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Honor & Integrity System Professional Development - April 2006 Edition
Case Procedure and Investigation Procedures-Module 2 Answers

1. Question: Should most episodes of academic dishonesty be reported to the Honor & Integrity System?
   
   Answer: Yes, most episodes should be reported to promote a climate of academic integrity at KSU. Secondly, cases should be reported when an educational sanction has been given, affecting a student's grade. Reporting helps students grow in ethical development.
   
   
   
2. Question: What type of information is found in the Honor Pledge Violation Report?
   
   Answer: Information about the Reporter, the Alleged Violator(s), the class in which the violation occurred, specifics about the assignment/project/exam and the class syllabus.
   
   
   
3. Question: Who assigns a Case number to the Honor Pledge Violation Report?
   
   Answer: The Honor & Integrity System Director.
   
   
   
4. Question: What two places hold information from the Honor Pledge Report?
   
   Answer: The official Honor & Integrity System office locked files cabinet and the Honor & Integrity System Database.
   
   
   
5. Question: What two options are available to faculty who report an Honor Pledge violation?
   
   Answer: Faculty members may handle episodes of academic dishonesty autonomously (Option 1) OR send cases directly to the Honor & Integrity System (Option 2) to be investigated and adjudicated. Either way, a report should be filed with the Honor & Integrity System.
   
   
   
6. Question: Who are the two main participants involved in an Honor & Integrity System case?
   
   Answer: Reporter(s) (instructors or students) and Alleged Violator(s).
   
   
7. Question: What are the primary duties of Case Investigators?
   
   Answer: Case Investigators are information-gatherers. Their primary duties include listening to answers to the main who, where, when, how questions, as well as "what happened?" Case Investigators also write a report of each interview conducted. They submit these reports to the Director.
   
   
   
8. Question: What must a Case Investigator do if he or she knows an Alleged Violator?
   
   Answer: If a Case Investigator knows an Alleged Violator, he or she should contact the Director of the Honor & Integrity System and discuss possible conflict of interest issues.
   
   
   
9. Question: What types of information might Case Investigators need from Reporters?
   
   Answer: CIs might ask about the class syllabus, any assignment guidelines, information pertaining to examination procedures, supporting information about the alleged violation.
   
   
   
10. Question: What types of information might Case Investigators need from AVs?
    
    Answer: CIs might ask how the Alleged Violator understands the Violation Report, his or her knowledge of the Honor & Integrity System, what perceptions he or she may have of syllabus instructions or assignment instructions, difficulty of the assignment/project/examination, relationship with other students involved, circumstances surrounding the alleged violation.
    
    
    
11. Question: If an AV asks you for your opinion of what a hearing panel will determine in this Case, what might be your response?
    
    Answer: Our duty is to gather information and we cannot comment or speculate on your Case. If this case goes forward to a hearing, the hearing panel will listen to all information presented and then determine if a violation of the Honor Pledge has occurred. If the hearing panel determines responsibility on your part a sanction will then be assigned. If you have any further questions, the Director, Associate Director, or your HIPE member can be contacted.
    
    
    
12. Question: What types of information are needed in a CI report to the Director?
    
    Answer: The CI report usually contains demographic information (names, dates, class, etc.) and a written summary of what information was given by the Reporter and the AV. An example of such a report is available on the Honor & Integrity System web site.
    
    
    
13. Question: How soon should a report (including all meetings between Reporter and Alleged Violator) be given to the Director?
    
    Answer: Case Investigators usually write up the Case Report within two days of the last interview. Due to time constraints for student due process, it is important that the CI Report be timely, especially the Director determines enough information has been found to recommend a hearing.
    
    
    
14. Question: How are the Case Investigators involved in a hearing if the Case proceeds to one?
    
    Answer: CIs are present during the period of time when information is given to the Honor Council panelists. They are the first to summarize the case before hearing panel members. They are present in order to answer questions that may be asked by the Reporter, the AV(s), and/or the hearing panelists.