National E-Learning Center

This policy aims to clarify the importance of the commitment of all beneficiaries of the Saudi German Hospital Academy services to integrity in the e-learning environment and to clarify the forms of integrity violations and the procedures and penalties taken by the Saudi German Hospital Academy when integrity is violated in the e-learning environment, as well as to reduce the occurrence of such violations.

:Academic Integrity

It is the trainee's commitment to high moral values and educational honesty in order to achieve academic success in a responsible manner.

Academic integrity is a fundamental pillar in academic, professional, and societal life, as it means intellectual honesty and scientific integrity in the use, transmission, documentation, and publication of information and the production of research. Academic integrity is the heart of society and its basic building block. It determines the credibility of people in their dealings with each other and in the trust of community members in those in high positions. Therefore, academic integrity represents a moral system for training staff and trainees in the institute, and thus contributes to providing them with principles and fundamentals for dealing with training content in a way that ensures intellectual property rights. Therefore, it is considered a fundamental principle of e-learning systems in delivering e-learning and distance education programs.

The Saudi German Hospital Academy is responsible for providing an environment with high levels of academic integrity by promoting academic integrity as an essential part of the personal and intellectual growth of the trainee, increasing the awareness of trainees, trainers, and employees on issues related to academic integrity, and promoting a climate of trust, honesty, and high ethical standards in pursuit of academic excellence, and encouraging commitment to honesty and integrity among all members of the academic community and applying the provisions of the academic integrity policy.

:Forms of Integrity Violations

There are multiple forms of behavior that are considered breaches of integrity:

Cheating:

Copying others’ work and unauthorized use of notes, information, and materials in academic exams or other tasks assigned to trainees.

Misuse of Academic Assistance:

A trainee exploiting a colleague’s work, who offers academic assistance with good intentions, such as copying a report prepared by the colleague or an old test without informing them.

Exploitation of Collaboration:

A trainee relying on another student within the group to complete a joint assignment/work, or exploiting another trainee to complete individual assignments.

Impersonation:

A trainee claiming the identity of another person inside the classroom, in a test or exam, or in any type of academic assignment.

Fabrication and Forgery:

A trainee changing or fabricating available information in a test/academic assignment or presenting a forged medical certificate to be excused from attendance.

Intellectual Theft / Plagiarism:

Quoting others’ phrases and works, and the unauthorized use of intellectual and literary blogs or information in any academic test without citing them as a reference.

Procedures and Penalties Taken by the Saudi German Hospital Academy when Integrity is Violated in the E-Learning Environment, and to Reduce the Occurrence of Such Violations:

Temporary suspension of the account and denial of platform services.

Cancellation of the course test in cases of cheating.

Suspension of the account and all its achievements and certificates on the platform.

Preparing a detailed report of all events with attached evidence if available.

Maintaining confidentiality of the case.

Informing the trainee of the disciplinary action before implementation.

This policy applies to all beneficiaries of the Saudi German Hospital Academy services, and we are committed to ensuring the implementation of this policy. All staff of the institution are also committed to it, and any violation of this policy exposes the violator to disciplinary action according to the procedures followed at the Saudi German Hospital Academy.