Common use of Student Disciplinary Procedure Clause in Contracts

Student Disciplinary Procedure. Minor Offences can be dealt with by members of the University Staff who have been authorised by Senate to impose penalties. Examples of minor offences include the following to the extent applicable to Distance Learners: • Anti-social behaviour (e.g. verbal abuse in an online seminar), • Refusal to identify yourself to University staff or using false ID (e.g. it may be necessary to identify yourself when speaking in an online seminar or if you visit a University campus), • If you visit a University campus, any failure to vacate during fire alarms, excessive noise, misuse of fire equipment, smoking in non-designated areas. Major Offences are dealt with by a Disciplinary Board. Examples of major offences include but not are not limited to the following to the extent applicable to Distance Learners: • Assault, • Threatening, offensive, or indecent behaviour or language that causes distress to others, • Discrimination and/ or Harassment of any kind • Misappropriation of or damage to the property of any student or member of staff or the University (including knowingly transmitting any data, sending or uploading any material that contains viruses, spyware or any other harmful programs or similar computer code designed to adversely affect the operation of any computer software or hardware), • Any action likely to cause injury or impair the safety of others, • Use, possession, buying or selling of illegal drugs, • A serious breach of University-approved Regulations, • Any behaviour or action likely to bring the good name of the University into disrepute. Details of the University policy and processes followed for any formal disciplinary matters, and outcomes and the appeal process can be found by following this link: As a Distance Learner, your access to the disciplinary procedure will be primarily online or over the telephone where relevant. You acknowledge that aspects of the disciplinary procedure may only be available during specific hours, and whilst the University will try, where practicable, to find times that can work for both staff and Distance Learner, it cannot guarantee services outside of its normal delivery hours. As a Distance Learner, you may be based outside of the UK, and as such, you acknowledge that the local laws and regulations of your country of residence may impact your access to certain services, and in fact may even mean that you are not allowed to receive or access certain services. You are responsible for ensuring that you are complying with the local laws of your country of residence before accessing any of the services provided by the University.