At The Culinary Institute of America, students are expected to develop their own ideas and to consult research materials for their studies. The CIA's Academic Honesty code identifies expected behaviors and the consequences of failure to adhere to the expected behavior. The college expects all students to adhere to this policy.
The term "academic dishonesty" may refer to, but is not limited to, any of the following:
- Cheating: Using unauthorized materials to complete work (e.g., using another student's mise en place, copying off of a classmate's paper, crib notes, phone, electronic devices, etc.)
- Purchase/Sale: Using prepared materials from an organization or person whose business includes selling research papers, original papers, exams, or material to students for their use.
- Misrepresentation: Submitting material previously submitted to another instructor or course without the permission of the current instructor, or submitting materials that have already been submitted to the same instructor by someone else.
- Plagiarism: Copying from any source without giving credit; using original ideas, recipes, or research without giving credit; or working from another source without giving credit.
- Artificial Intelligence (AI): Using AI as a source or to assist in the completion of any course work without the consent of faculty.
- Fabrication: Falsification of sources, citations, information, data, and/or other work that is evaluated by the instructor.
- Other: Stealing an exam or other materials from a faculty member. Intentionally destroying, altering, or obstructing another student's or faculty member's work, including another student's mise en place. Unauthorized student collaboration on project, papers, or other assignments. Signing in for another student.
This behavior, or assisting others in this behavior, is a serious violation of professional and academic standards at the CIA and will not be tolerated.
TurnItIn
Instructors may choose to incorporate TurnItIn into any assignment. TurnItIn can effectively search a database for similar sentence structure and content and provide feedback on grammar.
If the student starts an assignment in which TurnItIn has been used, they will be directed to accept TurnItIn’s privacy policy before receiving feedback. If the student agrees to the privacy policy, their document will then be stored in the TurnItIn document database for the college. Content stored in this database will be part of the TurnItIn document repository. TurnItIn will protect the student's data and provides a comprehensive privacy policy.
Violations
A faculty member who identifies an act of academic dishonesty will discuss such incident with the student.
The faculty member will determine the course consequences of a student's academic dishonesty. Possible outcomes are dependent on the type of academic dishonesty and the decision of the faculty member. Possible consequences include, but are not limited to, a rewrite of the assignment, an additional assignment, a failing grade on the assignment, and/or failure of the class.
In each case, the faculty member will inform the student in person and in writing, a copy of which will be sent to the dean, associate dean, or education director (Singapore), and registrar.
Suspension or Dismissal
The registrar will record all reported instances of dishonesty in the student’s permanent file. At the third instance, the registrar will bring the student before the Academic Standards and Grade Review Committee and provide the committee with the details of all the offenses.
Students will be required to provide a statement or explanation of their situation and attend a meeting to review the circumstances surrounding the repeated dishonest behavior. At that meeting, a decision will be made regarding the student’s future at the institute. Outcomes may include but are not limited to suspension, dismissal, or continued enrollment at the college under specific conditions. The Academic Standards and Grade Review Committee may include a notation on a student's transcript of the act of violating the academic honesty policy. If the student fails to live up to these conditions, the student will be suspended for a minimum of one semester or dismissed from the college.
Failure to appear before the committee will result in dismissal.
Academic Review
If a student is called to the Academic Standards Committee the student will be required to provide a statement or explanation of their situation as well as attend a meeting to review the circumstances surrounding the dishonest behavior. At that meeting, a decision will be made regarding whether the student will be dismissed, or can continue at the college under specific conditions. If the student fails to live up to these conditions, the student will be suspended for a minimum of one semester or dismissed from the college.
Suspensions or dismissal for academic dishonesty will be recorded on a student's official transcript as a withdrawal.
The decision of the Academic Standards Committee is final; there is no appeal.
Graduate Dismissal and Appeal
In all cases of academic dishonesty, students in the MPS program will receive one warning. If a student has a second violation the student will be academically dismissed from the college. Graduate students can appeal the dismissal through the Registrar's Office. A faculty committee will review the appeal, and the decision will be final.