Case Study: Academic Integrity

  The Case Study has two parts. Each part of the Case Study will open and close on specific days of the week. There are to be a minimum of four total posts in this case study. For both Part I and Part II there is to be an initial post and a peer response. Each part has unique content requirements, and these are noted below. Case Study: Part I Part I of the case study opens on Sunday and will close on Wednesday of the week. You cannot add additional information to Part I once it closes on Wednesday. In this part of the case study, as chair of the Grievance Committee, you are beginning to gather information regarding a student grievance before the entire committee meets to consider the situation. To help you to gather information, you are to identify two questions for the student relevant to the grievance and two questions for the faculty member. You need to include the rationale for each of these questions. Two scholarly articles supporting this part of the discussion are to be included in the initial post. These articles are to be related to a grievance procedure, academic integrity, and/or plagiarism. At least one of these articles must be from a peer-reviewed nursing journal. Additional details regarding the Case Study: Part I are noted in the Process section. Case Study: Part II Part II opens on Thursday of the week and close on Sunday of the week. In this part of the case study, you are to review a minimum of one academic policy for plagiarism from any nursing program. Once you have presented the policy and identified 3 key points related to this case, then you must determine a decision in the case. Note: To complete this part of the case study, please search for an academic integrity policy from any nursing program and use it in your discussion. Provide the web address of the policy and school. Additional details regarding the Case Study: Part II are noted in the Process section. Process: Case Study: Part I o Opens on Sunday and closes on Wednesday. o Requires an initial posting and a peer response o You are the chairperson of the School of Nursing Grievance Committee. On Monday morning, you receive an e-mail from Larry Learner, who wants to file a grievance. He has been expelled from the nursing program due to plagiarism. You ask Larry to come to your office to discuss the potential grievance. During the meeting, Larry tells you he has always been an A student. • The content of the initial posting must include the following elements: