The Aggie Code of Honor and the Aggie Honor System Office Timothy C. Powers Director, Aggie Honor System Office

The Aggie Code of Honor and the Aggie Honor System

Office

Timothy C. PowersDirector, Aggie Honor System Office

http://aggiehonor.tamu.edu

© Timothy C. Powers – Texas A&M University

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


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


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.


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


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


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%


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


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


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


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


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


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

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