2.4 Falsification/Fabrication/Impersonation/
Misrepresentation

Citing a source from which material was not obtained.

Using material from a non-original source while implying reference to the original source.

Citing a secondary source without actually reading/reviewing the original work (for example, finding information from, and a citation to, a primary journal article in a textbook or review paper and just using the information/ citation 'as is' without actually finding and reading it)

Making up citations and/or references to sources that don’t exist.

Submitting false records, information or data in writing or orally.

Using generative AI (a chatbot or a citation generator) to produce/manage your citations/references, resulting in fabricated citations/references being included in your writing.

Impersonating a student on an exam or test, or being assigned the results of such an impersonation.

Deleting, adding or changing data obtained in a lab experiment for use in your lab report.

Tampering or misrepresentation of academic data, source material, methodologies or findings.

Lying about being sick during an exam or providing a falsified doctor’s note.

Falsifying or misrepresenting your grades during a co-op, internship, study abroad or field school application.

Pretending that you are someone else in order to do work on their behalf, or having someone impersonate you on your behalf and complete your work.

Having your friend sign in for you, use your clicker to record your attendance or complete your attendance worksheet in a class you skipped or left early from.

Altering or adjusting the academic work or registration of another student.

Obstructing or preventing others from having the ability to pursue or participate in their own academic work such as destroying, removing or altering learning materials.

Altering a graded assessment (e.g., assignment, midterm, test, or examination) after it has been graded and returned by the professor/instructor with the intent to improve or appeal a grade.

Erasing some of your answers to multiple choice questions on a test, circling what you now know to be the correct answer, and telling your instructor there was an error when your test was graded then request that it be re-graded.

Submitting a false excuse for missing a class, exam, etc. (e.g. forging a medical or death certificate) or as your reason for needing a deferred exam.

Submitting false information on a university admission form or other documentation.

Photoshopping your grades on a screenshot of your academic record you sent to an instructor as part of your request to register in their course.

Misrepresentation of knowledge of a language by providing inaccurate or incomplete information about one’s linguistic educational history.

Failing to disclose previous post-secondary enrolment.

Presenting another individual’s credentials as your own.

Accessing and altering official records without authorization.

Deliberately interfering with the academic work of others, which could include deleting another’s computer files, altering or destroying research data, or sabotaging a laboratory experiment.

Missing an exam then notifying your instructor that you were absent due to the death of a loved one and submitting a falsified funeral program and/or death certificate.

Missing an assignment deadline, going to a walk-in clinic and obtaining a doctor’s note then altering the date on the note to suit your needs.

Putting a false name or ID on your test or exam paper OR purposefully neglecting to put your name/ID on your test or exam paper.

Signing a false name/ID on the sign-in sheet for a test or exam OR purposefully neglecting to sign your name/ID on the sign-in sheet for a test or exam.

Walking out of the examination room with your exam paper and later accusing the instructor of losing it.

Switching your examination paper with that of another student (by erasing the names and writing your name on their paper and their name on your paper).