At 05:41 PM 12/21/2001 -0500, you wrote: > Well, let's talk about any form of cheating. This semester two >members of a community cheated. How? Well, when I have the students form >their communities on the first day of class, I give them three rules: (1) >all members of the community must be strangers. That is, no room mates, >bed mates, fraternity brothers, sorority sisters, home town friends, >fiances, etc; (2) the community must be gender mixed---as long as the >class ratios hold; and (3) the community must be racially mixed--as long >as the make-up of the class allows.
Louis, it is difficult for me, and probably for others, to comment as I am not familiar with the 'community' concept. It might be helpful if you tell us what a community is and what its purpose is for the course you are teaching. For example, are these communities somewhat analogous to having students work on a group project? What role does being strangers to the other members of this community play in terms of the learning component of this assignment (?). Also, do you have an explicit policy on academic dishonesty in your course outline? If so, what sorts of penalties do you list and how does this infraction fit in with your overall policy in terms of penalty? Miguel Roig, Ph.D. Voice: (718) 390-4513 Associate Professor of Psychology Fax: (718) 390-4347 Notre Dame Division of St. John's College E-mail (new): [EMAIL PROTECTED] St. John's University Home: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 300 Howard Avenue Http://facpub.stjohns.edu/~roigm Staten Island, New York 10301 ___________________________________________________________________________ --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
