Student attendance

Absence Instructions

One: if the absence percentage of a student exceeded 5% of the total study hours, then he will be issued an initial warning.
Two: if the absence percentage of a student exceeded 10% of the total studying hours (without a legit excuse), then he will be failed in the corresponding module.
Three: if the absence percentage of a student exceeded 15% of the total studying hours (with a legit excuse), then he will be failed in the corresponding module.
Four: If a student failed for 2 consecutive years, because of his absence, then the student will be suspended off from the college. However, the student has the right to re-apply to the college and continue the study with the rules of Parallel Program.

ACADEMIC DISHONESTY

Cheating of any sort is extremely unprofessional behavior, which if detected will lead to referral to the Fitness to Practice Committee, and possibly to termination of your course.

-Do not forget signatures in workbooks, logbooks or attendance registers.

-Do not sign attendance registers for others.

-Do not plagiarize. Remember that plagiarism is a serious academic offence. "ANY ACTION KNOWINGLY TAKEN BY A STUDENT WHICH INVOLVES MISREPRESENTATION OF THE TRUTH IS AN OFFENCE WHICH THE UNIVERSITY BELIEVES SHOULD MERIT THE APPLICATION OF VERY SEVERE PENALTIES. “However, more often than not there might be no deliberate intention to cheat but offences result from a misunderstanding of correct ways in which quoted text should be referenced-many students simply do not understand what plagiarism is. The Oxford Dictionary defines plagiarize as: "to take somebody else's ideas or words and use them as if they were one's own."

-Do not collude with the cheating of others. Collusion is described as "the secret agreement or understanding between two or more people to deceive or cheat others." If you give someone your case study to submit as their own you are as guilty of academic dishonesty as they are.

-Do not try to use unfair means in assessments.

WHY DO STUDENTS CHEAT?

In many cases students will cheat for simple practical reasons:
1. Bad time management skills
2. Unable to cope with the workload
3. Lack of understanding
If you find yourself struggling for one of these reasons you should talk to your consultant or one of the Education Leads or to someone in the Medical School.

There are other reasons:

1. I want to see if I can get away with it
2. I don't need to learn this, I only need to pass it
3. The tutor doesn't care, why should I?