1. Chapter 4 Values, Ethics, Academic Honesty
GEL 101 – Professor Rodger D’Andreas
July 10, 2008
Greg Toya
Associate Dean of Students
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

2. 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, Examples?
CSUSM Values
What are the Values of CSUSM? Anybody go to Orientation? What did those laneyards (sp?) say?
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.

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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).
See Custom Text Chapter 4

6. 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)

7. 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

8. Standards for Student Conduct
Student Code
Student Code and Personal Values Activity
Student Code
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?

9. Judicial Process Judicial Process Referral to Dean of Students
Disciplinary Conference
Settlement Agreement
Disciplinary Hearing
Judicial Process
Referral to DOS
Any alleged code violation is sent to DOS. DOS reviews case and sends 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

10. 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

11. 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.

12. Questions? Greg Toya Associate Dean of Students gtoya@csusm.edu