ACADEMICS HONOR CODE

PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATIONS Mr. T. Haynes Schweitzer 116 Cultivating honor lays the foundation for lifelong integrity, developing in each of us the courage and insight to make difficult choices and accept responsibility for actions and their consequences, even at personal cost (University of Colorado at Boulder). In order to sustain a community of trust in which the students and teacher can work together to develop their educational potential and goals, ethical standards of honesty are expected. Everyone is expected to compete fairly in the classroom to earn their academic standing through their own efforts. It is assumed that students will pursue their studies with integrity and honesty; however, all students must understand that incidents of academic dishonesty will be taken very seriously. The two most common kinds of academic dishonesty are cheating and plagiarism. Cheating is the act of obtaining or attempting to obtain credit for academic work through the use of dishonest, deceptive, or fraudulent means. Plagiarism is representing the work of someone else as your own and submitting it for any purpose. Acts of academic dishonesty include, but are not limited to: CHEATING Looking off another persons exam for answers Collaborating with others on work that is supposed to be completed independently Copying another students homework, written assignments, examination answers, electronic media, or other data. Assisting or allowing someone else to cheat. Willfully copying or allowing class assignments to be copied and falsely presenting them as your own work and effort. Using unauthorized materials such as books, notes, or cheat sheets to answer examination questions. Using or consulting electronic equipment including cell phones, PDAs, IPODS, etc,. during a testing situation. Being informed or informing, verbally or otherwise, of test questions or answers either during or prior to the testing situation. PLAGIARISM Representing the ideas, expressions, or materials of another without due credit. Paraphrasing or condensing ideas from another persons work without proper citation. Failing to document direct quotations and paraphrases with proper citation. Submitting a paper purchased from a research or tem paper service, including the Internet. Undocumented Web source usage. Students who have been found to have violated the community trust as expressed in this honor code will receive no credit (Zero) on the Assignment on which the violation occurred. Students may also be referred to the office for appropriate disciplinary measures. Student Signature:_____________________________ParentSignature:_______________________________ Date___________