Academic Integrity

ASM’S PHILOSOPHY ON ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

Academic integrity is fundamental to the teaching and learning process in any academic institution. The word integrity implies truthfulness, fairness, and the absence of fraud and deceit. ASM, as an institution of learning, holds as one of its highest ideals that of integrity in academic affairs. ASM encourages students to learn and adhere to high standards for ethical behavior both in and out of the classroom. 

In today’s technology-driven world, where people have instant access to information, it becomes increasingly important that students learn how to correctly utilize the wealth of resources they have literally at their fingertips.  ASM has made it a priority to address with students the value of original thought and intellectual property, and we are committed to helping students understand what constitutes academic dishonesty. The infringement of academic integrity can take a variety of forms. Examples include (but are not limited to) cheating on an examination or other assessment, copying another student’s homework assignments, borrowing or translating text from a book, article, or other published source without proper recognition, and giving one’s authentic work to another person. 

ASM makes every attempt to teach students how to avoid these infractions throughout the education process at all levels, K-12. It also counts on parents to reinforce the expectations. Parents are encouraged to give support and encouragement to students in the completion of their work; however, they should refrain from taking an active role in the writing of student assignments or homework, or otherwise giving their children an unfair advantage in the completion of their schoolwork. 

ACADEMIC HONESTY IN THE INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE

The International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) encourages schools to handle incidents of academic dishonesty internally. A complete overview of the IB Academic Integrity  Policy can be found here.

Internal assessments, submitted in their final form, that violate academic integrity standards cannot be submitted to the IBO for grading. Instances of academic dishonesty involving internal assessments must be dealt with on a case-by-case basis. The official consequences (that is, those applied by IBO) for work that has been submitted in its final form to IBO and found to be in violation of the expectations for academic integrity are serious. In most cases, IB Diploma candidates will not be allowed to obtain the diploma, although they will generally be permitted to pursue individual diploma courses in the remaining subject areas.