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Shue Yan University Prospectus 2018-19

Chair of the Board of Examiners, or the Student Discipline Committee; subject to the
qualification that the penalties that can be imposed by those individuals or those bodies
are as set out in 63.4. Where the Head of Department considers that the matter is suffi-
ciently serious, he may refer the allegation to the Student Discipline Committee for
consideration.
63.2) The student shall be given a reasonable opportunity to respond to an allegation of
academic misconduct before any determination is made or penalty imposed.
63.3) Penalties for academic misconduct:
(i) A reprimand and warning.
(ii) A requirement to resubmit the work in question [no more than a minimum pass can

be given for any resubmitted work].
(iii) Marks deducted or no marks given for the work in question.
(iv) A fail grade entered for the course involving the work in question.
(v) Suspension of the student from the University for a specified period.
(vi) Expulsion of the student from the University.
(vii) Non-award of the degree for which the student has been studying.
63.4) Where the responsible individual or body is satisfied that academic misconduct has
been established, the following penalties can be imposed:
(A) By the course examiner, the penalties at 63.3 (i) to (iii).
(B) By a Board of Examiners or the Head of Department acting as Chair of the Board

of Examiners, the penalties at 63.3 (i) to (iv).
(C) By the Student Discipline Committee, the penalties at 63.3 (i) to (vii).
63.5) The student will be advised of any determination made and has a right of appeal against
a finding of academic misconduct or any penalty imposed, as follows:
(A) Where the determination is made by the course examiner, to the Board of Exam-

iners or the Head of Department acting as Chair of the Board of Examiners, save
that where the Head of Department is the course examiner then to either the Ac-
ademic Vice President or the Board of Examiners. The Academic Vice President
may impose the same penalties as the Board of Examiners.
(B) Where the determination is made by the Board of Examiners, or the Head of De-
partment acting as Chair of the Board of Examiners, to an Appeal Panel in ac-
cordance with the provisions of Academic Regulations XIV.
(C) Where the determination is made by the Student Discipline Committee, to the
President or his delegate.
63.6) Subject to the limitations referred to in 63.4, where a finding of academic misconduct is
upheld on appeal, the penalty can be varied at the discretion of the individual or body
conducting the appeal.
63.7) Any finding of academic misconduct, and all relevant details, will be reported to the
Head of Department and copied to the responsible administrative officer for recording
on the file of the student in question. All penalties imposed by or on behalf of the Board
of Examiners will be recorded in the minutes.

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