Honor Code Violations
The appropriation of the work or ideas of another – whether written or not – without acknowledgement, or the failure to correctly identify the source, whether it is done consciously or inadvertently.
What is plagiarism?
If a respondent has new information not reasonably available at the time of the hearing, they can request this.
What is an appeal?
A group of appointed students responsible for managing the Oberlin College Honor System
What is the Student Honor Committee?
A threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule.
What is a sanction?
A written notice to a student of an alleged violation of the Honor Code.
What is a charge?
Copying from another student’s examination or allowing a student to copy from another student’s examination.
What is cheating?
In 1930, this was established at Oberlin College & Conservatory with the support of the faculty, student government, and student body.
What is the academic honor code?
A group of appointed faculty members responsible for reviewing and upholding Student Honor Committee decisions, educating faculty on academic integrity, and recommending policy and procedural changes.
What is the Faculty Honor Committee?
Examples of this type of sanction include reflection papers, academic workshops, or visiting the reference desk in the library.
What are educational sanctions?
“I have adhered to the Honor Code in this assignment.”
What is the Honor Pledge?
Manipulating or manufacturing data to support research.
What is fabrication?
The document that lays out the policies and procedures of academic integrity at Oberlin College & Conservatory.
What is the honor code charter?
A member of the Oberlin College & Conservatory community who reports a violation of the Honor Code.
Examples of this type of sanction include revision of the work or a letter of apology.
What are restorative sanctions?
This system entrusted the student body with the responsibility to achieve academic excellence while maintaining a set of ethics and a respect for integrity within the academic space.
What is the academic honor code?
Working with another student when work is supposed to be independent is called this.
Thom Julian serves this role on campus.
Who is the Honor System Liaison?
The student who is charged with a violation of the Honor Code.
Who is the respondent?
This status sanction would be reportable to the Peer Tutoring office and the tutor would need to sit out a semester from tutoring.
What is an honor probation?
After an alleged violation is reported, the Student Honor Committee appoints this to investigate the allegation.
Who is a case manager?
Turning in the same assignment for multiple classes without consulting the professor in advance.
What is a "multiple submission"?
Every semester, the Peer Tutoring office asks for permission to run this to determine if there are any honor code or conduct violations.
What is a conduct check?
The person designated by the Dean of Students to provide guidance and administrative support to the Student Honor Committee.
Who is the Honor System Liaison?
Examples of this type of sanction include honor warning, honor probation, or suspension.
What is a status sanction?
Apply for a reversal of the decision or reexamination of the case.
What is an appeal?