1. Ethics and Disciplinary Committee
The Ethics and Disciplinary Committee defines organizational ethics and regulations, as well as penalties
for offenders, for all individuals involved in the organization, whether faculty members, employees and
staff, students, or research associates.
1.1 Composition and Duration
All members of the Health Services Academy are responsible for immediately informing the Disciplinary
Committee of any suspected violations of its policy. The committee is composed of the following:
1.
Executive Director
2.
Two Faculty Members to be appointed by the competent authority.
3.
Student’s advisor from the students.
4.
Teacher concerned.
The committee will meet as and when required.
1.2 Functions
1.
The Disciplinary committee is responsible for implementing its policies. This includes formal hearings
of suspected violations.
2.
Allegations of unsatisfactory performance or unacceptable behavior by faculty, sexual harassment,
fraud in research and violations of academic integrity by students will be handled and resolved by the
committee.
3.
Allegations of misconduct by staff will be dealt with by policies and procedures established by the
Services Rules and Regulations of the Academy’s Human Resources Manual.
1.3 Accountability
The Committee is answerable to the Executive Director.
1.4 Policies and Procedures
The following sections detail various policies regarding HSA’s code of conduct.
1.4.1 General Policy on Academic Ethics
The faculty and students of the Health Services Academy have the joint responsibility for maintaining the
academic integrity and guaranteeing the high standard of conduct of this institution. Both faculty and
students must accept the responsibility to live honourably and to take action when necessary to safeguard
the academic integrity of the Academy.
