Academic Policies: https://www.senecacollege.ca/about/policies/academics-and-student-services.html

Academic Integrity

Seneca upholds a learning community that values academic integrity, honesty, fairness, trust, respect, responsibility and courage. These values enhance Seneca's commitment to deliver high-quality education and teaching excellence, while supporting a positive learning environment. Ensure that you are aware of Seneca's Academic Integrity Policy which can be found at: http://www.senecacollege.ca/about/policies/academic-integrity-policy.html Review section 2 of the policy for details regarding approaches to supporting integrity. Section 2.3 and Appendix B of the policy describe various sanctions that can be applied, if there is suspected academic misconduct (e.g., contract cheating, cheating, falsification, impersonation or plagiarism).

Please visit the Academic Integrity website http://open2.senecac.on.ca/sites/academic-integrity/for-students to understand and learn more about how to prepare and submit work so that it supports academic integrity, and to avoid academic misconduct.

Academic Appeal

While academic appeal policy is found here: https://www.senecacollege.ca/about/policies/academic-appeal-policy.html#app_b, there is also a process within each school and program for how to manage informal appeals to faculty and to coordinators.

You have 10 business days to contact your professor via email regarding your concern about an assignment/test or final course grade. Your appeal must fit within the grounds for appeal found in Appendix A of the appeal policy. The faculty member has 5 business days to give you their decision back via email. If after you receive this decision, you disagree with it, you may send an informal appeal to the coordinator via email within 10 days of receiving the decision from your faculty. This email to the coordinator MUST contain the email decision from your faculty (forward the email with your appeal). Your coordinator has 5 business days to respond to this informal appeal. If you disagree with the decision of the coordinator, you may then informally appeal to the Chair of the program. You MUST send the decision email from your Coordinator in the email trail of your appeal to the Chair. You have 10 business days from receiving your appeal decision from the Coordinator to appeal to your Chair. The chair then has 5 business days to respond. If after this has been decided, you still wish to formally appeal, please follow the formal appeal process found in the Academic Appeal Policy.

** NOTE: During the informal appeal process, multiple emails regarding your appeal decision or asking for continued reconsideration without following the informal appeal process is harassment, in violation of the student code of conduct and the CNO's code of conduct. You will be reported to student conduct for this behaviour.

Copyright Statement

A majority of the course lectures and materials provided in class and posted in BlackBoard are protected by copyright. Use of these materials must comply with the College’s Copyright Policy, Fair Dealing Policy, Intellectual Property Policy and Student Code of Conduct. Students may use, copy and share these materials for learning and/or research purposes provided that the use complies with fair dealing or an exception in the Copyright Act. Permission from the rights holder would be necessary otherwise. Please note that it is prohibited to reproduce and/or post a work that is not your own on third-party commercial websites including but not limited to Course Hero, OneNote or StudyBlue.  It is also prohibited to reproduce and/or post a work that is not your own or your own work with the intent to assist others in cheating on third-party commercial websites including but not limited to Course Hero, OneNote or StudyBlue.  Please visit the library website for more information: https://seneca.libguides.com/c.php?g=588668&p=4986403

Discrimination/Harassment

All students and employees have the right to study and work in an environment that is free from discrimination and/or harassment. Language or activities that defeat this objective violate the College Policy on Discrimination/Harassment and shall not be tolerated. Information and assistance are available from the Student Conduct Office at student.conduct@senecacollege.ca.

Accommodation for Students with Disabilities

The College will provide reasonable accommodation to students with disabilities in order to promote academic success. If you require accommodation, contact the Counselling and Disabilities Services Office at ext. 22900 to initiate the process for documenting, assessing and implementing your individual accommodation needs.