Monday, February 22, 2016

The Ethical & Moral Compass of the Graduate Honor System

The graduate Honor Code Constitution serves as a roadmap, compass, or informational pamphlet that navigates and informs the appropriate social and academic standards of conduct to uphold while at the institution, and hopefully a standard that extends beyond the institution. The Constitution is an established standard to ensure that academic integrity is maintained and followed. The Constitution to some degree is a moral and ethical compass that’s provides direction to a personal responsibility in preserving the value of academic integrity and reframing from unethical conduct.

It’s a serious pledge and commitment as a graduate student to abide by and consent to the submission of all assignments, documents, research, and etc. is devoid of plagiarism, any form of cheating, academic sabotage, and falsification. While we are granted academic freedom and independence, we still have an obligation to remain honest, demonstrate a level of integrity, and ethical standard in the work we carry out and practice as well as report any academic violations, and etc.. The current Constitution is lucid, and instills a high ethical component and exhibits a collaboration of faculty, students, and staff in ensuring that the integrity of the work is modeled, upheld, and demonstrated to support and provide academic success.

"Your reputation and integrity are everything. Your credibility can only be built over time, and it is built from the history of your words and actions." - Maria Razumich-Zec

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