ACADEMIC PRIVILEGES and RESPONSIBILITIES

 Class and Laboratory Attendance
Any student who, in the opinion of instructors, is absent
too frequently from lectures
or laboratory periods will be reported to the Dean of the
Faculty. On the
recommendation of the Department concerned, such a student after
due warning by the Dean
shall be debarred from taking the final examination in that
course.

 Medical Excuse Slips
There are occasions when students fall ill and are unable to
attend classes, write
scheduled tests, or meet the deadlines for mid-term assignments.
Faculty members may offer,
at their discretion and without proof of a medical excuse slip,
alternate arrangements so that
students are able to satisfy the requirements of a course. In the
event that a faculty member
requests a medical excuse slip, students must comply with the
following:
A student must be examined by a member of the WLU Health Services
staff at the time of the
illness; the decision to issue a medical excuse slip and the
dates for which the excuse slip will
be valid will be made by the examining doctor or nurse.
or
A student must be examined by a qualified off-campus physician at
the time of the illness; the
decision to issue a medical excuse slip and the dates for which
the excuse slip will be valid will
be made by the examining doctor who must be informed of the
reason for the request.

 Conduct
Students are required to conduct themselves in an orderly manner
both on and off the campus.
No students will be registered in any year or be allowed to
continue in attendance after
registration if their presence is deemed prejudicial to the best
interests of the University. In
addition to the penalty which may be imposed by the Dean's
Advisory Council and the Dean of
Students, as the case may be, further discipline for improper
conduct may be imposed by the
University, including but not limited to, the witholding of
grades and transcripts, suspension or
expulsion from the University, requiring the payment of damages,
or such other penalty as the
University deems appropriate. Discipline decisions of the
President shall be final.

 Plagiarism and Cheating
Plagiarism is the unacknowledged presentation of the work of
others as one's own. To represent
such work as self-created is dishonest and academically
worthless. Cheating is the using, giving,
receiving, or the attempt to use, give, or receive unauthorized
information during an
examination, or the presentation of a single work in more than
one course without the
permission of the instructors involved. Students who are
uncertain whether a course of action
might constitute plagiarism or cheating should consult, in
advance, the instructors involved.

    Disciplinary action will be imposed in relation to
the degree of academic
dishonesty involved. Such action may require the student to
repeat the assignment, or may result
in failure of the piece of work, failure in the course, or
suspension or expulsion from the
University or such other penalty as the University deems
appropriate. Discipline decisions of the
President shall be final.

 Students with Learning Disabilities
The University is prepared to give fair and empathic
consideration to students with documented
learning disabilities. Careful reviews will be made on an
individual case by case basis.
Guidelines on the consideration of such students can be obtained
by contacting the Special Needs
Co-ordinator.

 Thesis Policy
All theses become the property of Wilfrid Laurier University. The
student shall sign a form to
this effect which will be bound in the original copy of the
thesis.

    Three copies are to be submitted to the University
Librarian for binding and
deposit. Two copies are to remain in the Library; the original to
be kept in the Library at all
times, the second copy to be loaned on request. A third copy will
be returned to the Department.

    The student has the right to publish the thesis. In
this case, the published
thesis will make no mention of the fact that this material was
presented as a thesis to Wilfrid
Laurier University unless the consent of the Department has been
obtained.

    The student is responsible for the cost of binding
three copies. The
arrangement for binding will be the responsibility of the
University Library (for uniform size,
binding, colour coding, etc.). Additional copies may be bound at
the student's expense, if so
desired.

    The student gives the University the right to
reproduce the thesis in whole
or in part in any form.

 Ethical Principles in the Use of Computers at WLU
These principles are presented to provide guidance and assistance
to all members of the
university community who provide computing services or utilize
computers in the conduct of
study, research, teaching and administration. They are based on
the premise that all members
of the WLU community act in a responsible and professional way.
 1.
       The hardware and licensed software available at WLU are
      intended for use by the
      WLU community. Use of these resources by anyone outside WLU
      requires approval from the
      office of the Director of Computing Services. The use of computer
      resources to injure or harass
      other individuals or groups is unacceptable.
 2.
       Users of computer hardware, software and related
      equipment are expected to use
      the system in a manner that preserves the privacy of others.
      Users shall not attempt to gain
      access to the files or directories of another user without clear
      authorization from the other user.
      Users shall not attempt to intercept any network communications,
      such as electronic mail or
      user-to-user dialogue.
 3.
       Activities engaged in by users with the intention of
      interfering with or altering the
      integrity of computers at WLU are unacceptable. Such activities
      include unauthorized use of
      accounts, impersonating other individuals in communications,
      attempts to capture or decode
      passwords or encryption, and destruction or alteration of data or
      programs belonging to other
      users. Damage, destruction or theft of computer hardware,
      software, data or related equipment
      violates ethical principles. The wilful introduction of computer
      viruses into the WLU computing
      environment or other environments via the WLU network and the
      intention to restrict or deny
      access by legitimate users to the system is unethical.
 4.
       Some software and data that are available in the
      WLU computing
      environment are owned by users or third parties, and are
      protected by copyright and other laws,
      together with licenses and other contractual agreements. Users
      must abide by these restrictions.
      Such restrictions may include prohibitions against illegal
      software copying and use on
      unauthorized equipment within or outside WLU, against the
      unauthorized use or resale of data
      or programs, or use of them for personal financial gain.
 5.
       When outside professional activities of users would
      involve the use of the
      University's computing facilities, approval shall be obtained
      from the office of the Director of
      Computing Services and charges shall be at the prevailing rate
      (unless the office of the Director
      of Computing Services agrees to waive all or part of the
      charges).
      Users who violate ethical guidelines will be subject to
      appropriate disciplinary action. Users
      unsure of whether their intended use of the University's computer
      facilities violate ethical and
      legal guidelines should consult with the office of the Director
      of Computing Services.