4. Academic Integrity 

4.1 Plagiarism 

Teachers reserve the right to make use of plagiarism detection software to help deter and detect plagiarism, students might be required to submit assignments to a plagiarism detection service. 

5. Institutional Policies & Guidelines 

5.1 Familiarity with and adherence to Vanier College course level policies

It is the student’s responsibility to be familiar with and adhere to the Vanier College Academic Policies. The complete policies can be found on the Vanier College website, under Policies. Students should pay particular attention to the Institutional Policy on the Evaluation of Student Achievement (IPESA). The IPESA aims to clarify the structures and means that ensure the fair and equitable evaluation of student achievement, including the conditions for learning, assessment, and certification.

Section 11.4 of IPESA provides details on Academic Integrity, which is an essential component of any educational institution and all students are expected to uphold the highest standards of academic integrity during their college studies. Failure to do so may result in serious consequences – please see section 11.4.2 on Academic Misconduct. There are many resources available to support academic integrity in your courses. If you have a problem that you have been unable to resolve by talking with your teacher, please reach out to the Student Advocate or to a Faculty Dean’s office (A-286, B-208, N-301).  For Continuing Education courses, students can visit E-115.

Academic Complaints may be defined as grievances related to any matter covered in the IPESA (chapter 19). It is the College’s responsibility to offer a fair and equitable hearing of student complaints. To do so, the College provides students who perceive that there have been mistakes, errors, or breaches of procedure involving any aspect of this policy with clear complaint and recourse processes. Complaint and recourse processes may be informal or formal. Students are always encouraged to approach their teacher before seeking help from any outside person or body, but other courses of action may be followed depending on the situation. In the case of Academic Complaints, after having discussed with your teacher, if you are still dissatisfied, you may contact the following, in the specified order:

1. Department Coordinator: Marc-André René, renem@vaniercollege.qc.ca (for Business Administration courses)
2. Faculty Dean: Alena Perout, perouta@vaniercollege.qc.ca
3. Student Advocate, Student Services: General Email to Student Services, studentservices@vaniercollege.qc.ca

5.2 R-Score Information 

Students often ask their teachers about the calculation of their R-score. Please note that the computation of the R-score depends on information teachers do not have access to, for instance the high school averages of students in the class. Also, R-scores may be calculated for a single section or can combine students across several sections of the same course. This means that class averages, as they appear on LEA, are not necessarily the ones used to determine your R-score. For more information on the R-score, please visit this website: https://www.vaniercollege.qc.ca/advising/r-score/ 

5.3  Artificial Intelligence Usage 

Students must submit their own authentic work in order to demonstrate their own learning. Any document generated by AI, regardless of the AI program or software used, is not deemed your own authentic work.

In some instances, students may be permitted or required to use AI, however, students must respect the rules established by a given teacher in their courses.

Students are responsible to know when AI is permitted and when it is not. Unless a teacher explicitly states that the use of AI is permitted, in which context, and under which conditions and parameters, students must assume that it is not allowed. When not explicitly permitted, its use will be considered as cheating and plagiarism, and the Academic Misconduct Procedures applies.

5.4 Medical Absences

In the case of a missed assessment for a short-term medical reason, the student needs to document the absence with a verifiable medical note (or other medical documentation deemed legitimate by the College) in order to receive an alternative assessment plan. A student’s self-declaration of a medical absence (https://bit.ly/medical-absence) will be considered valid documentation, providing the student follows the appropriate steps of reporting to their teacher(s) for each day they are absent. If the medical absence is for 5 or more consecutive school days, the student is required to provide valid medical documentation from a physician to support their situation.

6. Assessments 

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Note: More information on all deliverables will be provided in class and on Léa/Innovatank.

General Requirements for Submissions

6.1 Assessment Notes 

6.2 Minor Assessments 

All assessments have been scheduled in the detailed schedule at the end of this document. Be sure to note them down in your agenda as submission times are strict. However, some assessments may be subject to date change to accommodate student learning progressed and will be communicated 1 week prior of any changes.

Section 8.1.3 of IPESA

6.3 Learning Integration Assessment (LIA)

TheLearning Integration Assessment (LIA)

Individual Presentation 

This LIA is an individual presentation in which each student will be asked to deliver an oral presentation in front of their classmates. The topic of this presentation will be the students’ future career path. Sub-topics may include job growth, job salaries, academic requirements, skills needed, timelines, etc. This LIA is meant to both allow students to apply what they have learned all semester, while also using them the opportunity to consider what they want to do in their careers. Students may use networking opportunities throughout the semester to assist in developing their presentation. As part of this LIA, a linkedpeer formalevaluation businessand reportself-reflection will be included. 

Peer Evaluation 

Students are expected to be active participants while watching their classmates present. As such, they will have to evaluate at least 4 of their classmates and submit a peer evaluation. For each of their classmates, they must identify what they did well, what they did poorly and how they can improve.  

Self-Reflection 

Students are required to record their own presentation. After the date of their presentation, they must then watch the recording and reflect on the presentation style and manner. They will review their own content, audio-visual aids, eye contact, body language, presentation style, etc. =

Learning Integration Assessment (LIA) – Evaluation Criteria

• Professionalism: appearance, punctuality, clear understanding of material

• Relevance and depth of research

• Support of facts and statements through appropriate research

• Quality of audio-visual support

• Ability to answer questions from the audience during a presentation

• Adhering to the presentation schedule and time restrictions

• Understanding of what makes a good presentation to assist others (peer evaluation)

• Honest assessment of own strengths and weaknesses (self-reflection)

Attendance

Learning is an active process. By taking an active approach, students will be more likely to understand and be able to apply course concepts. Students must take responsibility for learning by taking advantage of learning opportunities such as attending class, preparing for class, and joining into in-class and out-of-class discussions, posting online, etc.

Failure to attend a “live” class has specific consequences. Any student who misses a class will receive a grade of 0 on any in-class assignments, given during the period, without the opportunity for any make-up work. All discussions, notes, videos and articles are subject to examination and project questions. No additional tutorials will be held for students that fall behind because of poor attendance.

In-class assignments, exercises and course contribution

Students are expected to come to class on time, and contribute to in-class discussions, activities and exercises, all of which complement and emphasize material that could be tested and/or applied to assignments/projects. Please note that some of these may be distributed online through Léa or other digital platforms. Marks can be based on the extent of the student's regular, active and constructive engagement in class.

Mandatory Sessions

There will be mandatory sessions in class with the Tutoring and Academic Success Centre (TASC) as well as 3 mandatory in-class sessions with the Peer Mentors (see dates below).

Peer Mentorship

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6.4 Student Proficiency in the Language of Instruction (SPLI)

Student proficiency in the language of instruction is the ability to write, read, speak, and listen in order to communicate effectively at the college level, within and across disciplines.  SPLI may also require discipline-specific vocabulary, documentation, and communication skills. An assessment of language skills must account for a minimum of 10% of any take-home written assignments or oral presentations in which English is the language of expression. 

7. Student Resources & Expectations 

7.1 Peer Tutoring

Free Drop-in Peer Tutoring Service for Social Science and Commerce Students
Get help with your Social Science, Commerce and Methodology courses. Whether it be to understand course content, search and read scholarly texts, write academic papers, cite your sources properly or any other questions you may have, the Peer Tutors are here to help. To see the schedule and connect with a Peer Tutor go to: 

https://www.vaniercollege.qc.ca/social-science/resource-center/ 

7.2 TASC Writing Centre

Teacher Provided Resource Service for RM/IP Students 
The Writing Centre's writing consultants (Vanier teachers) are available for online assistance with and feedback on all of your written assignments or essays.  For information on how to work with a writing consultant or to see the schedule, visit: 
https://www.vaniercollege.qc.ca/learning-commons/writing-centre/ 
You can access a series of short PowerPoint videos explaining different aspects of APA with examples (plagiarism, in-text citations, references, paraphrasing and quoting), along with some other information about referencing here: 
https://www.vaniercollege.qc.ca/learning-commons/plagarism-citing-sources/ 
For more information about Academic Integrity in general: 
https://www.vaniercollege.qc.ca/learning-commons/academic-integrity/

8. Detailed Schedule 

You can view the detailed class schedule via this live link. The core is fixes, smaller details may change to accommodate student learning. Please check often. Go to schedule calendar.