Listed below are summaries for academic dishonesty cases adjudicated by the SMC Honor Council Hearing Board. Case summaries and outcomes are included for educational purposes only and all identifying information has been removed.
Case Number: 20081-1
Violation:
Honor Code, Honesty Principle
Pleading:
Guilty
Summary of Charges:
Student obtained add code to enroll in a course without the instructor's authorization.
Finding:
Charges upheld
Sanctions:
Enrollment in spring 2008 limited to 9 units; Enrollment in Counseling 20; Enrollment in Philosophy 2 (Ethics) or Philosophy 5 (Contemporary Moral Conflicts)
Case Number: 20081-2
Violation:
Honor Code, Honesty Principle; Fraud.
Pleading:
Guilty.
Summary of Charges:
Student fabricated an enrollment report to verify enrollment in a math class and attempted to defraud the instructor by arguing he was officially enrolled.
Finding:
Charges upheld.
Sanctions:
Transcript notation to reflect academic dishonesty in the course; Enrollment in Philosophy 2 (Ethics) or Philosophy 5 (Contemporary Moral Conflicts) in fall 2008; required to produce a chapter by chapter critical analysis of The Cheating Culture.
Case Number: 20082-1
Violation:
Academic Dishonesty: Copying from other students in the final
Pleading:
Not Guilty
Summary of Charges:
Student accused of copying answers to a final exam from another student. Instructor assigned grade of "0" for final and "D" for the course based on overall performance. The student requested a hearing.
Finding:
Charges upheld
Sanctions:
Transcript notation to reflect academic dishonesty; Enrollment in fall 2008 limited to 13 units; Enrollment in Philosophy 2 (Ethics) or Philosophy 5 (Contemporary Moral Conflicts) in fall 2008;
Case Number: 20082-2
Violation:
Academic Dishonesty/Fraud
Pleading:
Guilty
Summary of Charges:
The student admitted to having attempted to sell a seat in a math course for $50, posting such information on a website. The student initially placed on disciplinary probation with the understanding that he would meet with Hearing Board to determine readmission to college for the fall 2008 semester. The student requested a hearing.
Finding:
Hearing Board finds student did not present adequate evidence of readiness to return to the college. The student was given the opportunity for readmission hearing for the spring 2009 semester.
Sanctions:
As a condition for readmission, the student must take Philosophy 2 (Ethics) or Philosophy 5 (Contemporary Moral Conflicts) upon readmission.