Academic dishonesty (plagiarism, fabrication, or falsification of data) is a breach of the ethics and a violation of one of the central norms of an academic community. Because reports of academic dishonesty are most likely to arise from work done in a course or for a divisional project, a member of the college faculty usually brings forward the report.

Dishonesty: Copying copyrighted materials for sale or unlawful distribution or purchase of such materials by others without receiving the appropriate publisher’s approval; unauthorized entry into, unauthorized use of, or issue of university property, including computers and data and voice communication networks; unlawful copying of computer software; misrepresentation of personal circumstances to an instructor to gain personal advantage (e.g., requesting a makeup exam or special due date for an assignment); taking credit for participating in a team research effort or an assignment when little or no contribution to the work has been made.

Cheating: Using unauthorized notes, aids, or information obtained from sources other than those allowed by the instructor while sitting for an exam graded work or exams; knowingly providing or receiving unauthorized information during examinations, or the possession and/or use of unauthorized materials during those examinations; trying to falsify any part of an examination or classwork that would represent learning by any other person than the exam taker. Cheating includes obtaining copies of examinations or homework beforehand (if not permitted), trying to take someone else’s exam, or trying to have someone else take one’s own exam.

Plagiarism: Submitting a written document (homework, term paper, research findings, publication, etc.) that in part or in whole is not one’s own work, whether it be a quotation, an opinion, an idea obtained through conversation or reading, a fact, or research findings, without giving proper attribution through a citation specifying the source of information.

Fabrication: Falsifying laboratory or other data or citations; presenting data gathered outside of acceptable professional guidelines; failing to provide an accurate account of how information, data, or citations were gathered; forging signatures or falsifying an academic document, grade, letter, form, ID card, photograph, or any other documents or electronic medium.

 When such a report is brought forward, the procedure is as follows:

• The faculty member will inform the student and the vice dean that a violation of academic honesty may have occurred. The vice-dean will inform the dean of advising of the violation.  The faculty member will provide all documentation to the vice dean of advising, who will meet with both the student and faculty member, and recommend a course of action. If the vice dean of advising determines that it is more likely than not that academic dishonesty has occurred and determines that it is a first offense, the vice dean of advising will: Write a letter of warning to the student, to remain in the student’s academic file. In consultation with the faculty member and the vice dean, determine academic consequences that may include.

https://sa.ksu.edu.sa/ar/node/4436 [Arabic]

https://faculty.ksu.edu.sa/sites/default/files/lyh_tdyb_ltlb_2020_md_shwwn_ltlb.pdf [Arabic]

https://dsrs.ksu.edu.sa/sites/dsrs.ksu.edu.sa/files/imce_images/aklaqyat-sfar-1437.pdf [Arabic and English]