cheating goes high tech

Cheating Goes High-Tech

Ways to prevent academic dishonesty

Honor Codes

Example of Honor Pledge

Academic Honor PledgeAs a student of insert school name, I solemnly pledge to uphold the Academic Honor Code at all times. It is my responsibility to know and understand these rules of conduct. Lack of awareness is not a legitimate reason for failure to abide by the Code of Conduct. If I fail to uphold the principles of this Academic Honor Code, I will accept any penalty that may be imposed upon me following due process.

Source: Darton College

Example of Honor Pledge

As a member of the insert name community, I resolve to uphold the Honor Code of my School and to endeavor to promote honor and integrity. Therefore, I pledge not to cheat, lie, steal, plagiarize, or behave in any manner that exhibits dishonesty.

Source: Westchester Country Day School

Preventive Technology

Discuss and Define Plagiarism

Discuss and Define Plagiarism

: to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source

: to commit literary theft : present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source

Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Clarify Expectations

Academic Integrity Statement

Example: "Integrity of scholarship is essential for an academic community. The school expects that both faculty and students will honor this principle and in so doing protect the validity of University intellectual work. For students, this means that all academic work will be done by the individual to whom it is assigned, without unauthorized aid of any kind.”

Source: Blink