Committing fraud is an act of academic misconduct. Handling fraud is described in the Rules and Regulations Examination Board, Rule 8 - Fraud and Student Charter, Article 6.
A (potential) fraud incident must be reported by the relevant teacher or examiner to the Examination Board by email using the Accusation Report. In the report, accusers state the course, the date and time of the incident, the allegation, and the student(s) involved. Furthermore, accusers provide a description of their observations and perception of the situation. Supporting evidence should be included where available. Examples of such evidence include, but are not limited to, the examination, the student’s work, and the work of non-accused students as examples of normal submissions. All supporting documents should preferably be provided in PDF format.
Steps of the process:
- The teacher or examiner identifies a potential case of fraud.
- The work of the student(s) involved is not assessed.
- The teacher or examiner submits the Accusation Report to the Examination Board and informs the student(s) of the allegation and the resulting delay in grading.
- The Examination Board reviews the submitted materials and, where necessary, contacts the accuser to obtain additional information.
- The Examination Board invites the student(s) involved to attend a hearing.
- The Examination Board discusses the case during a regular meeting and reaches a decision.
- The Secretary of the Examination Board informs all parties involved of the decision.