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Attribution - All works created by faculty, students, and staff at Fielding Graduate University under the provisions of Section II (D) of this policy shall include the names of the creators of the work, unless the creators request in writing the removal of their names.
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Applicability and Amendments - This policy will govern all matters of intellectual property at the University from the time of its formal adoption. Regular reports will be issued from the office of the Provost.
Policy Revised 12/01/2012
Student Complaints and Grievances The purpose of this procedure is to assure prompt and equitable resolution of problems arising from the implementation of academic and administrative policies of Fielding Graduate University as they affect students. If possible, it seeks to find resolution through mutual agreement between the parties and by a process as close to the original difficulty as possible. At the same time, it attempts to be responsive to student concerns and to provide a thorough review and due process with regard to any difficulty that has arisen. Whenever possible, students will utilize the informal procedures for addressing and resolving complaints. When necessary, students may file a formal grievance according to the procedures described below. Definitions A grievance is a formal written request by a student to a designated academic or administrative officer for which specific remedies are requested. In their written request, students must use the terminology that they are filing a “formal grievance.” The parties to a grievance are the student filing the grievance and the person(s) against whom the grievance is filed. A student complaint is an allegation by a student that there has been, in an individual case, an arbitrary or discriminatory application of, or failure to act pursuant to, the policies of Fielding Graduate University in relation to students. An academic complaint is one involving faculty members, the Program Director of a particular program, or the Dean for a particular program/school. Faculty evaluations and grading of student work are based upon the substantive judgment of the faculty and are not subject to a complaint or grievance. An administrative complaint is one involving staff of Fielding Graduate University. A Diversity and Inclusion inquiry or complaint is one involving a member of Fielding faculty, staff, or student. The Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) investigates complaints of discrimination pursuant to the University's Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation Prevention Policy, which provides, in part:
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