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The Aggie Code of Honor and the Aggie Honor System
Office
Timothy C. PowersDirector, Aggie Honor System Office
http://aggiehonor.tamu.edu
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An Aggie does not lie, cheat or steal, or tolerate those who do.
Academic Misconduct
• Cheating• Fabrication• Falsification• Multiple Submissions• Plagiarism• Complicity
• Abuse and Misuse of Access and Unauthorized Access
• Violation of Departmental or College Rules
• Violation of University Rules on Research
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Plagiarism
The appropriation of another person's ideas,
processes, results, or words without giving
appropriate credit.
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Plagiarism Examples
• Intentionally, knowingly, or carelessly presenting the work of another as one’s own (i.e., failing to credit author/sources used in a work product).
• Failing to credit sources used in a work product in an attempt to pass off the work as one’s own.
• Attempting to receive credit for work performed by another
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Tips to Help Students Avoid Plagiarism• Give clear direction and formatting expectations• Have students turn in drafts or sections of the
paper over several weeks (ideally through TurnItIn.
• Have students paraphrase and practice paraphrasing (create assignments or in-class activities focused on paraphrasing)
• Refer students to the writing center (http://writingcenter.tamu.edu) for assistance
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Cheating
Intentionally using or attempting to use
unauthorized materials, information, notes,
study aids or other devices or materials in
any academic exercise. Unauthorized
materials may include anything or anyone
that gives a student assistance and has not
been specifically approved in advance by
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Cheating Examples
• Having others conduct research or prepare work without advance authorization from the instructor.
• Acquiring answers for any assigned work or exam from any unauthorized source.
• Collaborating with other students in the completion of assigned work, unless specifically authorized by the instructor teaching the course.
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Tips to Help Students Avoid Cheating
• Aggressively check and proctor early quizzes and exams
• If there is a solution manual for the class, clarify if it is okay for students to use it
• Create multiple versions of the exercise or prompt and grade accordingly
• Proctor “make-up” exercises just as closely as the in-class exercise
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Total Violations
Addressed by Faculty
Addressed by Honor Council
Total
2008-2009 211 20 231
2009-2010 534 27 561
2010-2011 221 28 249
2011-2012 389 34 423
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Common Violations
Over the past three years, the most common types of violations include:- Plagiarism: 47%- Cheating: 36%- Falsifying or fabricating data: 5%- Complicity: 5%
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Breakdown by College of Reporting Faculty – 2 years
COALS: 9
Arch: 25
CEHD: 83
Engineering: 180
Bush: 3
Geosciences: 43
Liberal Arts: 104
Business: 45
Science: 160
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Breakdown by College of Accused Student Major – 2 years
COALS: 71
Arch: 32
CEHD: 71
Engineering: 224
Bush: 3
General Studies: 46
Geosciences: 28
Liberal Arts: 100
Business: 55
Science: 26
Vet Med/Biomedical Sciences: 17
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Breakdown by College of Accused Student Major – Violations per 1,000 students
COALS: 9.7
Arch: 16.6
CEHD: 12.5
Engineering: 19.8
Bush: 8
General Studies: 12.6
Geosciences: 24.9
Liberal Arts: 13.2
Business: 10.4
Science: 7.2
Vet Med/Biomedical Sciences: 6.7
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Sanctions
• A zero on an assignment• A course grade reduction• Required to participate in extra requirements for
a course• Educational Sanctions (academic integrity
seminar, university or community service)• An "F*" in the course• Separation from the University
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How AHSO Can Help
Once a faculty member discovers a violation and chooses to handle it autonomously, the AHSO can:
- Meet with the student to explain the violation and sanctions- Process all of the paperwork- Explain to the student their rights, including any appeal information- Work with students and (angry) parents to help them understand why
this process is important- Monitor the process so that student and faculty rights are protected- Time commitment from the faculty member can be 5 minutes, if all of the
information is readily available during the report submission process
The Honor Council process can be a little more time consuming, but it is generally less than two hours of your time
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Resources
The Aggie Honor System Office is available to give guest lectures on academic integrity and the Aggie Honor System to classes or organizations
Visit http://aggiehonor.tamu.edu to request a lecture
[email protected] or 979-458-3378© Timothy C. Powers – Texas A&M University