Transcript of Living in an Honorable Society The Honor System. What is the Honor System? The Honor System is a...
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- Living in an Honorable Society The Honor System
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- What is the Honor System? The Honor System is a student-led
system that helps to ensure academic honesty in the Lyon community.
The Honor System means that professors trust their students not to
be dishonest in academic work. The Honor System assumes that
students will behave honestly in our society. The Honor Code puts
forth the expectations and responsibilities of the Honor System.
The Honor Council investigates alleged violations of the Honor
Code.
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- Pledging Your Work When students enter Lyon, they sign the Roll
of Honor, promising to live under the Honor Code. Students are
required to pledge their work to indicate that they submit it under
the conditions of the Honor Code. To pledge your work, write the
word pledged with your name on the assignment. Professors cannot
accept work that is not pledged.
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- The Honor Pledge When work is pledged, the student promises to
complete the assignment under the provisions of the Honor Pledge.
The Honor Pledge states, I will abstain from all fraud in academic
work. I will neither give nor receive aid on any form of test or
assigned work where such aid is prohibited, nor tolerate this
conduct in any member of the community. I will deal responsibly
with such acts when I observe them. By my conduct and influence I
will endeavor to build a high standard of honesty and truthfulness
in all academic work. A copy of the Honor Pledge hangs in each
classroom. The Honor Pledge is what students sign at
matriculation.
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- What does the Honor Code cover? The Honor Code covers all forms
of academic dishonesty, including plagiarism, cheating,
inappropriate collaboration, inappropriate uses of aids, and
others. You can find out what your professor considers
inappropriate by reading the syllabus or by asking the
professor.
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- What is Plagiarism? Plagiarism is the improper use of anothers
work. It includes not only copying without citation, but also
improper citations. If you need help learning how to cite
references in a paper, you can go to the writing lab on the top
floor of the library or ask your professor.
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- The Honor Council The Honor Code is administered by the Honor
Council. The Honor Council is a group of students elected by their
peers to investigate and sanction honor violations. The Honor
Council is made up of seven seniors, seven juniors, five sophomores
and three freshmen.
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- How does the Honor Council work? Suspected violations are
turned in to Dean Johnston, who forwards them to the Honor Council.
An investigator is chosen from the council for the case who chooses
a co-investigator from the student body. The investigators
investigate the case. A pre-trial hearing is held in which a small
group of council members decide whether or not to proceed to trial
with the case. If the case proceeds to trial, a trial is held.
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- What penalties can result? When sanctioning a student, the
Honor Council foremost considers first, if this student can
continue to live in an honorable society; and second, how the
Council can help the student to do so. The Honor Council can expel,
suspend, or otherwise sanction a student who is found guilty of an
honor violation. Common sanctions in the past include probation,
writing a paper, seeing an English professor to learn how to cite,
talking to the Honor Councils faculty advisor about how to live in
an honorable society, and failure of the assignment in question.
Each case has its own unique circumstances, so sanctions are
decided on a case-by-case basis.
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- Advice If in doubt, talk to your professor. If you are pressed
for time, ask for an extension. If you find yourself before the
Council, tell the truth.