Academic misconduct by student
In the Central Disciplinary Committee (CDC) meeting held on 1 December 2022 at 10:00 via MS Teams, the CDC was unanimous in the finding that a student committed academic misconduct in the form of cheating for the Mathematics for EMS 171 A2S2 exam written in room 1027 in the Schumann Annex building, on 5 November 2022.
It was common cause that the implicated student had their phone on during the said exam and, used notes on this phone to complete the assessment.
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The findings were:
- The student forfeits the Mathematics for EMS 171 module for which they enrolled in the 2022 academic year.
- The student gets a suspended suspension for a period of 12 months on condition that the student is not found guilty of any academic misconduct during his time as a student in the university.
- The student must, within (7) days of receipt of this sanction, submit a written apology to the lecturer(s) responsible for the Mathematics for EMS 171 module, and copy Ms Felicia van Rooi in the email.
- The student must conduct 100 hours of community service assigned to them by Student Discipline during and before the end of the 2023 academic year.
- The outcome of the CDC shall be published on the digital noticeboard of the EMS faculty with the name of the student redacted.?
