Academic honesty

In short

Students submit their own original work, so that marks reflect their own achievement. The IB treats plagiarism, collusion and duplication of work as misconduct. Academic integrity is handled separately from the rest of the discipline plan, under the school’s Academic Dishonesty Procedures.

The expectation

All students at KSIM are expected to be academically honest by submitting their own original work, and the marks they receive are intended to reflect the student’s own academic achievement. Academic honesty is also a way to show respect and appreciation for other people’s work.

Academic dishonesty in any form is a serious offence. KSI students and teachers will respect the rules and regulations of academic honesty.

What counts as misconduct

The International Baccalaureate refers to academic dishonesty as behaviour that results in, or may result in, the candidate or any other candidate gaining an unfair advantage in one or more assessment components. Misconduct includes:

• Plagiarism — the representation of the ideas or work of another person as the candidate’s own
• Collusion — supporting misconduct by another candidate, as in allowing one’s work to be copied or submitted for assessment by another
• Duplication of work — the presentation of the same work for different assessment components and/or diploma requirements
• Any other behaviour that gains an unfair advantage for a candidate or that affects the results of another candidate — for example, taking unauthorised material into an examination room, misconduct during an examination, or falsifying a CASCreativity, Activity, Service — a required part of the Diploma Programme. record

How it is handled

Academic integrity is considered separately from the cumulative behaviour levels. Consequences for academic misconduct are outlined in the school’s Academic Dishonesty Procedures document — ask the school office for a copy.

Using a device to cheat is also covered by bring your own device.