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Program integrity and academic honesty are very important at PACeS. When students are successful in PACeS courses, we want full confidence that they have clearly met the intended program outcomes.
Plagiarism is the practice of representing someone else's work or ideas as your own. It is an academically dishonest practice and has a negative impact on a student's knowledge and skill development.
PACeS takes a progressive approach to plagiarism to educate and correct the behaviour. If a student is enrolled in a PACeS class and found to have plagiarized work, the following steps are taken:
Warning: PACeS teachers decide if a warning happens instead of calling the first instance. The warning is documented in Google Classroom.
First Instance
students are assigned a mark of zero and are given a chance to redo the question or assignment. It is up to the PACeS teacher's discretion whether or not to assign a mark of zero on the plagiarized question or on the entire assignment.
the instance will be recorded on PowerSchool.
Second Instance
the student is assigned a mark of zero with no chance to redo the question or the assignment. It is up to the PACeS teacher's discretion whether or not to assign a mark of zero on the plagiarized question or on the entire assignment.
The principal will be notified and the instance will be recorded on PowerSchool.
Third Instance
the student will be brought before the disciplinary committee.
Important
Important
These steps can occur across different classes. A student who has been found plagiarizing in Class A and held to the first instance consequences and then plagiarizes in Class B will move to the second instance consequences.
Further Instances
Further Instances
After the third instance, any further instances of plagiarism in any class will result in immediately being sent to the disciplinary committee. Ongoing occurrences may result in removal from classes and the inability to register in PACeS classes in the future.
Clean Slate
Clean Slate
Students earn a clean slate after one calendar year passes with no instances.
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