a. Cheating and Dishonesty Bayan College considers cheating and plagiarism unacceptable conduct and the college will impose sanctions on students who cheat or plagiarize. Students are expected to be honest in meeting the requirements of courses in which they are enrolled. Students who engage in cheating or plagiarism will be subject to disciplinary actions including, but not limited to, failing or receiving A lower grade for the piece of work in question or overall course work. In serious cases, students’ dismissal from a course, suspension from their studies, and/or expulsion from the college will be considered.

b. Definition of cheating Cheating is the act of obtaining or attempting to obtain credit for academic work by dishonest means which include, but is not limited to:

Consulting notes, books, or any course materials during quizzes, tests, or examinations which have not been authorized by the relevant instructor.   Copying another person’s answer(s) to an examination question(s).   Consulting electronic devices during an examination without obtaining authorization from the relevant instructor.   Helping another student during examination(s).   Submitting as one’s own work an examination, a research paper, a project or a presentation in part or whole which has been stolen or borrowed.   Employing a substitute to take an examination, write a paper, or work on a presentation, in part or whole.   Submitting a work that has been done for one class to a second class without informing the instructor of the second class and getting his/her consent.   Changing academic record, falsifying transcript, grades, or an attendance roster.

c.Definition of Plagiarism Plagiarism is the act of using another person’s words, ideas, writing, expressions, sentences, paragraphs, approach, or intellectual work in part or whole, and representing them as your own work and/or ideas without appropriately citing that person. In other words, plagiarism is considered a form of cheating to obtain, or attempting to obtain, credit for academic work. A student who downloads a text from the internet, re-writes a paragraph from a book or an article, or even uses a sentence to be incorporated in an assignment and hands it in to receive a credit or a grade without proper acknowledgement or referencing, is subject to disciplinary actions. However, students are encouraged to use the work of others with proper acknowledgement. In other words, any work you submit as a course requirement to get a credit or a grade which incorporates others’ ideas must be quoted (by quotation marks) and referenced properly.

d. Disciplinary Actions Academic dishonesty, as defined in Cheating and Plagiarism, is grounds for disciplinary actions. Disciplinary actions are applied when a student fails to respect one or all of the points discussed under the Cheating and Plagiarism sections.

In the event of an offence of plagiarism, Bayan College reserves the right to apply the following disciplinary actions:

1. First offence: Written warning which will be placed in the student’s academic file. Copy of the written warning to be sent to the student’s parents 2. Second offence: A reduced grade on the assignment, with the possibility of a maximum grade of 70% 3. Third offence: A failing grade on the assignment 4. Fourth offence: Reduction in the course final grade 5. Fourth Offence: A failing grade in the course

In the event of an offence of cheating Bayan College reserves the right to apply the following disciplinary actions (in all cases a written disciplinary letter will be placed in the student’s academic file and copy of that letter will be sent to the student’s parents for notification):

1. First offence: A reduced or a failing grade on an examination 2. Second offence: A reduced or a failing grade in a course 3. Third offence: a failing grade in a course with an appropriate notation on the student’s transcript referring to academic cheating

Every time a student is found to have cheated or plagiarized, and admits his/her responsibility, a notification letter will be sent to the student’s parents.

Miscellaneous Student Rules Cellular phone In order to maintain an appropriate educational environment, students shall turn off or silence their cellular phones in class sessions, computer laboratory sessions, and in any administrative offices.

Dress Code In order to maintain a safe academic atmosphere for faculty and students the college will not tolerate clothing that goes against the culture of Oman. Also the college bans face veils (Burqaa, Niqaab) on college premises including, but not limited to, offices, classrooms, computer labs, and all college facilities. Every time a violation of this policy is reported to the Student Affairs Office or the Human Resource Office. The student will promptly be denied access to the college. Furthermore, the student will be subject to disciplinary actions which include, but are not limited to:

1. Warning: the student will be warned that she has violated the college policy on veils and that subsequent violation may lead to more severe actions. No entry of this record will be made in the student’s academic record. 2. Written Warning: the student will be given written warning notice that she has violated the college policy on veils. The warning notice will be placed in the student’s academic record. 3. Limited Suspension: the student will be informed in writing that she will be denied access to the college facilities or services for a limited period of time.

In case of violation from a faculty disciplinary action will be taken, which includes: First warning: verbal warning and it will not be entered in the employee record Second warning: written warning and it will be entered in the employee record Suspension

Bulletin Boards In order to maintain the orderly appearance of our building any notice must be posted on the appropriate bulletin board. The administrative staff may remove any notice posted on doors or walls or not bearing the Dean’s secretary’s approval. Please ask the Dean’s secretary to date and approve your notice before posting it to ensure it will not be removed by the administrative staff.