Ethics
The International Baccalaureate Organization firmly advocates ethical
behavior as part of the IB Diploma Program.
Candidates are
required to act in a responsible and ethical manner throughout their
participation in the Diploma Programme and examinations. In particular
candidates must avoid any form of malpractice.
The benefits of participating in the IB Diploma Program come from
the student’s work and activities. From English A1 through
Visual Arts and from TOK through CAS Activities, candidates learn
not only content, but learn about themselves. They learn to organize
their time, prioritize activities, and find out what they can accomplish
with hard work. In the effort to provide our students with the most
beneficial and rigorous IB Diploma program we enforce IB ethical
standards. Below are the main points describing malpractice.
E Malpractice
Article 26: Definition of malpractice
The IBO defines
malpractice as behaviour that results in, or may result in, the
candidate or any other candidate gaining an unfair advantage in
one or more
assessment components. Malpractice includes the following:
(a) Plagiarism:
this is defined as the representation of the ideas or work of
another person as the candidate's own.
(b) Collusion: this is defined as supporting malpractice by another
candidate, as
in allowing one's work to be copied or submitted for assessment
by another.
(c) Duplication of work: this is defined as the presentation of
the same work for
different assessment components and/or diploma requirements.
(d) Any other behaviour that gains an unfair advantage for a candidate
or that
affects the results of another candidate (for example, taking unauthorized
material into an examination room, misconduct during an examination,
falsifying a CAS record, disclosure of information to and receipt
of information from candidates about the content of an examination
paper within 24 hours after a written examination).
All work the candidate does towards the IB Diploma or IB certificates
must be the authentic work of the candidate.
The IBO will
not accept work for assessment or moderation unless the teacher
(or supervisor
in the case of an extended essay) concerned is willing to confirm
that, to the best of his or her
knowledge, it is the authentic work of the candidate. All work submitted
to the IBO for
moderation or assessment must be authenticated by a teacher, and
must not include any
known instances of suspected or confirmed malpractice. Issues of
authenticity, if identified
before the submission of work for assessment or moderation, must
be resolved within the
school without exception.
The IBO and JEB Stuart High School take Ethical Practice seriously.
By following ethical practices each day, students will continue
to build a foundation for life: to get the most from their academic
endeavors and to be good neighbors and citizens.
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