Academic Aspects Of The Honor Code

The following items are considered examples of academic dishonesty.

1. Dishonest preparation of course work. In the preparation of assignments, intellectual honesty demands that a student not copy from another student’s work. When writing a paper, it is proper to acknowledge all sources of information.
2. Dishonest examination behavior. The unauthorized giving or receiving of information during examinations or quizzes (this applies to all types, such as written, oral, lab or take-home) is dishonest examination behavior. Unauthorized use of books, notes, papers, etc., is not acceptable.
3. Papers borrowed or purchased. It shall be considered an act of dishonesty for a student to submit to a teacher any paper which has been borrowed or purchased from any source whatsoever. Such a work is not the true work of the student who submits the paper, and such action is as reprehensible as copying from another paper during a test.
4. Excessive Help. It shall also be considered an act of academic dishonesty for a student to receive excessive help with the preparation, writing, or revision of any assignment which is to be submitted to an instructor. Excessive help shall be held to exist when a student receives input on an assignment that goes beyond brainstorming, feedback, or revision suggestions. Excessive help includes (but is not limited to) having another student rewrite a passage of an essay or using another’s exact words as if they were the student’s own. In short, excessive help is when the helper rewrites all or any portion of an assignment. Students should remember that when it comes to defining the parameters of excessive help, the preferences of individual instructors may vary. When in doubt, students should consult with the individual instructor. Finally, students should also be aware that the assistance they receive from the Cottey College Writing Center does not, under normal circumstances, constitute excessive help. Students should think of the Writing Center as a collaborative resource to further their development of a wide array of rhetorical skills and not merely as a proofreading or editing service.
5. Plagiarism. Plagiarism is a form of stealing in which another person’s ideas or even their very words are borrowed without acknowledgement or credit being given. Plagiarism may go all the way from directly copying an entire paper from a single source to a merging together of quotations from many sources; it exists when these sources are not properly identified and when quoted material is not put in quotation marks or indented. Even when the student paraphrases the ideas of another writer, the student is obligated to credit that writer.
6. Aiding and Abetting. Participating in any way in cheating is considered academic dishonesty and shall be treated with the same consequences.
7. Unauthorized Collaboration. A test or assignment is given to the individual with the expectation that it be completed independently without assistance from another student or outside sources of information unless collaboration with others or use of resource materials is specified by the instructor.
8. Translation Programs in Foreign Language Classes. The use of computer, on-line translation programs or/and pocket translators are NOT permitted in any Foreign language course and is considered cheating, academic misconduct and a violation of Cottey College’s Honor Code. The above-mentioned items are not the only violations to be considered. The Cottey College community maintains that any violation of the spirit of the Honor Code is a violation. If a student is in doubt about some practice, the student should consult their advisor and/or instructor.