Trainee Academic Integrity Declaration
Academic Integrity Principles
The Saudi Commission for Health Specialties emphasizes the importance of academic integrity in the electronic training environment, focusing on honesty, professionalism, ethical values, and respect for intellectual efforts by trainees and all participants in the training process. This policy requires trainees and relevant parties to uphold these responsibilities and values while adhering to the rules and regulations governing behaviour within the electronic training environment.
The Saudi Commission for Health Specialties expects trainees to maintain high standards of integrity during all training activities and assessments, including discussions, assignments, examinations, and evaluations. Submitted work should be the trainee’s own independent work and should accurately reflect the skills acquired and the achievement of the intended learning objectives.
The Commission provides guidance and support to ensure that trainees understand the importance of maintaining academic integrity throughout their training journey. Clear procedures are established to promote proper training practices and ensure compliance with the Commission’s expectations regarding integrity and professional conduct.
Violations and Consequences
The Saudi Commission for Health Specialties applies strict procedures regarding academic integrity violations, including identity impersonation, cheating, plagiarism, falsification, and any other behaviour that compromises the integrity of the training or assessment process.
Violations include, but are not limited to:
- Cheating: Using unauthorised assistance during examinations or academic assessments.
- Identity impersonation: Allowing another person to access an examination or complete an assignment or assessment on behalf of the trainee, or completing an assessment on behalf of another trainee.
- Plagiarism: Presenting another person's work as one's own without proper attribution.
- Falsification of information or signatures: Providing or modifying inaccurate information in reports, signatures, or any data related to training or assessment.
- Manipulation of examination results: Attempting to modify or alter examination results in violation of approved procedures.
- Disclosure or reproduction of examination questions: Reproducing, publishing, or sharing examination questions through any channel, including social media.
Consequences for confirmed violations may include cancellation of results, exclusion from assessments, suspension from examinations, removal of trainee records, or referral of the case to relevant authorities when required, according to the type and circumstances of the violation.
Support for Academic Integrity
The Saudi Commission for Health Specialties provides continuous guidance and support to help trainees understand and maintain academic integrity throughout their participation in electronic training programmes. Trainees are encouraged to follow the approved policies and procedures and to demonstrate honesty, responsibility, and professional conduct in all training activities.