Undergraduate Honor Code of Tulane University

The Honor Code

Tulane University expects the highest level of academic honesty and integrity. Accordingly all students enrolled at Tulane University must abide by the principles of the Honor Code. This code states that all academic work is the result of the student's own efforts, except when collaboration has been explicitly allowed, and that if a student has any doubts about how a particular assignment is affected by the honor code, it is his or her responsibility to consult the instructor for clarification.

Responsibilities

Students have the responsibility to report any possible violations to either the instructor or to the Honor Board of the school or division offering the course. Instructors have the responsibility to foster an environment that encourages adherence to the principles of honesty and integrity, and to provide specific directions concerning the nature of examinations and assignments, stating, for example, when collaboration is permissible. Instructors shall report all suspected violations to the Honor Board.

Rights

If a violation of the Honor Code is suspected, and reported, the case will be reviewed by the Honor Board of the school or division offering the course. Students should consult the individual school Honor Codes, since it is in these documents that the individual school's Honor Code policy is described in detail, along with the process under which the Honor Board operates and the procedures for any subsequent appeal.

Consequences

Students should be aware that a conviction of an Honor Code violation is a serious offence with grave consequences. Conviction of a first offence usually results in a WF for that course, a period of disciplinary probation, and is noted on the student's permanent record. Conviction of a second honor board offense typically results in expulsion from the University.

Honor Code Violations

Any student behavior that indicates a lack of academic honesty and integrity is considered a violation. Examples of Honor Code violations include, but are not limited to:

• Cheating--- Using or attempting to use unauthorized materials, information, study aids, or the ideas or work of another in order to gain an unfair advantage.
• Fabrication---Submission of contrived or altered information.
• Unauthorized collaboration--Collaboration not explicitly allowed by the instructor.
• Multiple submission--Presentation of a paper or other work for credit in two distinct courses without prior approval by both instructors.
• Sabotage--Destroying or damaging another student's work, or otherwise preventing such work from receiving fair graded assessment.
• Plagiarism--Unacknowledged or falsely acknowledged presentation of another person's ideas, expressions, or original research as one's own work.
• Facilitation of academic dishonesty--Knowingly helping or attempting to help another student violate any provision of the code.
• Tampering with academic records--Misrepresenting, tampering with, or attempting to tamper with any portion of a student's academic record.
• False testimony--Knowingly presenting false accusation or testimony before the honor board or its representatives.
• Improper disclosure--Failure of an honor board member or participant in an honor board hearing to maintain strict confidentiality concerning the identity of students accused of honor code violations.

 

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