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On February 13, 1962, the Dartmouth College Faculty passed unanimously the
following resolution; the text was updated by Faculty vote on May 17, 1999:
Whereas, on February 1, 1962, a majority vote of the student body adopted
the principle that “all academic activities will be based on student honor” and
thereby accepted the responsibility, individually and collectively, to maintain
and perpetuate the principle of academic honor.
Therefore be it resolved that,
- The Faculty of Dartmouth College, in recognizing the responsibility of
students for their own education, assumes intellectual honesty and integrity in
the performance of academic assignments, both in the classroom and outside.
Each student upon enrollment at Dartmouth College accepts this responsibility
with the understanding that any student who submits work which is not his or
her own violates the purpose of the College and is subject to disciplinary
actions, up to and including suspension and separation.
- The Faculty recognizes its obligation: (a) to provide continuing guidance
as to what constitutes academic honesty; (b) to promote procedures and
circumstances which will reinforce the principle of academic honor; (c) to
review constantly the effective operation of this principle.
- The practice of proctoring examinations is hereby discontinued, though a
teacher may be present at appropriate times for the purpose of administration
or to answer questions.
- The Committee on Standards shall undertake: (a) to publish and interpret
the Resolution on Academic Honor to the student body each year; (b) to
adjudicate reported violations according to established procedures; (c) to
review constantly the effective operation of this principle and, if necessary,
make recommendations to the Faculty for maintaining the spirit of this
Resolution.
The faculty, administration, and students of Dartmouth College recognize the
Academic Honor Principle as fundamental to the education process. Any instance
of academic dishonesty is considered a violation of the Academic Honor
Principle. Fundamental to the principle of independent learning are the
requirements of honesty and integrity in the performance of academic
assignments, both in and out of the classroom. Dartmouth operates on the
principle of academic honor, without proctoring of examinations. Any student
who submits work which is not his or her own, or commits other acts of academic
dishonesty, violates the purposes of the college and is subject to disciplinary
actions, up to and including suspension or separation. The Academic Honor
Principle depends on the willingness of students, individually and
collectively, to maintain and perpetuate standards of academic honesty. Each
Dartmouth student accepts the responsibility to be honorable in the student’s
own academic affairs, as well as to support the Principle as it applies to
others. Any student who becomes aware of a violation of the Academic Honor
Principle is bound by honor to take some action. The student may report the
violation, speak personally to the student observed in violation of the
Principle, exercise some form of social sanction, or do whatever the student
feels is appropriate under the circumstances. If Dartmouth students stand by
and do nothing, both the spirit and operation of the Academic Honor Principle
are severely threatened. A number of actions are specifically prohibited by the
Academic Honor Principle. These focus on plagiarism and on academic dishonesty
in the taking of examinations, the writing of papers, the use of the same work
in more than one course, and unauthorized collaboration. This list of examples
covers the more common violations but is not intended to be exhaustive.
1. Examinations
Any student giving or receiving assistance during an examination or quiz
violates the Academic Honor Principle.
2. Plagiarism
Any form of plagiarism violates the Academic Honor Principle. Plagiarism is
defined as the submission or presentation of work, in any form, that is not a
student’s own, without acknowledgment of the source.With specific regard to
papers, a simple rule dictates when it is necessary to acknowledge sources. If
a student obtains information or ideas from an outside source, that source must
be acknowledged. Another rule to follow is that any direct quotation must be
placed in quotation marks, and the source immediately cited. Students are
responsible for the information concerning plagiarism found in Sources: Their
Use and Acknowledgment, available in the Deans’ Offices or at www.dartmouth.edu/~sources/.
3. Use of the same work in more than one course
Use of the same work in more than one course. Submission of the same work in
more than one course without the prior approval of all professors responsible
for the courses violates the Academic Honor Principle. The intent of this rule
is that a student should not receive academic credit more than once for the
same work product without permission. The rule is not intended to regulate
repeated use of an idea or a body of learning developed by the student, but
rather the identical formulation and presentation of that idea. Thus the same
paper, computer program, research project or results, or other academic work
product should not be submitted in more than one course (whether in identical
or rewritten form) without first obtaining the permission of all professors
responsible for the courses involved. Students with questions about the
application of this rule in a specific case should seek faculty advice.
4. Unauthorized Collaboration
Unauthorized Collaboration. Whether or not collaboration in course work
(labs, reports, papers, homework assignments, take-home tests, or other
academic work for credit) is permitted depends on expectations established in
individual courses. Students are sometimes encouraged to collaborate on
laboratory work, for example, but told to write their laboratory reports
independently. Students should presume that collaboration on academic work is
not permitted, and that submission of collaborative work would constitute a
violation of the academic honor principle, unless an instructor specifically
authorizes collaboration. Students should not presume that authorization in one
class applies to any other class, even classes in the same subject area.
Students should discuss with instructors in advance any questions or
uncertainty regarding permitted collaboration.
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