Potpourri
How often are Longwood students required to check their university email according to student responsibility policies?
Daily
Which Longwood Office is directly responsible for administrating and handling honor and conduct code violation?
The Office of Student Conduct and Integrity
What are the three general prohibited acts in the Longwood Honor Code?
Lying, cheating, and stealing.
Who holds the ultimate authority to define whether AI tools are permitted, restricted, or completely banned in a particular course?
The instructor or professor.
Identify two types of disciplinary hearings seen at Longwood?
Honor and Conduct Board, Administrative Hearings, Agreed Resolution Hearings, and University Disciplinary Board
Can a student report a situation or potential violation to the university anonymously?
YES, but it is easier to investigate if we have more information.
Under what specific circumstances does Longwood reserve the right to notify a student's parents about a conduct violation?
Alcohol and drug-related violations.
Does the Honor Code apply if a professor fails to remind students about it during class or if the student is unaware of the policy?
YES! Doesn't matter.
Where must a professor explicitly state their course policy regarding the use of AI tools?
course syllabus
Who serves on the honor and conduct board?
Longwood students who have been vetted with a rigorous application process with input from the student government association.
Which statements are false about hazing?
1) individuals can consent to hazing behavior
2) hazing is ok if it's not mean-spirited
3) Hazing is a violation of university policy, state and federal law
1 and 2
DAILY DOUBLE! What is the minimum academic penalty if a student is found responsible for unauthorized use of AI on a major course assignment?
A grade of F on the assignment and/or the course and a referral to the Office of Student Conduct where disciplinary probation is possible.
Besides individual students, what other campus entities are officially expected to abide by standards of the Honor Code?
recognized student organizations
What is the formal definition of plagiarism under the Longwood Student Handbook?
Submitting someone else's work, expressions, or ideas as your own without proper acknowledgement.
What is the standard burden of proof in an honor hearing (in your own words)?
Preponderance of the evidence
(more likely than not, 50.1%)
Which statements are TRUE about AI/Plagiarism?
1) using AI to create an outline only for an essay is permissible
2) putting source material in your own words means there is no need to cite
3) accidentally forgetting to cite is not an Honor Code Violation
none are true
Some of the more serious Honor Code violations result in disciplinary probation.
What is disciplinary probation?
Strong formal warning that a violation has occurred. Addition violations with the probationary period will result in more severe penalties.
Where does the Longwood University Honor policy apply?
everywhere, on and off-campus behavior
DAILY DOUBLE! What is the term for using your own previously graded work from a past assignment or different class without the current professor's explicit permission?
self-plagiarism or duplicate submission
(and, yes, it's still plagiarism!)
Which of the three below is the person being charged with a violation?
complainant
respondent
hearing officer
respondent
What resource on campus is available to help students learn how to properly integrate and cite sources?
Longwood Writing Center
(Brock First Floor)
What is an example of another possible sanction you could face in addition to a warning letter or disciplinary probation?
educational assignment like a reflection letter, written apology, alcohol or drug education, or refresher reading and training
Why is watching someone cheat on an exam a violation of Honor Code even though you, yourself, didn't do anything wrong.
The Honor Code states that you don't lie, cheat or steal ..... but also....
nor tolerate those that do.
Identify at least two situations where plagiarism rules apply outside of essays and text documents.
music, math proofs, art, presentation slides, computer code, etc.
Which is False about hearings:
1) they are publicly held
2) student is presumed innocent
3) we prefer you use nicknames in reports and testimony so we can get to know the real student
1 and 3