Academic Fraud Cases for 2009-2010
In the context of promoting and maintaining a high standard of academic integrity within the institution, the University of Ottawa has been compiling statistics on academic fraud cases. The Office of the Vice-President Academic and Provost annually collects data on academic misconduct cases from each faculty and maintains a record of the number of cases, the types of misconduct and the sanctions received by those involved.
During the 2009-2010 academic year, a total of 214 academic fraud cases were reported. The statistics indicate that the most frequent type of academic fraud was plagiarism, from paper or Internet sources (60%). Other frequent offences included copying (12%) and cheating during exams (14%).
The most frequent sanctions received by the students involved in the academic fraud cases were an F or a 0 mark for the course (34%) or an F or a 0 mark for the work or exam (22%). However, more severe sanctions were sometimes imposed depending on the gravity of the fraud case. In 2009-2010, seventeen student appeals were submitted to the Senate Appeals Committee. Of these cases, ten were dismissed and seven were successful.