CON Professional Graduate Nursing Program Grievance Procedure: Difference between revisions

====Academic Evaluation and Discipline related to Academic Integrity and Conduct Procedures====

             <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">It is recognized that students and faculty initiate, develop and maintain professional relationships in the teaching-learning process. To this end, it is strongly encouraged that students seek consultation with individual faculty whenever there are questions about the determination of a grade. In all cases, informal discussion between faculty and student is preferred to resolve any potential miscommunication in an evaluation that has been determined. As a result of this consultation, faculty will maintain the right to retain or change an evaluation. Factors such as misinterpretation of scoring, mathematical calculation, or other factors should be objectively discussed so that both faculty and student conclude the informal communication process with an understanding of the nature of the issue at hand.</li>

             <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">If, after the initial discussion cited in step #1 of this procedure, a student in the professional graduate nursing program (MSN, post-master, and DNP) believes that an evaluation has been rendered in an arbitrary or capricious manner, the student may discuss the concern with their faculty advisor, specialty coordinator or program director and if no resolution is reached, the student will be referred to the department chair or division Assistant Dean. If no resolution is reached, the student will be counseled on the formal appeal procedure and will also discuss the elements that determine the existence of arbitrary or capricious behavior. Based on this conversation, the student may or may not choose to proceed to seek a formal appeal of the evaluation. The role of faculty advisor, specialty coordinator, program director, Department Chair or Division Assistant Dean, is one of neutral objective information sharing and consultation.</li>