Does an honor code work?

The college I’m going to has an honor code where the teachers trust the students so much that most of the tests are take-home. The student can it anytime he/she wants, provided that he/she follows the rules (including no-notes policies and time limits) and returns by a certain deadline.

My question is this: how many people do you think actually follow this honor code? How trustworthy are people when they are stressed out and can easily achieve an unfair advantage?

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A few days ago

Favorite Answer

I would personally would not follow the honor code nor would most of my fellow High School friends. I think to much trust is given and if an individual knows he/she probably won’t get caught then yes people may not honor the code, especially considering college is the place a person needs and wants good grades.

A few days ago

Anonymous

The college I went to had an honor code like that. It worked pretty well most of the time. There were, of course, people who cheated. Most of the time, the professor could tell. In the cases where the professor missed it, the other students would generally confront the cheater. Not only does cheating undermine a system that is remarkably convenient for everybody (self-scheduled finals are a Godsend), but it also cheapens the grades in the class.

I guess what I’m saying is it will work best if the students – and that will be you – believe in it and work for it. Every time you look the other way when you know someone is cheating, you weaken the honor code. Are you willing to take that responsibility?

A few days ago

clairdeluny

I personally followed it, but then again I have an active toddler and a loud husband at home so I’d normally finish it during class, where the teacher could see me. Most people will try but will cheat (i.e. look at notes, glance at book) but it’s relatively minor stuff. There are some people who will look at it as a way to skate through class, but a lot of these teachers are well acquainted with the student’s previous work and can tell if they did it or not.

A few days ago

Neo Siren

I don’t think anyone would truly follow it. That’s a little too much trust, but I do think some students might learn better that way than studying for days or right before the test. I think the only people that might follow this are the the people that want to test and challenge themselves and there abilities.

But, if it was me then I couldn’t be trusted.

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