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Scheduled Disciplinary Offences : Penalty Guidelines

Important: 1. 2. 3. 4. This document should be read in conjunction with Statute 6 and Regulation 10 (Discipline with Respect to Students). The list of offences stated in this document is not exhaustive and the suggested penalties are only guidelines. The University, at its absolute discretion, may impose higher or lower penalties, and may change these guidelines at any time. For further details, please check the websites of the respective departments (eg. Library, Computer Centre).

Category of Offences (I) Minor Offences

Description of Offences (with examples) Offences Academic Matters Examples Small failures of referencing or small amount of copied work in CA assignments, projects, Honours or Graduate theses Smoking offences Breach of alcohol policy Littering, dirtying university premises/facilities Unauthorised distribution of information material for external organisations Use of vulgar language Reveal ones login password or NUS Smartcard PIN number to others Share network addresses Send annoying or unwanted messages to others Send unsolicited mass emails without approval Flood an individual, group or email system with numerous or large emails Eating/drinking in the Library Loud talking in the Library Misuse of library account Loss of Library books

Action by To be dealt with by Heads, or Deputy Heads of Departments.

Suggested penalties

Notes The student may appeal to the Dean of the home Faculty, or the Dean of Students if the disciplinary action is taken by a Head of a non-academic department. For such appeals, a deposit of $50, to be paid to the students home faculty (or to OSA if the appeal is made to Dean of Students), is required. (Such deposits may be reduced by half for students in receipt of University financial assistance on the basis of need.)

General Discipline

IT & Computer Services

Library Services

Include: issue of a warning/reprimand letter; zero mark for the CA assignments/projects; re(For academic writing of plagiarized offences paragraphs of involving crossHonours/Graduate thesis faculty modules, (*Plagiarism involving teaching dept to failure of the whole submit report and module to be put up to recommendations Board of Discipline.) on penalty to the imposition of a fine of up students home to $300. faculty. Home faculty to resolve on the punishment and convey to student concerned. Home faculty sends report to RO and teaching dept for record.)

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Scheduled Disciplinary Offences : Penalty Guidelines

Important: 1. 2. 3. 4. This document should be read in conjunction with Statute 6 and Regulation 10 (Discipline with Respect to Students). The list of offences stated in this document is not exhaustive and the suggested penalties are only guidelines. The University, at its absolute discretion, may impose higher or lower penalties, and may change these guidelines at any time. For further details, please check the websites of the respective departments (eg. Library, Computer Centre).

Category of Offences

Description of Offences (with examples) Offences Student Housing

Action by

Suggested penalties

Notes

Examples Breach of housing guidelines Unauthorised change of rooms, duplication of keys, installation of facility Exceeding curfew hours for visitors, permitting illegal stay overnight Smoking or consumption of alcohol within residential premises Unruly behaviour Failure to submit to the Dean of Students within 10 days of election a list of the names of office bearers and committee members (for student organisations) Failure to comply with the General Rules & Guidelines for the conduct of student activities Display of publicity materials without permission Selling of food and drinks without National Environmental Agency (NEA) approval Subletting of NUS space for sponsor/commercial purposes without permission Unauthorised usage and/or breach of rules and regulations governing the use of facilities & equipments Bringing in unpaid guests to use the SRC facilities Unsporting conduct in sports & recreational activities Damage of University sports equipment and facilities

Student Activities

Sports and Recreation Matters

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Scheduled Disciplinary Offences : Penalty Guidelines

Important: 1. 2. 3. 4. This document should be read in conjunction with Statute 6 and Regulation 10 (Discipline with Respect to Students). The list of offences stated in this document is not exhaustive and the suggested penalties are only guidelines. The University, at its absolute discretion, may impose higher or lower penalties, and may change these guidelines at any time. For further details, please check the websites of the respective departments (eg. Library, Computer Centre).

Category of Offences

Description of Offences (with examples) Offences Traffic Offences and Parking Services Transportation Services

Action by

Suggested penalties

Notes

Examples Traffic and parking violations Jaywalking Failure to produce Matriculation Card when requested by the bus inspectors Misbehaviour on buses Pasting of notices and posters on unauthorized places (e.g. bus stops and walkways, etc) Failure to comply with the rules and guidelines on the usage of the facilities Unauthorised temporary tapping of power and water supply for commercial purposes Removal of flora without permission Cases of failures of referencing or copied work in CA assignments, projects, Honours or Graduate theses by which the student should be punished more severely (e.g. extensive copying, offence despite reminders/warnings by examiner) Unauthorised fund-raising Misbehavour, use of abusive language, on campus and in public places Gambling Vandalism Evasion of car park fees by cheating/tailgating Include: issue of a warning/reprimand letter; zero mark for the CA assignments/projects, rewriting of plagiarized paragraphs of (For academic Honours/Graduate offences theses (*Plagiarism involving crossinvolving failure of the faculty modules, whole module to be teaching dept to brought to Board of submit report and Discipline.) recommendations To be dealt with by Heads, or Deputy Heads of Departments. The student may appeal to the Dean of the home Faculty, or the Dean of Students if the disciplinary action is taken by a Head of a non-academic department. For such appeals, a deposit of $50, to be paid to the students home faculty (or to OSA if the appeal is made to Dean of Students), is required.

Estate Maintenance Services

(II) Less Serious Offences

Academic Matters

General Discipline

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Scheduled Disciplinary Offences : Penalty Guidelines

Important: 1. 2. 3. 4. This document should be read in conjunction with Statute 6 and Regulation 10 (Discipline with Respect to Students). The list of offences stated in this document is not exhaustive and the suggested penalties are only guidelines. The University, at its absolute discretion, may impose higher or lower penalties, and may change these guidelines at any time. For further details, please check the websites of the respective departments (eg. Library, Computer Centre).

Category of Offences

Description of Offences (with examples) Offences

Action by on penalty to the students home faculty. Home faculty to resolve on the punishment and convey to student concerned. Home faculty sends report to RO & teaching dept for record.)

Suggested penalties imposition of a fine of up to $1,000 for a single offence, and to a maximum of $5,000 in aggregate for multiple Scheduled Offences; and/or suspension of academic privileges of up to one month; and/or suspension of nonacademic privileges of up to one semester.

Notes

Examples Misuse of MMS mobile phones Download, distribute, share or store seditious, obscene or pornographic materials Infringe copyrights and intellectual property rights (eg download, make copies, distribute or share any copyrighted materials or copyright infringing materials without prior permission from copyright owner) Tamper with network points Install unlicensed software or programs Tamper with the IT resources that may potentially cause performance degradation, service instability or compromise efficiency, security and fair use of resources Indiscriminately issue massive search instructions and download data Transmit libelous, slanderous, defamatory in nature, threatening or abusive messages Mutilation and theft of Library Books Breach of universitys guidelines for hall orientation and other organised events Unauthorised occupation of student accommodation Trespassing Subletting of student accommodation (with or without monetary consideration)

IT & Computer Services

(Such deposits may be reduced by half for students in receipt of University financial assistance on the basis of need.)

Library Services Student Housing

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Scheduled Disciplinary Offences : Penalty Guidelines

Important: 1. 2. 3. 4. This document should be read in conjunction with Statute 6 and Regulation 10 (Discipline with Respect to Students). The list of offences stated in this document is not exhaustive and the suggested penalties are only guidelines. The University, at its absolute discretion, may impose higher or lower penalties, and may change these guidelines at any time. For further details, please check the websites of the respective departments (eg. Library, Computer Centre).

Category of Offences

Description of Offences (with examples) Offences

Action by

Suggested penalties

Notes

Examples Hindering communal security measures put in place by the university Theft within student accommodation Damages and vandalism to facilities Non-fulfillment of appointment agreement/duties by residential appointees (Resident Assistants) Invasion of privacy Posting of offensive/abusive materials on residential webpage Misuse of Club Funds Breach of government rulings when organizing student activities Theft of SRC sports equipment Violent conduct in Sports & Recreation activities resulting in injuries to other participants Willful damage of University sports equipment and facilities Misuse of funds designated for sports activities Cheat or intention to cheat in class tests/exams Serious offence of plagiarism where the penalty is beyond those given to Dept Head/Faculty Dean (eg. students second offence of plagiarism) Forgery of signatures and documents Board of Discipline (This Board comprises the Dean of Students and two members of the Senate.) (As defined in Statute 6) NUSSU may appoint an observer to attend the BOD meeting subject to the consent of the student concerned. The student may appeal to

Student Activities

Sports and Recreation Matters

(III) Serious Offences

Academic Matters

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Scheduled Disciplinary Offences : Penalty Guidelines

Important: 1. 2. 3. 4. This document should be read in conjunction with Statute 6 and Regulation 10 (Discipline with Respect to Students). The list of offences stated in this document is not exhaustive and the suggested penalties are only guidelines. The University, at its absolute discretion, may impose higher or lower penalties, and may change these guidelines at any time. For further details, please check the websites of the respective departments (eg. Library, Computer Centre).

Category of Offences

Description of Offences (with examples) Offences

Action by

Suggested penalties

Notes the Disciplinary Appeals Board.

Examples Not following professional code of ethics during research Ragging Assaults Making fraudulent claims on university funds Unethical business practices and profit-making Outrage of modesty Conviction in Court for any serious crime or offence Use IT resources for commercial use Defeat or attempt to defeat the security of IT resources Unauthorized access to or attempt to access IT resources, intercept or attempt to intercept computer programs or data not intended for ones access Transmit proprietary or restricted information of the university to external parties without prior authorization Forge the identity of another person in email (Students home faculty to give report and recommendations on penalty to BOD.)

General Discipline

For such appeals, a deposit of $300, to be paid to the Registrars Office, is required. (Such deposits may be reduced by half for students in receipt of University financial assistance on the basis of need.)

IT & Computer Services

BOD-PenaltyGuidelines2007.doc