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Ethics and Academic Integrity
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Global Institute
of Theology
Honesty and Responsibility.
We refer to Academic Integrity as the overflow of the students own integrity reflected in their
work. Their work needs to reflect honesty and responsibility. Consequently, are expected to
provide papers that scholarly honest in its originality. Therefore, referencing sources of
information must be clear and according to Global University’s Form and Style hand book.
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Students are expected to submit their original work while quoting research references.
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They are to be honest in their originality as this is impartaive to the Christian Charter.
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Collaborative and cooperative work is to be acknowledged.
The guiding spiritual trait of the students is righteousness. Therefore, academic integrity is not
just the cornerstone of Global University, but also the testimony of Christ. The moral values of
the students is evidence by academic honesty. Cheating and defrauding is not at all in the
spirit of the courses the students are learning.
Basic Standards of Academic Integrity
Registration with GIT requires observance to Global university's standards of academic
integrity. Many of these standards may be intuitively understood and cannot in any case be
listed exhaustively; the following examples represent some basic types of behaviour that are
unacceptable:
1.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is stealing. Therefore, breaking one of God’s commandments is
considered sinful. Therefore, extreme care needs to be taken when presenting work
by abiding with the rules of honest writing. (see plagiarism on left hand side menu)
2.
Cheating:
a.
using unauthorized notes, aids, or information when taking an examination
b.
submitting work done by someone else as your own
c.
copying or paraphrasing someone else's essays, projects, or other work and
submitting it as your own.
3.
Fabricating:
falsifying or inventing any information, data, or citation.
2.
Obtaining an unfair advantage:
a.
Stealing
b.
Reproducing
c.
Circulating
d.
gaining access to examination materials prior to the time authorized by the
instructor or examination supervisor
e.
unauthorized collaborating on an academic assignment
f.
retaining, possessing, using, or circulating previously given examination
materials where those materials clearly indicate they are to be returned to the
examination supervisor or to the Global University offices at the conclusion of
the examination.
Disciplinary action for not maintaining basic standards of academic integrity may range from
lowering a grade for a paper to dismissal from the program, depending on the severity of the
offense