1. COAM Annual Report
Summary Data

2. COAM Annual Report (2012-13) http://senate.osu.edu/?page_id=183
Office of Academic Affairs Committee On Academic Misconduct
COAM Annual Report ( )

3. Total Cases Resolved = 375 Females = 128 (34.1%) Males = 247 (65.9%)
Office of Academic Affairs Committee On Academic Misconduct
Total Cases Resolved = 375
Females = 128 (34.1%)
Males = 247 (65.9%)
…involved students from 23 enrollment units
…charges initiated by 70 enrollment units
Students from three enrollment units constituted roughly 60% of cases: ASC, ENG, BUS
Top 5 enrollment units contributing cases: History, Biology, CS&E, Chemistry, English

4. Total Cases Resolved = 375 Non-visa holders 270 (72%) Visa holders 105 (28%)
2012 total enrollment = 63,058 students total
6,032 foreign students (9.6% of total enrollment); 1.7% of foreign students had a case with COAM; only .4% of non-visa holders had a case. Non-US citizens (128) made up 34% of cases. This includes visa holders + non-visa holders that have permanent resident status or political asylum.

5. COAM Cases by Campus
Columbus 342 (91%) Lima 1 (0.26%) Mansfield 2 (0.53%) Marion 7 (1.9%) Newark 16 (4.3%) Wooster/ATI 7 (1.9%)

6. Distribution of Cases by Student’s Enrollment Unit
Total for Enrollment Unit
% of Total
ASC 90 24
ENG 82
21.9
BUS 54
14.4
EHE 26
6.9
EXP 23
6.1
SBS 19
5.1
GRD 14
3.7
MPS 9
2.4
AGR/ENR 8
2.1
SHRS

7. Distribution of Cases by Initiating Enrollment Unit
Total for Enrollment Unit
% of Total
History 32
8.5
Biology 30
8.0
Computer Science & Engineering 28
7.5
Chemistry 23
6.1
English 16
4.3
Electrical & Computer Engineering 13
3.5
Engineering
Economics 12
3.2
Integrated Systems Engineering 11
2.9
Classics 10
2.7

8. Cases associated with 100- and 200-level courses Cases associated with 1000- and 2000-level courses
75%
65%

9. COAM Cases by Rank (UG only)
Enrollment
COAM cases
(% of enrolled)
12,273
59 (0.48%)
11,878
96 (0.80%)
11,360
69 (0.61%)
16,978
(0.79%)

10. Administrative Decisions = 276 (73.6%) Panel Hearings = 95 (25.3%)
Office of Academic Affairs Committee On Academic Misconduct
Administrative Decisions = 276 (73.6%) Panel Hearings = 95 (25.3%)

11. Office of Academic Affairs Committee On Academic Misconduct
Students found not in violation = 39 (10.4%) Students found in violation = 336 (89.6%) Charges Dropped = 4 (1.1%)

12. Charges by Type and Verdict
# of Charges
% of Total Charges
# In Violation
% In Violation
Violation of course rules or assignment guidelines
361
41.7
321
88.9
Plagiarism
141
16.3
133
94.3
Copying the work of another
105
12.1 83
79.0
Unauthorized collaboration 96
11.1 78
81.3
Knowingly requesting, receiving or providing unauthorized assistance 52
6.0 40
76.9
Possession or use of unauthorized materials 35
4.0 33

13. Charges by Type and Verdict, cont.
# of Charges
% of Total Charges
# in Violation
% in Violation
Engaging in activities that place other students at an academic disadvantage 27
3.1 24
88.9
Falsification, fabrication or dishonesty in creating assignments 15
1.7
100
Providing falsified materials, documents, or records 14
1.6
Forgery
Others
TOTALS 9 10
865
1.0
0.11
760
87.9

14. Disciplinary Sanctions
Formal Reprimand = 25.9% Disciplinary Probation = 69.0% Suspension = 4.8% Dismissal = 0.3%
Formal reprimand (25.9%)
Equivalent to a “warning”
Lightest sanction imposed by COAM
No notice on student’s transcript
Disciplinary Probation (69%)
Most common sanction imposed by COAM
Does not affect academic status
Second violation of Code almost guarantees suspension or dismissal
Suspension 4.8%
Student is not permitted to enroll for classes for a specified number of semesters
Imposed for serious first offenses and almost any type of second offense
Notice added to student’s transcript during period of suspension
Dismissal (.3%)
Permanently separates student from OSU; no opportunity to re-enroll in the future
Imposed for second or third offenses
Notice added to student’s transcript

15. Grade Sanctions
None 9.2% ‘0’ on all or part of an assignment 72.0% Reduction in final course grade 3.3% ‘E’ or ‘U’ in the course 7.7% Other 0.06%

16. Appeals
Of 14 appeals: 4 granted 9 denied

17. Administrative Code 3335-23-04:
Academic misconduct: Any activity that tends to compromise the academic integrity of the university, or subvert the educational process.
Faculty Rule (B) (1):
Instructors shall report all instances of alleged academic misconduct to the committee (COAM).