As a member of the NIU faculty, your expertise is valued. Your students are expected to adhere to an academic contract that specifies:
Honesty, scholarly work on assignments
Academic integrity on exams
Nondisruptive behavior in the learning community, both in person and online
The Office of Student Conduct is committed to maintaining a productive academic environment by helping you foster guidelines to address academic misconduct and disruptive behavior. Student Conduct can:
Provide specific guidelines on documentation for reporting academic misconduct and disruptive behavior
Participate in academic misconduct board hearings
Provide timely information and resources to your students regarding academic misconduct and disruptive behavior
Please contact us if you have any questions or if you wish to discuss a specific incident.
You have the authority to control classroom behavior. We can help you maintain an appropriate learning environment by helping you addressdisruptive behavior. You can report disruptive behavior to your department chair and help get assistance for distressed students.
The grade appeal process is separate from but related to the academic misconduct process. Though you retain control of all grades, you may have to adjust a grade based on the results of an academic misconduct investigation or hearing.
Student Conduct Kaltura Video Quiz- this 30 minute module is designed to be directly incorporated into any Blackboard course. This quiz is available to all faculty.