1. Judith Wold, PHD, RN, ANEF, FAAN Faculty Chair
The Honor Council
Judith Wold, PHD, RN, ANEF, FAAN
Faculty Chair

2. Nursing is the country’s most trusted profession
Professional Ethics
Nursing
is the country’s most trusted profession
Bound by the ANA Code of Ethics and the ICN Code of Ethics

3. Honor Code Pledge
All students are required to sign the Student Academic Honor Code Pledge form prior to enrollment at the NHWSN. This document will be valid the entire time the student is enrolled at the NHWSN.

4. PLEDGE Academic Honor Pledge
As a member of the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University, I pledge to conduct myself with the utmost integrity in all matters related to Academic Honesty. This commitment is built upon the principles of Scholarship, Leadership and Social Responsibility.
On My Honor……..
I pledge to be honest in any and all Academic Endeavors and will conduct myself in a manner that exemplifies honesty, integrity and exemplary character.
I verify that I have read the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing Academic Honor Code. By signing this pledge, I acknowledge that as a professional student, I will abide by the Academic Honor Code and I will remain mindful of the policies set in place throughout my academic career at the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing.

5. The Honor Council
Responsibility for maintaining a standard of unimpeachable honor in all academic work
Student-initiated and student-regulated
Every student who chooses to attend the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing agrees, as a condition of attendance, sign an honor council pledge at orientation agreeing to abide by all provisions of the Academic Honor Code as long as he or she remains a student. By continued attendance at Emory, students reaffirm their pledge to adhere to and uphold the provisions of the Academic Honor Code.
What is Honor Council?
-We belong to an university that prides itself on leadership and social responsibility. Part of that is maintaining the highest standards of academic and clinical responsibility through student leadership.
HC is:
-Governing body
-Student run with faculty advisors
-You have all accepted to maintain these standards by choosing NHWSON

6. Honor Council Domains
The Honor Code governs academic conduct of a student in the NHWSN. Any student who submits an examination or other academic work thereby certifies that the work is his/her
own and that he/she is unaware of any instance of violation of this code by him/her or others. Students enrolled in the NHWSN are accountable under the jurisdiction of the Student
Academic Honor Code of the NHWSN in all student handbooks. READ IT.
Academic setting:
Examples: plagiarism, cheating, falsifying documents of any kind, facilitating academic dishonesty, providing false information

7. Member selection for 2016-17 Occurs late Fall Semester
Members nominated and voted on by members of your class. 2members and an alternate for each class
Once on Committee—serve till graduation
Annual orientation for new members in early Spring semester.

8. Duties of the Honor Council
The duties of the Honor Council include the following:
1. The Honor Council will introduce the Student Academic Honor Code to the student body during Orientation each year.
2. The Honor Council is responsible for recommending actions to the dean of the NHWSN as appropriate
3. When case is reported, reviews and interview/s need to begin immediately

9. Duties of the Honor Council cont’d
4. The Honor Council will work in collaboration with the Associate Dean of Enrollment and Student Affairs and the Academic Assistant Deans/program directors to revise the Student Academic Honor Code as necessary.
5. The Honor Council will keep in strictest confidence any infraction, preliminary meeting and/or hearing. This is of utmost importance. No one outside of the Honor Council shall be informed of any activities surrounding reported infractions.
6. It is the responsibility of the Honor Council to meet at the beginning of spring semester each year to orient new members to Honor Council regarding procedures and expectations.

10. Academic Integrity Violation Report
Some academic violations will be handled by class faculty
If a faculty finds that someone has violated the HC within their class, they have the latitude to handle in their course grading
A record will me made of the violation and filed with the appropriate academic dean.

11. FAQs Who can report alleged violations?
Will I remain anonymous if I report a violation? 
How does the Honor Council function with regards to punishment for academic violation? 
If I have any kind of a question regarding the Honor Code or the Honor Council, whom should I contact?
Punishment:
After the hearing a summary of pertinent evidence and facts shall be transmitted to the dean of the Nursing School with the accompanying recommendation. The dean may impose the sanction(s) recommended or sanction(s) of greater or lesser severity. After receipt of the summary, the student shall be promptly notified by the dean in writing of his or her decision and the sanction(s) imposed

12. Our Process Incident reported Investigative team assigned
1 faculty member and 1 student
Investigative team will construct letter to person/s involved
Interviews with all parties involved
Case is either Dismissed or forwarded to the Honor Council for full hearing
Honor Council meets
Investigative team reports and other materials given to each HC member. Thirty minutes to review material prior to hearing.
Student given an opportunity to speak (Advisor may not speak to HC or question witnesses)
Honor Council Votes; If majority vote guilty, HC recommends punishment
Recommendation is made to the Dean
The Dean makes the final decision and disposition

13. Academic Misconduct
Academic misconduct is an offense generally defined as any action or inaction that is offensive to the integrity and honesty of the members of the academic community. This offense includes, but is not limited to, the following:
Seeking, using, giving, or obtaining unauthorized assistance or information in any academic assignment or examination
Intentionally giving false information to professors or instructors for the purpose of gaining academic advantage
Plagiarizing
Often committed without intent because of incorrect citations
Most papers are submitted to Safe Assign, a program available through Blackboard. Most faculty are attuned to changes in writing style and if material sounds outside of the norm, this will raise questions.
Emphasize inaction; knowing an offense has occurred and not reporting is guilty of academic misconduct- we are a community that’s responsible for each other
Be honest with yourself about what you’ve learned so you don’t make mistakes on real people
give plagiarizing ex

14. Signing the pledge on your tests/quizzes
I did not give or receive help…..
What does that mean??????

15. Most Common Issue
Advances in medical treatment have improved the health and reduced the death rate of those infected with HIV. In order to realize the benefit of these advances, HIV positive patients must maintain a high level of adherence to their medication regimen “Patients with low adherence were almost 6 times more likely to progress to clinical AIDS or die than the high- adherence reference group”. With approximately 45% of HIV patients in North America failing to consistently adhere to their medication regimen, there appears to be significant need for intervention. Poor medication adherence is associated with an increased viral load and a potentially greater risk of HIV transmission. Considering that medication adherence is one of the most important predictors regarding the success of HIV treatment, methods to increase adherence can have tremendous impact on favorable patient outcomes. An analysis of interventions designed to enhance medication adherence among the HIV-positive population can provide insight into future efforts to improve adherence to medication regimens. (McNicholl, 2008; Quinn, et al., 2000)

16. What Should Have Been
Advances in medical treatment have improved the health and reduced the death rate of those infected with HIV (Lewis, Heitkhemper, Dirksen, O'brien, & Bucher, 2007). In order to realize the benefit of these advances, HIV positive patients must maintain a high level of adherence to their medication regimen (Mills, et al., 2006). McNicholl (2008) reports, “Patients with low adherence were almost 6 times more likely to progress to clinical AIDS or die than the high-adherence reference group” (p. S14). With approximately 45% of HIV patients in North America failing to consistently adhere to their medication regimen (Mills, et al., 2006), there appears to be significant need for intervention. Poor medication adherence is associated with an increased viral load and a potentially greater risk of HIV transmission (McNicholl, 2008; Quinn, et al., 2000). Considering that medication adherence is one of the most important predictors regarding the success of HIV treatment (McNicholl, 2008), methods to increase adherence can have tremendous impact on favorable patient outcomes. An analysis of interventions designed to enhance medication adherence among the HIV-positive population can provide insight into future efforts to improve adherence to medication regimens.

17. Resources on Plagiarism
Library Tutorials
solutions.html
APA Manual
Carolyn M. Brown, Reference Librarian
SON Liaison to Woodruff Health Center Library

18. Plagiarism
When in Doubt
CITE
Ask Your
Instructor OR

19. Use of Smart Phones SEE TESTING POLICY FOR YOUR PROGRAM Texting
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Notes on Phone
Difficult to prove without witnesses