Chapter 4 Values, Ethics, Academic Honesty GEL 101 – Professor Rodger D’Andreas July 10, 2008 Greg Toya Associate Dean of Students gtoya@csusm.edu 760-750-4935 Craven 3600 Objective: Clarify values, promote ethical behavior, and learn about academic honesty DOS role: Policy resource for the campus. Primary judicial officer. Pay attention so you don’t see Uncle Greg later

What are values? CSUSM values Why are values important? Values definition - relative worth, merit, or importance: the value of a college education; the value of a queen in chess. Dictionary.com February 8, 2008. Examples? CSUSM Values What are the Values of CSUSM? Anybody go to Orientation? What did those laneyards (sp?) say? http://www.csusm.edu/plan/Mission.htm#Values Why are values important? Know yourself Guides behavior (may relate time management) Accountability You want your professors to be fair, to value teaching, to value cultural diversity and honesty, right? Hopefully no one is grading you based on your skin color; we expect professors are being fair, honest and culturally sensitive. Because it is our values that guide our behavior. Values also influence our ethics.

Values What are your values? Create and Share Why the value is important? How does it guide your behavior? Using colored paper, magazines, scissors, glue, etc – Draw your top 1-3 values. Using your top values – find everyone that shares that top value Individual sharing

What are Ethics? Ethics and Values Ethical dilemmas Ask students: “What are ethics?” Guiding morals/principles on how to act. Decision making. Sometimes no “right” answer. ACPA – “Professional Responsibility and Competence.” Ethics and Values Ethics and values are very closely related. One influences the other; ethics are moral codes of behavior and influence are decisions, that are usually drives our ethics. Ethical Dilemmas – Review and mark what you would do. In groups of 3 Process – Ask for volunteers How are these decisions guided by your values? Transition to Academic Dishonesty Here are some examples of ways that these values and codes of ethics have been utilized to guide the rules of behavior on this campus. The first examples is more applicable to the classroom, it is what we call academic honesty. Psychology Example, we value life and the kind treatment of people therefore we would consider doing experiments that hurt people mentally or physically to be unethical. Psychologist also value honesty, so when they treat patients they are as honest as possible about what they believe that patient is suffering from and what needs to be done to treat them because that is what is considered ethical. Therefore, what we value defines what we consider to be ethical and unethical.

What is “Academic Honesty”? QUIZ! Definitions Ask students: “Who has heard of this “academic honesty” before?” (Ask for a raise of hands). “Who thinks they know what it means?” (Ask for volunteer to answer). At it’s most basic level it means that you won’t cheat. Just like in high school it is considered dishonest to cheat. However, there are more ways that you can cheat in college than in high school. And I am not encouraging you; I am informing you so that you know what is considered cheating and know what to avoid doing. Quiz – Not a quiz – just want to get your attention. The “Plagiarism Game” – Assess what you know about plagiarism, cheating, and academic dishonesty. Groups of 3 and provide best answer – 5 minutes Definitions – Review them (and have them redo the plagiarism game). http://www.csusm.edu/dos/facstres/cheating1.html See Custom Text Chapter 4

Capitalize on opportunity Peer pressure Believe it was wrong Why Cheat? Why Not Cheat? Time management Needed a better grade Capitalize on opportunity Peer pressure Believe it was wrong Will get caught Afraid of Consequences Reasons why students cheat? Ask the students Talk about case examples. Reasons why students do not cheat? Ask the students Consequences if you allegedly were academically dishonest – Will talk about later Big picture - Academic Honesty is a part of the Student conduct code. There are 19 others that you are expected to know and follow. Why do we have this code? Answer: Safety and fairness for students, faculty, and staff to learn Adapted from Partello, P. (1993). First Year Students and Cheating Partello (1993)

Technology and Academics Read article How does this relate to your values? What are the ethical dilemmas? How is this academically honest and/or dishonest? Group Work Pros and Cons Group work. 6 groups of 5-6 people. 2 groups: Pro – Website is fine. It is academically honest 2 groups: Con – website is dishonest, unethical, etc. 2 groups: Discuss your thoughts and come up with your own conclusions Present to large group

Standards for Student Conduct Student Code Student Code and Personal Values Activity Student Code http://www.csusm.edu/dos/hazing/studconduct.html How can you avoid violating the academic honesty policy? Distribute Standards for Student Conduct Activity: Code and Values Break into students into groups and instruct them to “Using your values, look at code of conduct. What values do you have that will guide you in not breaking a specific code(s)” For example, “HONESTY” will guide you not to break Code #1 Process: Share initial reactions. Look at the codes that were not marked. What values may you develop to avoid violating these codes? What happens if you are referred to the Dean of Students office for alleged code violations?

Judicial Process Judicial Process Referral to Dean of Students Disciplinary Conference Settlement Agreement Disciplinary Hearing Judicial Process http://www.csusm.edu/dos/judaffairs/process.html Referral to DOS Any alleged code violation is sent to DOS. DOS reviews case and sends email and letter to student Disciplinary Conference Student schedules a disciplinary conference Following Executive Order 970, student and judicial officer discusses cases. Settlement Agreement If violation occurs, student and officer work to agree on an appropriate sanction and sign a settlement agreement Discipline Hearing If agreement is not made, then student has a right to a hearing

Consequences Student Status Disciplinary Warning Disciplinary Probation Disciplinary Suspension Disciplinary Expulsion Educational Sanction/Others Transcript Notations Executive Order 970 Multiple procedures: Academic dishonesty case Grade – determined by faculty Student status – discussed by you and judicial officer Non-Academic Cases UVA – Housing sanctions – anybody from UVA? UPD – Legal ramifications Student status – you and judicial officer Types of Sanctions Warning Probation – Final Warning. Next violation may result in Suspension or Expulsion Academic Probation – Don’t mix this up. Academic Probation is due to grades not behavior. Suspension – Separation from CSUSM Expulsion – Permanent separation from ALL CSUs Educational sanction - Assignments, research, community service Others – Restitution, Loss of Financial Aid, denial/revoke admission Transcript Notation. Probation, suspension, and expulsion include forms of notations on your transcript Executive Order 970 explains the judicial process and sanctions http://www.csusm.edu/dos/website/EO-970.pdf

Honoring the Code Know and act on values and ethics Practice a culture of honor Know code and resources – knowledge is power! Plagiarism ppt Ask a Librarian DOS Tips Chapter 4, p.4-6 Others Others: Ask group or if time, direct them into discussing other strategies. Read and discuss top three strategies to avoid violating academic and non-academic honesty policies. Create 1-2 for non-academic policies.

Questions? Greg Toya Associate Dean of Students gtoya@csusm.edu 760-750-4935 http://www.csusm.edu/dos