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The Importance Of Academic Honesty

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Bauer Academic Honesty

What is academic integrity and why is it important?

What is academic integrity?

Having integrity means doing the right thing, even when no one is looking. It means upholding the academic honesty policies set forth by the University and the Bauer College.

It means doing your own work even if your friend offers you help on a take-home exam. It means writing your own papers and properly citing your resources. It means taking an online quiz without the help from your textbooks or friends, if the quiz is supposed to be taken that way. Also, it could mean reporting someone you suspect has cheated on an exam or other assignment.

Having integrity means believing in the principles and standards of our community and …show more content…

Finally, having academic integrity is important because it can offer you peace of mind knowing that you believe in doing the right thing, and always try to act consistently with those beliefs. Acting with integrity can reduce a lot of unnecessary stress in your life, making you happier, healthier, and more productive.

Note: Students who commit academic honesty violations are prohibited from being employed at Bauer and from admission into certain special academic programs.

Academic honesty policies

The University’s academic honesty policies can be found at: http://www.uh.edu/provost/student-success/stu_syllabsuppl/

Bauer Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct: http://www.bauer.uh.edu/business-ethics/bauer-code-of-ethics.php

Honor Pledges

All students may be asked to sign an Honor Pledge before taking exams or submitting assignments or other graded work.

Bauer Ethics Advocates

The Bauer Ethics Advocates are students and faculty members appointed by the Dean of the Bauer College to promote an ethical culture within the college. Ethics Advocates are charged with the following responsibilities:

Assisting in Bauer Code revisions and approval processes;
Facilitating distribution of the Bauer Code to all segments of the Bauer College communities;
Assisting in the development and distribution of Bauer business ethics programs and informational materials; and
Representing the Bauer College at business ethics functions sponsored by the Bauer

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