Lamar Institute attaches the highest importance to academic integrity, with clear standards and controls throughout the training process — from enrollment through assessments and results.
Forms of Academic Integrity Violations
- Cheating: copying others’ work or unauthorized use of any information during assessments.
- Plagiarism: using others’ work as one’s own without citing the source.
- Misuse of collaboration: relying on classmates for individual assignments.
- Fabrication and forgery: altering information or submitting forged documents.
- Unauthorized assistance: receiving help that is not permitted during exams.
- Impersonation: claiming to be someone else in exams or academic work.
Penalties
- Temporary account suspension.
- Cancellation of the course exam.
- Permanent account suspension and revocation of certificates.
- Detailed incident reports with evidence.
- Notifying the trainee before any action is taken.
Monitoring Mechanisms
The institute uses electronic tracking systems including:
- Login and attendance monitoring.
- Geo-location tracking via Google Maps.
- Network data logging.
- Timed exams with private passwords.
- Activity monitoring during exams.
Attendance Policy
- Daily attendance is tracked electronically across lectures, content, assignments, and discussions.
- Absences exceeding 25% lead to disqualification from the exam.
- Unexcused absence from the final exam results in course failure.