Trouble in the Classroom

Disruptive Behavior, Dangerous Behavior, Students in Distress,

Plagiarism & Prevention

Disruptive Behavior

• Auburn University Policy

• What constitutes disruptive behavior

• Instructor’s choiceVideo

Students in DistressIf you are aware of a distressed student and are concerned about

their well-being, please contact these resources for help:

Student Counseling Services334-844-5123www.auburn.edu/scs

Safe Harbor334-844-7233

AU Medical Clinic334-844-4416

Dean of Students334-844-1300

Student-Athletes334-844-9874

Education Support Services334-844-4710

Cater Center334-844-7277

Dangerous Behavior

• Weapons Policy

• Code of Student Discipline

• Active shooter training – employee emergency preparedness

• Storm and defibulators

Registering for the Active Shooter Training

Registering for the Active Shooter Training

Registering for the Active Shooter Training

Registering for the Active Shooter Training

Registering for the Active Shooter Training

Registering for the Active Shooter Training

Registering for the Active Shooter Training

Academic Honesty

• The Auburn University Policy is very specific in listing the types of items that are violations of the policy.

• Auburn University expects students and faculty to help “maintain the honesty and integrity essential to and inherent in an academic institution”

Ways to Encourage Academic Honesty

Notify students that you expect them to do their own work.Include reference to the University Academic Honesty Policy in the Syllabus.Spread students out during an exam if possible.Offer two versions of every exam so every other person has a different test.Make changes to exams each semester.Walk around the room during exams to discourage cheating.Check the internet for materials posted about your class.Notify students that written assignments may be checked via software such as Turnitin.

Academic DishonestyPlagiarism: Using the words or ideas of another as if it is the

student's own without giving credit through proper documentation.Using unauthorized sourcesCopying from another student.Use of material not authorized during a test.Serving as or enlisting another to substitute in taking an exam.Altering or misusing a document for academic purposes

This includes altering doctors notes or university excuse notes.

Selling, giving, or lending any material that has questions and answers on an exam that is yet to be given.

Altering or attempting to alter an assigned grade on Auburn's official record.

Other actions the instructor considers a violation if it is written in the course syllabus.

How to Submit a Student to the Academic Honesty Committee

If an incidence of academic dishonesty occurs in your class you need to first make a reasonable attempt to meet with the student and discuss the incident with them.

At this meeting you need to explain the situation and tell them you plan to report them but assume they are innocent and allow them to continue to participate in class.

You should then give the student written notice of the charge and your recommended sanction.

This should be forwarded to the Associate Provost, Student's Dean, Faculty's Dean and Faculty's Department Head.

Complete the online report form and upload your evidence.

How to Submit a Student to the Academic Honesty Committee

How to Submit a Student to the Academic Honesty Committee

Professor's Name, Department, Address, Email, and Phone Number

Student's Name and Banner Number OR User ID

Dates of the Violation, Meeting with the Student, and Written Notice Sent to Student

Description of the Violation

File Attachment: Includes Syllabus, Written Notice to Student, Evidence, and one extra slot

Choose the type of meeting and submit!

Common Sanctions

A zero on the assignment that includes the violation, with written notification to the dean in the student's college.

A grade of F in the course with a notation that it was “assigned for academic dishonesty”

Suspension from the university. Any courses taken at other universities during this time will not be transferred. This is the minimum sanction for a repeat offender.

Explusion from the university.

Prevention

Make Expectations Clear

• Put expectations in the syllabus

• Include AU policy resources

• Create a separate lab syllabus

• Provide rationale for rules

• Discuss expectations in class

• Possibly include a syllabus quiz over expectations for the classroom

Remove Shield of Anonymity

Use student names

Print photos from “course toolkit” and bring to class

Possible benefits:

Increase attendance & participation

Decrease disruptions

Actively Proctor Quizzes/Exams

Actively proctor exams

Move around room

Look under desks, make eye contact

Provide classroom reminders if eyes wander

Personally collect exams/quizzes

Group Activity