Reporting Your Courses’ Academic Violations

Fri Feb 26 17:33:34 EST 2021

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Dear Undergrads,

This semester, it is more important than ever to make sure that your classes are following the Institute rules and regulations. As we are just getting started with the semester, we urge you to check your syllabi today and resolve potential conflicts that may be too late to fix at the end of the term.

Report Academic Violation<http://ua.mit.edu/policy/violations/>

There are a number of rules governing class logistics, scheduling of classes, homework, and exams. It is important to confirm that your syllabi follow the guidelines laid out in the rules and regulations.<https://facultygovernance.mit.edu/rules-and-regulations> In addition, please keep in mind the Emergency Academic Regulations (EARs)<http://facultygovernance.mit.edu/january-21-spring-2021-emergency-academic-regulations-and-recommendations> put in place this semester. (Note that some of the EARS guidelines are recommendations, not regulations, so there will be some cases where the EARs are not directly enforceable.) In some cases your professors might not be aware of these rules. It is important as a student that you voice concerns about a potential violation by completing a report<http://ua.mit.edu/policy/violations/>.

Examples of Academic Violations

Below are a few examples of key rules this semester. If you have reason to believe your class is violating a rule, please reach out to UA Education as soon as possible.

Exams

  *   Excluding finals during finals week, no exams are allowed after May 14th

     *   For classes with finals, no assignments can be due after May 14th

     *   For classes without finals, one assignment can be due between May 14th and 10 p.m. EST on May 20th

  *   Tests held outside of class time must not exceed 2 hours, must begin no earlier than 7:30 pm, and may not be held on Monday.

  *   Instructors should provide students with the option to take midterm exams during one or more alternative periods of commensurate duration within a 24-hour block of time, that includes the regularly scheduled exam time.

Schedules

  *   The precise schedule of tests and due dates for major assignments must be available by the end of the third week (next week!).

  *   No academic exercises will be held, and no assignments will be due the following times:

     *   5pm March 5 - 8am March 9

     *   5pm March 19 - 8am March 24

     *   5pm April 16 - 8am April 21

     *   10pm May 6 - 8am May 10

Finals

  *   Final exams must be remote exams of no more than three hours duration and must be held May 24-27.

  *   Final exams can be “open book” or “closed book”. The choice of format must be announced and expectations must be clearly stated by the drop date (April 29, 2021).

If you think one of your classes is breaking a rule, there are several steps that you can take.

  1.  If you are comfortable doing so, you can talk to the professor directly.

  2.  You can report the violation anonymously to the UA (ua.mit.edu/policy/violations/<http://ua.mit.edu/policy/violations/>) or to the Chair of the Faculty (exam-termregs at mit.edu<https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=sXBzndcvxqyFsas39ODzA5SCbvMB29Pnt9HpHU3I-5Xik1ANWiLWCA..&URL=mailto%3aexam-termregs%40mit.edu>).

Remember—it is in your best interest to check your syllabus and reach out now instead of later in the semester, when it may be too late. Violations caught late in the semester are difficult to resolve in a fair manner.

Thank you for taking the time to check your syllabi; if you have any questions, please email violations at mit.edu<https://owa.exchange.mit.edu/owa/redir.aspx?C=jz_MBUTJRuvdmkxbvjnx6qs5LrjWZWm5QufNIhB7_kPik1ANWiLWCA..&URL=mailto%3aviolations%40mit.edu>.

Best,
UA Education Violations Committee

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