed academic Integrity into teaching and learning at Chongqing No. 1 Secondary School.

 

Provide meaningful opportunities to acquire and demonstrate understanding of the skills and behaviors that enable academically honest practices in accordance with the IB Learner Profile and Approaches to Learning.

 

Design tasks that require students to acknowledge and cite a variety of sources in both print and digital formats, at age-appropriate levels.

 

Aim to make the inquiry process as visible and accessible to students as possible.

 

Provide scaffolding for students not yet able to behave in an academically honest manner, due to developing skills.

 

Monitor, report and respond to breaches of academic integrity in accordance with the policy at Chongqing No. 1 Secondary School.

 

Model academically honest practices in their own use of the intellectual property of others including but not limited to print, music and images.

 

School Coordinators and Senior Management will:

 

Develop a continuum of academically honest attitudes, skills and behaviors to be implemented across the school.

 

Create program specific policies and procedures appropriate for the students in each of the IB program.

 

Clearly communicate the academic policies and procedures to the teaching staff and provide support for successfully integrating academic integrity into the teaching and learning at Chongqing No. 1 Secondary School.

 

Clearly communicate the academic policies and procedures to the community and highlight the importance of Academic Integrity.

 

Plan for and oversee the integration of the academic integrity policy and continuum across the school.

 

Support and acknowledge the role of the Teacher Librarians as the specialists in this area, providing opportunities for professional development and leadership in maintaining this area of responsibility.

 

Consistently monitor and enforce the policies and procedures as set out in this document.

 

Overtly model academically honest practices in regards to all policy and procedural documents created and used at Chongqing No. 1 Secondary School.

 

Students will:

 

Experience a variety of learning engagements where academic integrity is authentically integrated into the teaching and learning as outlined in the Approaches to Learning.

 

Demonstrate academically honest behavior in regards to their own work, in accordance with the age-appropriate expectations of each program.

 

Regularly reflect on their own attitudes and behaviors in regards to academically honest behavior and in accordance with the IB Learner Profile.

 

Acknowledge and accept the consequences of academically dishonest behavior in accordance with the protocols set out in this document.

 

Parents/Guardians will:

 

Ensure they understand Academic Integrity and ethical behavior and their relation to the school requirements.

 

Support the school in explaining the importance of academically honest behavior to their children and endorse the policies and protocols set out in this document.

 

Acknowledge and accept the consequences of academically dishonest behavior by their children in accordance with the protocols set out in this document.

 

Procedures and Protocol

 

Policy Location

 

This policy will be made available to students, parents and staff through student, teacher and parent handbooks and on Managebac.

 

Procedures for Investigating Suspected Cases of Academic Dishonesty - Steps to follow

 

If a teacher or another member of staff suspects that a student may have breached the school's standards of Academic Integrity, they will:

 

1.Inform the relevant Head of Department/Faculty Head;

 

2.Inform the Home Teacher;

 

3.Inform the DP Coordinator;

 

4.Inform the student of the concerns of the teacher, giving the student the chance to reply to any charges of academic dishonesty;

 

5.Report the incident to the Head of School for review in consultation with the student’s parents/guardians.

 

Consequences of Academic Dishonesty for Chongqing No. 1 Secondary School's IB Diploma Students in School

 

First offence - any student who has been found to be academically dishonest (as set out in this policy document) will receive an official warning and a record will be placed into his or her student file in conjunction with informing and meeting with their parents/guardians.

 

Second and final offence - any student found to be academically dishonest will receive zero for their assessment and will be withdrawn from the DP course and face possible expulsion from the school.

 

Consequences of Academic Dishonesty for DP Students from the IB

 

For IB Diploma Program students there is an extremely strict policy regarding Academic Dishonesty. In the event of Academic Dishonesty being upheld, the internal/external assessment will not be submitted to the IB and failure to earn a grade for any internal/external assessment tasks will result in no IB Diploma being awarded. For full details of the IBO policies and procedures regarding Academic Dishonesty, please refer to the document “General regulations: Diploma Program”.

 

If plagiarism is detected after a candidate’s work has been accepted or submitted for assessment, candidates must be prepared to present evidence regarding this event at an interview (to be arranged). Chongqing No.1 Secondary School may make further decisions, in line with its own disciplinary policy, which may include suspension or expulsion, in addition to the suggested course of action by the IB. This is at the discretion of the Head of School in consultation with the IB Coordinator.

 

Note from regarding Academic Integrity

 

The IB will only investigate a case of suspected academic misconduct when there is clear evidence to justify an allegation. In the case of plagiarism, the evidence must be in the form of a source that appears to have been copied by a candidate. In cases of collusion, an investigation will only be pursued if the other candidate’s work is available and shows clear similarities. For a full list of all policies and procedures as laid down by the IB please consult with the IBDP Coordinator.

 

Policy Review

 

This policy will be formally reviewed every year. Revisions can be made at any time in response to changes in student or teacher population as well as in response to changes in technology and/or school philosophy or teaching and learning practices. All changes will be subject to approval by senior school management and communicated clearly in student, teacher and parent handbooks and on Managebac.

 

 

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