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The University of Siena has already adopted, since 2019, its own Regulations on disciplinary sanctions to be imposed on students at the University.
The Regulations governs the procedure and the type of applicable sanctions.
In fact, with enrollment, university students become part of the academic community, acquiring a status from which the ownership of specific rights and obligations of behavior, defined by the University as a whole. Students enrolled in other universities, admitted to attend study courses or to use other educational activities, including exams, are also considered students even if they attend the university for a limited period of time (such as students on mobility programs).
Any illicit behavior in violation of the national and university regulations in force, of the Didactic Regulations, of the Code of Ethics and of the University or Departmental regulations, as well as of any rules of conduct dictated and made known by the University in the appropriate institutional form, will constitute a disciplinary offense.
The Regulations (provisions relating to disciplinary sanctions, reporting of the offense, contestation and terms of cross-examination, student rights, conclusion of the procedure and imposition of the sanction, etc.) is published and available for consultation on the University website at the link https: / /www.unisi.it/node/14385 . The Regulations are accompanied by the Code of Ethics available at: https://www.unisi.it/node/4995.
All disciplinary sanctions are recorded in the student's academic course of studies and are consequently transcribed in the leave sheets and in the course of studies recognition documents when taking the final exam for graduation.
The procedure for the possible imposition of a disciplinary sanction starts with the report sent to the Rector by teachers, students, or administrative staff, who have news of a sanctionable behavior.
TABLE OF PENALTIES IMPOSED DURING THE YEAR 2019
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MISCONDUCTS |
APPLIED STANDARDS |
PENALTY IMPOSED |
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Publication on web pages of the study material made available on the Moodle platform (report to MR on July 18th 2019). |
Code of Ethics, art. 23, second sentence and, albeit by analogy, art. 25. |
Temporary suspension from the University, resulting in not being allowed to taking exams - Suspension of three (3) months from the date of imposition of the sanction. |
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Use of a mobile phone during a written exam (report to MR on September 4th 2019). |
Code of Ethics, art. 24. |
Temporary suspension with exclusion from one or more exams - for one or more sessions - Suspension until the end of the first useful exam session. |
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Repeated behaviors by a student which had a negative impact on the attendance and study activities of other students as well as on the activities of some teachers (report by the Academic Senate on June 6th 2019 - minutes approved September 2019). |
Code of Ethics, arts. 4 and 24. Disciplinary sanctions regulations, art. 2, paragraph 2. |
Temporary suspension from the University, resulting in not being allowed to take exams - Suspension of twelve (12) months from the date of the report to MR. |
TABLE OF PENALTIES IMPOSED DURING THE YEARS 2021 AND 2022
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MISCONDUCTS |
APPLIED REGULATIONS |
PENALTY IMPOSED |
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Thesis copying, detected 91% by the TURNITIN system (reporting to MR on April 27th 2021). |
Code of Ethics, art. 24. Disciplinary sanctions regulations, art. 2, paragraph 2, letter f).
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Temporary suspension from the University, resulting in not being allowed to take exams - Suspension of six (6) months from the date of the report to MR . |
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Presence in the examination room of a person behind the student with tablet in hand (report to MR on July 5th 2019). |
Code of Ethics, art. 24. Disciplinary sanctions regulations, art. 2, paragraph 2, letter f).
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Temporary suspension with exclusion from one or more exams - for one or more sessions - Suspension of three (3) months from the date of the report to MR . |
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Written exam - Respondus Platform: delivery of a "prepackaged" exam test (report to MR on June 7th 2019). |
Code of Ethics, art. 24. Disciplinary sanctions regulations, art. 2, paragraph 2, letter f).
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Temporary suspension from the University, resulting in not being allowed to take exams - Suspension of six (6) months from the date of the report to MR. |
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Remote written exam - Respondus Platform: delivery of written tests drawn in an unoriginal or remarkably similar way, from web pages (report to MR on June 14th 2021). |
Code of Ethics, art. 24. Disciplinary sanctions regulations, art. 2, paragraph 2, letter f).
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Temporary suspension from the University, resulting in not being allowed to take exams - Suspension of nine (9) months (6 of penalty and 3 for recidivism) from the date of the report to MR. |
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Remote written exam - Respondus Platform: delivery of written tests drawn in an unoriginal or remarkably similar way, from web pages (report to MR on June 14th 2021). |
Code of Ethics, art. 24. Disciplinary sanctions regulations, art. 2, paragraph 2, letter f).
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Temporary suspension from the University, resulting in not being allowed to take exams - Suspension of nine (9) months (6 of penalty and 3 for recidivism) from the date of the report to MR. |
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Remote written exam - Respondus Platform: delivery of written tests drawn in an unoriginal or remarkably similar way, from web pages (report to MR on June 14th 2021). |
Code of Ethics, art. 24. Disciplinary sanctions regulations, art. 2, paragraph 2, letter f).
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Temporary suspension from the University, resulting in not being allowed to take exams - Suspension of six (6) months from the date of the report to MR. |
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Remote written exam - Respondus Platform: delivery of written tests drawn in an unoriginal or remarkably similar way, from web pages (report to MR on June 14th 2021). |
Code of Ethics, art. 24. Disciplinary sanctions regulations, art. 2, paragraph 2, letter f).
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Temporary suspension from the University, resulting in not being allowed to take exams - Suspension of six (6) months from the date of the report to MR. |
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Remote written exam - Respondus Platform: delivery of written tests drawn in an unoriginal or remarkably similar way, from web pages (report to MR on June 14th 2021). |
Code of Ethics, art. 24. Disciplinary sanctions regulations, art. 2, paragraph 2, letter f).
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Temporary suspension from the University, resulting in not being allowed to take exams - Suspension of six (6) months from the date of the report to MR. |
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Improper and unauthorized use of a teacher's signature (report to MR on October 22nd 2021). |
Disciplinary sanctions regulations, art. 2, paragraphs 1 and 2. |
Temporary suspension from the University, resulting in not being allowed to take exams - Suspension of five (5) months from the date of the report to MR. |
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Repeated despicable behaviors by a student within the university structures (report to MR on December 22nd 2021). |
Code of Ethics, arts. 4 and 24 . Disciplinary sanctions regulations, art. 2, paragraphs 1 and 2. |
Temporary suspension from the University, resulting in not being allowed to take exams - Suspension of six (6) months from the date of the report to the MR. |
The Commission, in addition, has investigated and dealt with some reports received by the University on improper behavior by students while taking exams remotely. After and in-depth treatment of the cases mentioned, as it was not possible to obtain a complete demonstration of the incorrect behavior of the students, we proceeded with a proposal to dismiss the request for the imposition of a disciplinary sanction. Filing accepted and decided by the Rector, pursuant to art. 7, paragraph 4, of Regulations on disciplinary sanctions.