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Honor Code Hearings: Fall 2005

As required by the Oberlin College Honor Code, I am submitting a summary of cases heard and decided by the SHC during the Fall 2005 semester.

Oct. 9, 2005: A professor alleged that two College first-years had collaborated on an exam without authorization. The students were found not responsible.

Oct. 16, 2005: A College first-year self-reported that s/he had cheated on an assignment. The student was found responsible and assigned a two- to three-page paper on the importance of the Honor Code and how it relates to the specific course in which the violation occurred.

Nov. 1, 2005: A professor alleged that a Conservatory sophomore had cheated on an exam. The student was found not responsible.

Nov. 1, 2005: A College junior reported her/himself for plagiarizing on a paper. The student was found responsible and assigned a three- to five-page paper on campus resources to help students under stress and ten hours of community service.

Nov. 6, 2005: A professor alleged that a College junior had plagiarized on a paper. The student was found responsible and assigned a three- to five-page paper on proper citation methods and the differences between quoting or paraphrasing with proper citation and plagiarism.

Nov. 10, 2005: A student alleged that a Conservatory junior had cheated on an exam. The student was found responsible and assigned a five-page paper explaining why s/he’d been found responsible, what was expected of students during exams and why the Honor Code process was important.

Nov. 13, 2005: Three Conservatory first-years self-reported for unauthorized collaboration on an assignment. They were all found responsible, and each was assigned a three- to five- page paper on how their actions violated the Honor Code and academic resources available to help them. They were also asked to meet with a tutor for three one-hour sessions.

Nov. 13, 2005: A College senior previously found responsible of plagiarizing on two papers was granted an appeal. In the appeal hearing, the student was found responsible. Because this was a second violation, the student was suspended, effective immediately, for Fall 2005 and Spring 2006. The student was also assigned a five- to sevenpage paper on proper citation format, a 2500 word paper on academic integrity and personal responsibility and 100 hours of community service.

Nov. 13, 2005: A professor alleged that a Conservatory junior had plagiarized on a paper. The student was found responsible and assigned to meet with a research librarian and write a three–five page paper on how the plagiarized paper could have been written with correct citation.

Nov. 17, 2005: A professor alleged that a College sophomore had plagiarized on a paper. The student was found responsible and assigned a two- to three-page paper on proper citation methods and a two- to three-page paper on what constitutes general knowledge as opposed to intellectual property.

Nov. 20, 2005: A Conser-vatory junior previously found responsible of unauthorized collaboration on a quiz was granted an appeal. In an appeal hearing, the student was found not responsible.

Nov. 20, 2005: A professor alleged that a Conservatory junior had plagiarized on a paper. The student was found not responsible.

Dec. 11, 2005: A professor alleged that a Conservatory senior had plagiarized on an exam. The student was found responsible and asked to write a two- to three-page paper on want constitutes plagiarism according to the Honor Code and how it applies to Conservatory courses.

Dec. 11, 2005: A professor alleged that a Conservatory senior had plagiarized on an online quiz and the student reported him/herself. The student was found responsible and assigned ten hours of community service in the Oberlin College community and to meet with a research librarian to discuss citing sources.

Dec. 11, 2005: A professor alleged that a College junior had cheated on an assignment. The student was found responsible and assigned a three– to four-page paper on strategies to better manage time and five hours of community service in the Oberlin College community.

Dec. 11, 2005: A professor alleged that a College senior had cheated on an assignment. The student was found responsible and assigned a three- to four-page paper on resources at Oberlin to help students under academic and personal stress and five hours of community service in the Oberlin College community.

–Valerie K. Neverman, SecretaryDouble-degree fifth yearStudent Honor Committee
 
 

   

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