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CODE OF ETHICS

( PROMOTION OF ACADEMIC INTEGRITY AND PREVENTION

OF PLAGIARISM AND MALPRACTICES)

2018

Commission (Promotion of Academic Integrity and Prevention of Plagiarism in

Higher Educational Institutions) Regulations, 2018.

3. APPLICABILITY

These Regulations shall apply to all faculties, staff, researchers and students of

the University.

4. OBJECTIVES

The objectives of these Regulations shall be:

a) To define, articulate and maintain Academic Integrity;

b) To outline what constitutes major or minor cases of breaches of Academic

Integrity, and the procedures for dealing with each;

c) To provide a framework to ensure that academic standards and expectations

are met;

d) To establish institutional mechanism through education and training to

facilitate responsible conduct of research, thesis, dissertation, promotion of

academic integrity and deterrence from plagiarism;

e) To create awareness about responsible conduct of research, thesis,

dissertation, promotion of academic integrity and prevention of misconduct

including plagiarism in academic writing among student, faculty, researcher

and staff;

f) To ensure that Academic Misconduct procedures are transparent,

consistent, equitable and fair, and are consistent with the principles of natural

justice;

g) To identify responsibilities and accountabilities for decisions and processes;

and

h) To define a framework of penalties for substantiated academic misconduct.

5. DEFINITIONS

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