The UNC Honor Code
The Department of Physics and Astronomy fully supports the Code of Student Conduct, as expressed in the document "The Instrument of Student Judicial Governance for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill" (1991). It is the responsibility of this department to inform students that the UNC Honor Code is in effect in all courses, and to identify clearly to students what constitutes cheating and plagiarism in physics courses. It is the student's responsibility to be aware of, and abide by, the Honor Code, and to pledge all written work, including lab reports.
During this course, you will be working with one or more partners with whom you may discuss any points concerning laboratory work. However, you must write your lab report, in your own words. Lab reports that contain identical language are not acceptable, so do not copy your lab partner's writing.
Once your TA has initialed your data sheet, do not make any alterations to your copy. If there is a problem with your data, include an explanation in your report. Recognition of a mistake and a well-reasoned explanation is more important than having high-quality data, and will be rewarded accordingly by your instructor. A lab report containing data that is inconsistent with the original data sheet will be considered a violation of the Honor Code.
Falsification of data or plagiarism of a report will result in prosecution of the offender(s) under the University Honor Code.
On your first lab report you must write out the entire honor pledge:
"The work presented in this report is my own, and the data was obtained by my lab partner and myself during the lab period."
On future reports you may simply write "Laboratory Honor Pledge" and sign your name.
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