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Before an Exam
Many faculty members take special care to emphasize how seriously they take the Honor Code before distributing exams to set the tone. For example, you can:
- reiterate the reasons why the Code exists,
- require everyone to sign the Honor Pledge before you leave the room,
- indicate that you will not grade any paper on which the Pledge is not signed,
- reiterate the high expectations you have of them and your own obligation to comply with the Honor System by reporting suspected misconduct.
During an Exam
If you observe students acting in a suspicious fashion you need to decide whether to wait and gather evidence of what actually transpires or intervene to deter the possibility of misconduct. If students appear to be acting in suspicious ways during the course of an examination, it is probably best to:
- walk around the room and make eye contact,
- ask them to move their seat,
- remind them that no talking is allowed,
- or otherwise prevent the problem from continuing (at the very least so others are not distracted and do not think that you will condone such behavior).
You can also use a “spot check” strategy, such as telling students when you distribute the exam that you will be checking in from time to time to see if they have questions at various points during the exam period, then doing so. Even if you act to interrupt what appears to be potential cheating, you can also take steps outlined below to document your observations, meet with the students involved and report the suspected misconduct so that the Student Attorney General can have a record of the activity in the event that occurs again.
Classroom Disruption
Sometimes, students may engage in disruptive behavior during class or laboratory activity itself, conduct that may in itself violate some portion of the Honor Code other than the provisions relating to academic misconduct.
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