Kansas State University Undergraduate Honor System Presented by

Kansas State University Undergraduate Honor System Presented by: H. I. P. E. -Believe It! (Honesty and Integrity Peer Educators) *Contains information condensed from KSU Honor web site at www. ksu. edu/honor/

Applicable To All Undergraduate Students l Upon registration for classes, students acknowledge the jurisdiction of the Undergraduate Honor System. l The Honor Pledge is implied, whether or not it is stated. l The Pledge applies to all K-State classes whether on-campus, off-campus, or in a distant learning situation.

The Honor Pledge "On my honor, as a student, I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid on this academic work. "

Top Three Violations of the Honor Pledge l# 1 -Plagiarism l # 2 -Cheating on exams, tests, & quizzes l # 3 -Cheating on out-of-class assignments

# 1 -Plagiarism • The academic equivalent of robbery (taking somebody else's property) and also called “intellectual thievery”.

Plagiarism covers: • Unpublished as well as published sources. Using another's term paper as own. • Handing in a paper purchased from an individual or agency. • Submitting any papers from living groups, clubs, or organizational files. • Or any non-attributed portions thereof. •

#2 Cheating on exams, tests, and quizzes • • • Unauthorized use of textbooks, library materials, notes, electronic devices. Unauthorized use of “crib sheets” or other hidden notes (on skin, ball caps, clothing, etc). Looking at another student's paper or Scantron sheet to copy strategies or answers.

Cheating-exams, etc. (continued) • Unauthorized revising and submitting of a quiz or exam for re-grading. • Having unauthorized aid in supplying questions or answers from an examination to be given or in progress.

Cheating-exams, etc. (continued) • Having a person other than the one duly registered for the course take an examination or any other graded activity for you. • All consenting parties to the attempt to gain unfair advantage shall be deemed culpable and subject to penalties.

#3 Cheating on out-of-class assignments • Giving or receiving unauthorized aid on a take-home examination. • Collaborating with others on projects where such collaboration is expressly forbidden.

Cheating-out-of-class (continued) Submitting data or evidence in a paper • thesis • lab report • or other academic exercise • …. of falsified, invented, or fictitious data.

Three General Golden “Don’t” Rules Don’t intentionally/knowingly help or attempt to help another student violate the Honor Pledge. Don’t be a party to obtaining/altering unauthorized examinations, papers, lab reports, or other academic exercises. Don't buy into the lie that cheating is a “victimless” crime, or the culture that “everyone” is doing it.

Be academically honest and remember that… l …what is not expressly forbidden is not, by default, necessarily permitted. When in doubt, ask. l …cheating is a decision, there always alternatives to consider.

Kansas State University Undergraduate Honor System • Web Site & Email Address www. ksu. edu/honor@ksu. edu

Kansas State University Undergraduate Honor System H. I. P. E. -Believe It! (Honesty and Integrity Peer Educators) Contains information condensed from KSU Honor Web Site at www. ksu. edu/honor/ E-Mail; attn. H. I. P. E. at honor@ksu. edu