ee BY Pledge Harbor School and Sports Academy (PHSA) follows a defined learner profile for our students. As such honesty is a core value of the school and our Acadernic Honesty Policy has been established accordance with IB publications. A PHSA learner will develop into a producer of knowledge only by habitually creating work that contributes to knowledge and literature through honest work and legal practice, Additionally the PHSA learner who complies with this policy will develop a respect for research and appreciate how research informs knowledge. PHSA Academic Honesty Policy ‘Academic Honesty ‘At PHSA, academic honesty is defined as an authentic piece of work that is based on the student's individual and original idea with the ideas of others fully acknowledged (cited and referenced correctly}. Therefore, all assignments for assessment, regardless of their format, must wholly and authentically use the student's own language, expression and ideas. Where the ideas or work of another person are represented within a student’s work, whether in the form of a direct quotation or paraphrase, the source(s) of those ideas or work must be fully and appropriately acknowledged and cited. In an effort to ensure that all students have maximum exposure to IB regulations, itis advised that students, teachers, and guardians follow the following link to review IBO general regulations: http:/Awww.ibo.org/documentlibrary/regs_ibworldschools/ ‘Academic Dishonesty Includes, but is not limited to plagiarism, aiding another student during assessment, being academically dishonest, presenting the same work for multiple assessments or gaining unfair advantage (bringing unauthorized materials into exams, misconduct during exams, falsifying records for volunteer hours). Det ions of Academic Dishonesty Plagiarism: the representation of the ideas or work of another person as the student’s own, including inadequate paraphrasing and cutting and pasting from the internet. Collusion: supporting malpractice by another student, as in allowing their work to be submitted for assessment by another student or inappropriately providing answers to another student. Intellectual Propriety: a legal concept referring to copyright laws, patents and any legal rights. The Academic Honesty Policy was approved by the Board of Governors in October 2014. Pledge Harbor School and Sports Academy; Corporate & Admissions Office: House # 2 (3rd floor), Road #32, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1209, Landline: +88-02-9126523 & 8115417; Cell: 01935-199738 & 01677-148663, Fax: +88-02-9138381 admissions@pledgeharhor.com; www. pledgeharbor.com‘Authenticity: an authentic piece of work is based on the student's individual and om A work or ideas of others should be clearly and appropriately acknowledged. All work is in the student's OWN words, unless otherwise acknowledged or referenced correctly. Academic Misconduct: Essentially a breach of academic honesty, either intentionally or after reasonable expectation that the student would know and understand the guidelines in this document page 3 © International Baccalaureate Organization 2007. Infractions and Consequence A student found guilty of plagiarism and/or cheating in a course will be brought forward to an academic dishonesty committee. The committee will decide on an appropriate consequence for the action. The investigation will be carried out based on the details of plagiarism detection, conduct/behavior that led to suspicion, interview findings, and physical evidence. First Violation Student(s) will be awarded a zero for the assignment. The offense is documented, parents are informed in writing. The student will be asked to resubmit the assignment during the student's free time until the assignment is completed with good quality. The assignment will be reassessed by the teacher for a partial grade. Repeat Violation Student(s) will be awarded a zero for the assignment. For a repeat offence, the matter will be referred to the Principal and/or School Director. The student would then be at risk of not attaining a passing grade/credit for the course. Third Final Violation Student(s) will be recommended for withdrawal from the course. This recommendation will be sent from the Principal to the School Director and on to the Board of Directors. At this point the student is at risk of expulsion. 1B Consequences An IB candidate that is suspected of malpractice and found guilty might be subject to re-registration in six months, ineligibility for marks, or withdrawal of diploma/certificate. Detail of I8O consequences can be found in the general regulations (link provided above) or the Handbook of procedures for the Diploma Program. ‘The Academic Honesty Policy was approved by the Board of Governors in October 2014. Pledge Harbor School and Sports Academy; Corporate & Admissions Office: House # 2 (3rd floor), Road # 32, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1209, Landline: +88-02-9126523 & 8115417; Cell: 01935-19738 & 01677-148663, Fax: +88-02-9138381 admissions@pledgeharbor.com; www. pledgeharbor.comHow to Avoid Policy Violation Ra Students could easily avoid policy violation by abiding by the established citing and referencing system relevant to their respective grade level. PHSA uses the Chicago-Style citation system. Details on this style including correct bibliography structure, notes, and proper referencing could be found in the Chicago Manual of Style: http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html . There the students will learn how to cite multiple authors, chapters or parts of a book, chapters of a volume, electronically published books and articles, etc. The main goal of this policy is to ensure that students learn, understand, and respect their own authentic work. The work of other scholars has to be respected and appreciated appropriately as intellectual property. As such, original authorship is something of a special value, which is only used as reference and support for new work in kind. What constitutes academic dishonesty at PHSA? Academic dishonesty can be defined as cheating, plagiarism, and any attempt to obtain credit for academic work through fraudulent, deceptive, or dishonest means. http://www.nu.edu/OurPrograms/StudentServices/AcademicPoliciesandP/AcademicDishonestyan.html (accessed October 2014) Academic dishonesty occurs whenever a PHSA student takes actions or make decisions that contradict this policy and or that of the policies represented through the many accreditation systems that are present within the school, Legitimate Collaboration & Unacceptable Collusion Group-work lies outside the scope of the guidance on collusion, because the students are working under an academic instruction to work together on a collective output. ww.ncl.ac.uk/right-cite/assets/documents/Collusion.doc (accessed October 2014) Collaboration is legal and often times encouraged at PHSA in an attempt to establish and maintain a healthy learning community. However, collaboration is only considered legitimate when the students rely on one another for authentic contribution to discover and for assistance in the area of research or interpretation of findings. Collaboration become illegitimate once the students move from contributing through collective thought and solely providing the work of one to represent the work of another. ‘The Academic Honesty Policy was approved by the Board of Governors in October 2014. Pledge Harbor School and Sports Academy; Corporate & Admissions Office: House # 2 (3rd floor), Road # 32, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1209. Landline: +88-02-9126523 & 8115417; Cell: 01935-19738 & 01677-148663, Fax: +88-02-9138381 admissions@pledgeharbor.com; www. pledgeharbor.comUnacceptable collusion has occurred when two or more students plan, with malicious went Oe? academic advantage through the use of illegal methods. Students can avoid this by only using their combined scholarly fortitude with academic rigor. Governing Directives As an IB Candidate School, PHSA is bound by the rules and regulations of the 180. t— Ms. Kaniz Fatema Zareen Chairperson The Academic Honesty Policy was approved by the Board of Governors in October 2014, Pledge Harbor School and Sports Academy; Corporate & Admissions Office: House # 2 (Grd floor), Road # 32, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1209. Landline: +88-02-9126523 & 8115417; Cell: 01935-199738 & O1677- 148663, Fax: +88-02-9138381 admissions@pledgeharbor.com: www. pledgeharbor.com