STUDENT RIGHTS AND responsibilities
Student rights and responsibilities Academic integrity policy
Diablo Valley College is committed to creating an environment where student achievement is championed and celebrated. Because the college values academic integrity as an essential component of academic excellence, students are expected to be truthful and ethical in their academic work. Commitment to academic integrity is the responsibility of every student and faculty member at Diablo Valley College. Faculty and students come from a variety of backgrounds and cultures, giving rise to different understandings of moral and ethical behavior. Faculty should clearly state well-defined standards to reduce uncertainty and clarify expectations Academic dishonesty is defined as: an act of deception in which a student claims credit for the work or effort of another person or uses unauthorized materials or fabricated information in any academic work. Academic dishonesty is a violation of the DVC ‘Student Code of Conduct’ and will not be tolerated. Academic dishonesty diminishes the quality of scholarship at Diablo Valley College and hurts the majority of students who conduct themselves honestly. Acts of academic dishonesty include, but are not limited to, the following: Cheating - unauthorized copying or collaboration on a test or assignment, or the use or attempted use of unauthorized materials; Tampering - altering or interfering with evaluation instruments and documents including transcripts; Fabrication - falsifying experimental data or results, inventing research or laboratory data or results for work not done, or falsely claiming sources not used; or falsifying participation in a class in any way; Plagiarism - representing someone else’s words, ideas, artistry, or data as one’s own, including copying another person’s work (including published and unpublished material, and material from the Internet) without appropriate referencing, presenting someone else’s opinions and theories as one’s own, or working jointly on a project, then submitting it as one’s own;
Freedom of expression policy
It is the policy of the district and DVC to allow and protect reasonable and legal expressions, speeches and actions according to federal and state laws and Education Code section 76120. Students have the right to exercise free expression, including the use of bulletin boards, the distribution of printed materials and the wearing of buttons, badges or other insignia. The policy excludes expression that is obscene, libelous or slanderous according to current legal standards or that incites students to create a clear and present danger or to commit unlawful acts on community college premises or damage to persons or property. Inciting students to riot, or the violation of lawful community college regulations or the substantial disruption of the orderly operation of the community college, is also prohibited. Copies of the district and college policies are available at the Student Life Office.
Instructional material policy
Students enrolled in credit or non credit courses and programs may be required to provide certain instructional and other materials including, but not limited to textbooks, tools, equipment and clothing. A “materials fee” may be charged if the instructional and other materials are used in the production of an ‘end product’ that has continuing value to the student outside the classroom setting. Excerpted from Board policy 5017.
Matriculation rights and responsibilities Student rights The student has the right to the following matriculation services: admissions, assessment, orientation, advisement/ counseling, and follow-up services (when needed). Diablo Valley College students are guaranteed the following rights under the State of California Matriculation Regulations:
Assisting - assisting another student in an act of academic dishonesty, such as taking a test or doing an assignment for someone else, changing someone’s grades or academic records, or inappropriately distributing exams to other students.
Diablo Valley College
1. Assessment: Students are allowed to submit scores from assessment tests taken at another California community college within the last two years in lieu of taking the assessment at DVC, if the assessment instrument is state-approved and correlation with DVC courses can be established. Title 5 Section 55530(c). 2. Prerequisites: A student may challenge a required course prerequisite. (Please refer to the “prerequisites” section.) 3. Complaints: A student may file a complaint if he or she believes DVC has failed to make a good faith effort to develop an educational plan or provide specified services once the student has declared a specific educational goal. Title 5 Section 55525(d).
Catalog 2012-2013
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