Temasek Polytechinic/Centre for Foundation Studies Disciplinary Policy

Student Disciplinary Policy


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Category 1

Offences

Assault and Rioting

Creating nuisance/bringing disrepute to TP

Defamation against staff / students

Drug-related offence on campus

Fighting

Forgery/Tampering of documents

Consumption of alcohol


Category 1

Offences Pornography

Vandalism and mischief

Insubordination and non-compliance to regulations

Unauthorised soliciting of funds and selling of products

Sexual assault and outrage of modesty

Religious/racist attacks against staff/students

Theft

Possession of weapons


Category 1

Offences

Suspended from course of study or

Depending on the severity of the offence, you may be:

Issued warning letter;

Dismissed from the Polytechnic


Tampering of Official Documentse.g. Submitting forged/tampered MCs

It is a SERIOUS offence to

forge/tamper with Official Documents

(e.g. Medical Certificates).


CONSEQUENCESSuspension = Attendance rate

affected

subjects may be given NON-

GRADED PASS

Tampering of Official Documentse.g. Submitting forged/tampered MCs

Affect chances of progressing to diploma course


Dress code violation

LitteringSmokingCategory

2 Offences


The ‘No Smoking’ Boundary extends to the following areas:

Smoking

ALL overhead bridges and bus-stops along Tampines Ave 1

&Areas at Bedok Reservoir Park close to TP boundary

Category 2

Offences


Dress code violation LitteringSmokingGamblingPlaying poker cardsComputer-related offences (except those related to CAT 1 offences) Trespassing into unauthorised areas

Category 2

Offences


1st OffenceWritten Warning

Subsequent OffencesFINE $50

CONSEQUENCESCategory

2 Offences

*Counseling sessions for smoking offenders


Cheating on Semestral Examination

Cheating on Coursework

Academic- related

Offences


Given ‘Zero’ for affected component of the subject.


Students will be removed accordingly if they meet any of the course removal criteria due to failing of the subject.

Academic- related

Offences

Debarred from current and remaining examination papers in that semester;

Marked as ‘Fail’ for all subjects in that semester;


Plagiarism

Act of taking and using the whole of any part of another person’s work and presenting as your own without proper acknowledgement

Academic- related

Offences


• Text• Writings• Computer programmes• Web page• On-line discussions• Videos• Inventions

Work can be defined as:• Music compositions• Sound recordings• Images (inclusive but not limited

to photographs, technical drawings, artwork, design pieces or sketches)

• Research findings


If you knowingly allow another student to use the whole or part of your work and to present it as his or her own work, you could also be liable for abetting plagiarism.



Suspended/dismissed.

Given ‘F’ Grade for the component;

Given ‘F’ Grade for the subject;

Academic- related

Offences


• submit work for assessment comprising your original ideas, experience, observations and comments.

How to avoid plagiarism:

• acknowledge the original source(s) of work(s) that you use in your submission using the appropriate referencing format. Common formats are APA and IEEE.

• not use any part or the whole of the work of another student or graduate who has taken the subject previously.


• not ask someone else to do your assignments, projects or other assessed work.

• check with your lecturers, when in doubt and seek advice on the appropriate referencing format.

• paraphrase all information that is gathered from external sources


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