BOD Penalty Guidelines 2007

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Scheduled Disciplinary Offences : Penalty Guidelines

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

Description of Offences (with examples) Action by Suggested penalties NotesCategory ofOffences Offences Examples

Student Housing 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

Student Activities

Failure to submit to the Dean of Students within 10 days of election a list of the names of office bearers and committeemembers (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

Sports andRecreation Matters

Unauthorised usage and/or breach of rules and regulationsgoverning 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
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Traffic Offencesand ParkingServices

Traffic and parking violations Jaywalking

TransportationServices

Failure to produce Matriculation Card when requested bythe bus inspectors

Misbehaviour on buses Pasting of notices and posters on unauthorized places

(e.g. bus stops and walkways, etc)

Estate Maintenance

Services

Failure to comply with the rules and guidelines on the

usage of the facilities Unauthorised temporary tapping of power and water supplyfor commercial purposes

Removal of flora without permission

Academic Matters Cases of failures of referencing or copied work in CAassignments, projects, Honours or Graduate theses bywhich the student should be punished more severely (e.g.

extensive copying, offence despite reminders/warnings byexaminer)

(II) Less SeriousOffences

General Discipline Unauthorised fund-raising Misbehavour, use of abusive language, on campus and in

public places Gambling Vandalism Evasion of car park fees by cheating/tailgating

To be dealt withby Heads, or Deputy Heads of

Departments.

(For academicoffencesinvolving cross-faculty modules,teaching dept tosubmit report andrecommendations

Include: issue of a

warning/reprimand letter; zero mark for the CA

assignments/projects, re-writing of plagiarizedparagraphs of Honours/Graduatetheses (*Plagiarisminvolving failure of thewhole module to bebrought to Board of Discipline.)

The student may appeal tothe Dean of the homeFaculty, or the Dean of

Students if the disciplinaryaction is taken by a Head of anon-academic department.

For such appeals, a depositof $50, to be paid to thestudents home faculty (or toOSA if the appeal is made to

Dean of Students), isrequired.


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Misuse of MMS mobile phones

IT & Computer Services

Download, distribute, share or store seditious, obscene or pornographic materials Infringe copyrights and intellectual property rights (eg

download, make copies, distribute or share anycopyrighted materials or copyright infringing materialswithout 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 anddownload data

Transmit libelous, slanderous, defamatory in nature,threatening or abusive messages

Library Services Mutilation and theft of Library Books

Student Housing Breach of universitys guidelines for hall orientation andother organised events

Unauthorised occupation of student accommodation Trespassing Subletting of student accommodation (with or without

monetary consideration)

on penalty to thestudents homefaculty. Home

faculty to resolveon thepunishment andconvey to studentconcerned. Homefaculty sendsreport to RO &teaching dept for

record.)

imposition of a fine of upto $1,000 for a singleoffence, and to a

maximum of $5,000 inaggregate for multipleScheduled Offences;and/or

suspension of academicprivileges of up to onemonth; and/or

suspension of non-academic privileges of up to one semester.

(Such deposits may bereduced by half for studentsin receipt of Universityfinancial assistance on thebasis of need.)


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Hindering communal security measures put in place by theuniversity

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 web-

page

Student Activities Misuse of Club Funds Breach of government rulings when organizing student

activities

Sports andRecreation Matters

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

(III) SeriousOffences

Academic Matters 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. studentssecond offence of plagiarism)

Forgery of signatures and documents

Board of Discipline(This Boardcomprises theDean of Studentsand two membersof the Senate.)

(As defined inStatute6) NUSSU may appoint anobserver to attend the BODmeeting subject to theconsent of the studentconcerned.

The student may appeal to
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Not following professional code of ethics during research

General Discipline

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

IT & Computer Services

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 theuniversity to external parties without prior authorization

Forge the identity of another person in email

(Students homefaculty to givereport andrecommendationson penalty toBOD.)

the Disciplinary AppealsBoard.

For such appeals, a depositof $300, to be paid to theRegistrars Office, is required.

(Such deposits may bereduced by half for studentsin receipt of University

financial assistance on thebasis of need.)

BOD Penalty Guidelines 2007

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