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"Stopped viewing the Canvas quiz-taking page" is an entry in a Canvas quiz log showing that the quiz page lost focus during an attempt. It records that something happened, not what the student was doing or why. Instructure, the company that makes Canvas, states in its...

A Copyleaks AI score is an estimate that text may have been generated by AI, not proof that a student cheated. Copyleaks itself acknowledges this: its own guidance states that false positives can and do happen with every AI detector, including its own, and that...

A Respondus Monitor flag marks a moment in an exam recording that the software considered unusual, so an instructor can review it. It isn't a finding that a student cheated. Guidance from Respondus, as quoted by universities that use it, states that flagged events and...

A GPTZero result is an estimate of how likely it is that text was generated by AI, not a finding that a student cheated. GPTZero itself makes that point directly: its FAQ states that its results should not be used to punish students, and its site states that results...

Students at Florida's public universities have certain rights in conduct and honor code cases that don't come only from their school. They come from Florida law and from the Florida Board of Governors, which oversees the State University System. Section 1006.60 of the...

At the University of Florida, an Honor Code case begins when Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution, known as SCCR, sends the student a Notice of Charges inviting them to an Information Meeting. The Information Meeting is a meeting between the student and a Student...

When an academic integrity case isn't resolved by the time final grades are due, many colleges don't record the grade the student would otherwise receive. Instead, they use a temporary placeholder, such as an Incomplete, "NR" (No Report), or a similar notation, until...

It can. At many colleges, an unresolved academic integrity case can delay a student's degree, even when every course requirement has been met. Some universities state in their policies that they may place a hold on a student's record or on degree conferral while a...

At the University of Maryland, academic integrity is governed by the Code of Academic Integrity, a student-administered honor code overseen by the Student Honor Council and administered by the Office of Student Conduct. The standard sanction for academic dishonesty is...

At the University of Wisconsin–Madison, academic misconduct procedures aren't just a campus policy. They are set out in Chapter UWS 14 of the Wisconsin Administrative Code, which governs student academic discipline across the University of Wisconsin System. That means...