Achieving Excellence in the Education of Principled Leaders Prepared by the 2007 Honor CommitteeAs of 27 November 2006 Honor 3 -3 Non-Toleration

Achieving Excellence in the Education of Principled Leaders Prepared by the 2007 Honor CommitteeAs of 27 November 2006 How is FERPA Relevant to the Honor System? What Happens when a Company Honor Rep receives an accusation? Who assigns the Investigation Team? How many Honor Reps are on an Investigation Team? How many days does an Investigation Team have to Complete an Investigation? Review

Achieving Excellence in the Education of Principled Leaders Prepared by the 2007 Honor CommitteeAs of 27 November 2006 Review Who are the members of an Honor Court? Who makes up the Trial Counsel? Who may defend an accused cadet at an Honor Trial? How many members of the Honor Court must vote Guilty for an accused cadet to be found guilty? What happens to the evidence collected by the investigation team if a cadet is found Not Guilty?

Achieving Excellence in the Education of Principled Leaders Prepared by the 2007 Honor CommitteeAs of 27 November 2006 Review What are the three options a cadet has if he is found guilty? What are the three grounds for appeal? What is an Honor Board of Review? Who makes up an Honor Board of Review?

Achieving Excellence in the Education of Principled Leaders Prepared by the 2007 Honor CommitteeAs of 27 November 2006 Program Design Based on Character Development Model Conceptual model establishes basis for goals and objectives Conceptual model establishes basis for goals and objectives Corresponds to Institutional values and mission Corresponds to Institutional values and mission Supports assessment efforts to determine effectiveness of instruction Supports assessment efforts to determine effectiveness of instruction Time Know Adhere Believe Lead Citadel Rules & Policies (Honor Code) Institutional Values & Professional Issues Practicing Ethical Leadership Practical Application within Career field

Achieving Excellence in the Education of Principled Leaders Prepared by the 2007 Honor CommitteeAs of 27 November 2006 The Honor Code A cadet does not lie, cheat, or steal, nor tolerate those who do. The Code is not an all conclusive standard for personal honor; It’s a great start. The Spirit of the Code

Achieving Excellence in the Education of Principled Leaders Prepared by the 2007 Honor CommitteeAs of 27 November 2006 The Code is further explained and defined within the Honor Manual, providing the framework for the system. How does the Code ‘flesh out’? The Honor Code A cadet does not lie, cheat, or steal, nor tolerate those who do. The Spirit of the Code

Achieving Excellence in the Education of Principled Leaders Prepared by the 2007 Honor CommitteeAs of 27 November 2006 The Spirit of the Code should change the way we live our lives, during and after our time at The Citadel. It is designed to train cadets to live honorably both on and off campus. What relationship does the Spirit of the Code have to the Code itself? The Honor Code A cadet does not lie, cheat, or steal, nor tolerate those who do. The Spirit of the Code

Achieving Excellence in the Education of Principled Leaders Prepared by the 2007 Honor CommitteeAs of 27 November 2006 Spirit of the Honor Code Live by the Spirit of the Code and live “above the common level of life” Though the Honor Code serves as the minimal standard it also: Embraces truthfulness in its aspects of cadet life – prohibits lying Calls for complete fairness in human relations and personal endeavors – prohibits cheating Requires respect for the person and property of others - prohibits stealing Demands a personal commitment to uphold the ethical standards of The Citadel – prohibits toleration of unethical acts

Achieving Excellence in the Education of Principled Leaders Prepared by the 2007 Honor CommitteeAs of 27 November 2006 Non-Toleration Non-Toleration is the idea of being proactive in the Honor System to prevent Honor Violations from occurring By Not tolerating some of the actions of your fellow cadets you can prevent them from ever stepping foot in an Honor Trial

Achieving Excellence in the Education of Principled Leaders Prepared by the 2007 Honor CommitteeAs of 27 November 2006 Non-Toleration Remember to: Complete assignments in a timely manner and encourage your roommate to do so as well. Procrastination is primary reason for cheating Ask the proper question, do not let other cadets become the victim of an improper question Be observant, don’t allow your peers to look at websites where you can download papers and the like Fill out Rifle Sheets properly – don’t allow others to take the easy way out

Achieving Excellence in the Education of Principled Leaders Prepared by the 2007 Honor CommitteeAs of 27 November 2006 Case Study Cadet H is a company clerk. As one of his duties, Cadet H consolidates on one form all of the information collected on Personal Appearance Report Forms during company inspections. Cadet H then takes this form to the Company Commander for his signature to make the report official. Having transcribed all of the information to one form, Cadet H adds his own name to the bottom of the form and awards himself five merits for Outstanding Personal Appearance. Cadet H had not been inspected by anyone. Upon reviewing the consolidated Personal Appearance Forms, the Company Commander notices Cadet H has been awarded an Outstanding Personal Appearance. Cadet H states that he had been told during his training that adding your own name was "one of the perks" of being a company clerk. The Company Commander notifies the Company Honor Representatives and Cadet H is charged with the Honor Violation of Lying.

Achieving Excellence in the Education of Principled Leaders Prepared by the 2007 Honor CommitteeAs of 27 November 2006 Case Study Review Cadet H is found guilty of the Honor Violation of lying. When Cadet H brought the Consolidated Personal Appearance Form to the Company Commander, it was the basis for an official report. By placing his name on the report without having been inspected, Cadet H is making a false official statement.

Achieving Excellence in the Education of Principled Leaders Prepared by the 2007 Honor CommitteeAs of 27 November 2006 Case Study A cadet turns in a book review for a graded assignment. Instructions on the syllabus state that any work that is not the cadet's own must be documented. The professor recognizes that part of the cadet's book review comes from the blurb on the book's dust jacket. Suspicious, she checks further and discovers that virtually all of the cadet's review consists of sentences and paragraphs pieced together from various sources. 92% of the words in the review are verbatim from other sources; the remaining 8% are the cadet's own words. The cadet defended his actions by saying the words were not verbatim; he had switched a few and placed an extra "and" or two here and there, hence he had not plagiarized. Is this an Honor Violation?

Achieving Excellence in the Education of Principled Leaders Prepared by the 2007 Honor CommitteeAs of 27 November 2006 Case Study Review Yes, this is an honor violation. Para. 5b of the Honor Manual defines plagiarism as "… using someone else's words or ideas as your own without giving proper credit to the source." Submitting anyone's words as yours without quotation marks means the words are yours; the percentage (92%) does not matter. Words and work that is not yours must be properly cited.

Achieving Excellence in the Education of Principled Leaders Prepared by the 2007 Honor CommitteeAs of 27 November 2006 Case Study Cadet X returns from general leave on a Friday night around He goes directly to the weekend duty junior’s room and informs him that he will not be in his room for all-in check. When the weekend duty junior asks Cadet X where he will be, he says that he will be in another company watching a DVD. Cadet X does go to another company and begins to watch a DVD, however he doesn’t stay for more than twenty minutes and leaves the battalion before the gates are closed. The weekend duty member, believing that Cadet X is still in the battalion, does not pull Cadet X AWOL. Has Cadet X committed an honor violation?.

Achieving Excellence in the Education of Principled Leaders Prepared by the 2007 Honor CommitteeAs of 27 November 2006 Case Study Review Yes, Cadet X told the weekend duty that he would be in the battalion for all ins so that the weekend duty would not pull Cadet X AWOL when he couldn’t find him.

Achieving Excellence in the Education of Principled Leaders Prepared by the 2007 Honor CommitteeAs of 27 November 2006 Are there any Questions?

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Achieving Excellence in the Education of Principled Leaders Prepared by the 2007 Honor CommitteeAs of 27 November 2006 Summary Review from Honor 3-2 The Spirit of the Code Non-Toleration Case Studies