The Honor Code of the Goizueta Business School establishes a level playing field where no one student can take unfair advantage over others. The Code is supported by a set of procedures and guidelines, known as “The Honor System”, which is designed to promote a productive and open academic environment. As such, it is essential that each student understands his or her role in the Honor System.But then we have to clarify what would be a fair information advantage and an unfair information advantage. Because if all students had the same exactly information in the moment they take a test, all of them would receive the same grade, and it is not what happen. It does not happen like this because students can have fair advantage over others, according to the honor code.
An information fair advantage is, for example:
- a student who studies more than another student previous the test
- a student who has work experience in the subject, for example, accounting
- a student who looks for the professor previous to the test to better understand some points
An information unfair advantage is, for example:
- a student who shares information about the test content with another student during the test
- a student who looks in the material class if the instructions says that the student can not do that
- a student who looks for the professor in the moment of the test to better understand some points
Sources:
GBS website
