[Click here to go to Module 2 and Module 3]
Follow the text and click on the blue links provided. After reading
information in the blue links, simply use your BACK button to come back
to this page. If you lose your way in navigating, simply return to the
Honor Council Information page and click on Professional Development
Modules. The links give more in-depth information about each subject.
Please try to answer the questions following the reading material in
each module. These do NOT need to be turned in.
There are four major components of the K-State Honor & Integrity System. Click on these links to read more about each.
Honor Office Staff /Honor Council Chair/HIPE President
Honor Council (RESPONSIBILITIES)
Honor and Integrity Peer Educators (HIPE)
When HS staff and Honor & Integrity Peer Educators (HIPE) speak to classes and organizations about the Honor & Integrity System, they often begin by giving a brief history and evolution of how it all began. One resource of great help in our formative years, as well as today, is the Center for Academic Integrity (CAI), a national organization whose mission is promoting integrity in educational communities. K-State has been an institutional member since 1997 and Honor and Integrity Staff and/or Honor Council members attend CAI's annual conference annually.
The Student Development Perspective speaks to the promotion of integrity in tandem with the the prevention and adjudication of dishonesty. We believe that students at the college level are still learning what it means to make ethical decisions when confronted with a dilemma (the choice on whether or not to cheat or help someone else cheat). Likewise, we believe it's never too late to help students develop a more honorable character. As an Honor Council member, you agree to uphold the spirit of the student development perspective in investigating and adjudicating students who may have violated the Honor Pledge.
Confidentiality is at the foundation of the Honor & Integrity System,
so much so that members are asked to review the Honor
& Integrity System Creed of Confidentiality. All parties have
the right not to have their names and information broadcast to the campus
community. Because this is an educational setting, identifying information
about alleged violations or actual violations are not publicized like
crime reports in local papers. The Honor & Integrity System web
site does maintain a link to all Honor Pledge current
and previous alleged violations. However, Honor & Integrity
System staff take care not to use any information that might identify
anyone involved in the System. Information such as name, major, college,
instructor, class, Greek affiliation, residence, etc. is not given.
All physical Honor & Integrity System files are kept locked in the
Honor & Integrity System office. The pass-word protected Honor &
Integrity System Database is maintained in the Honor & Integrity
System office.
Usually, business picks
up at the beginning of a semester and toward the end. A good rule of
thumb for commitment is 3 sessions of professional development
during fall semester and 3 hearing panels. Spring semester, first year members
may add working as case investigators. For veteran members with a year's
experience, being CI for 1 or 2 cases, being a Chair for a case, and
being a hearing panelist twice is normal activity. TYPICALLY, CIs spend
30-40 minutes each interviewing a Reporter and an Alleged Violator,
as well as hearing time. In some cases, interviewing a witness may be
necessary. Chairs and Hearing panelists can count on 60 to 90 minutes
AVERAGE in a case hearing. Educating your college constituency may take
the form of a departmental meeting/college council meeting 10-minute
presentation.
Most organizations have common terms for identifying persons and concepts
within the context of everyday operations. There are also some terms
that are shortened to make life easier for staff who are concerned with
data entry and reporting. For this purpose and for smoother operations
within Honor & Integrity System organization, please become more
familiar with the terms at the link provided. More terms are defined
in the other modules on investigations and hearings. Terms
As a member of the Honor Council, it is very important that you hold
yourself accountable when serving in the capacity of educator, investigator,
or hearing panelist. If you have committed yourself to a meeting or
position (educator, investigator or hearing panelist), please be on
time (or early if the situation warrants).
This completes Module 1 of the Honor Council/HIPE
Professional Development session.
Please answer the questions below to see if you have a good idea of
the position for which you have been appointed.
Module 1 Questions-Being an Honor Council/HIPE Member. Write the answers to these questions on a piece of paper, then check this link to see how close you come to the answer.