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...others in the scheduling office agree with Hixson that a discussion should begin regarding the implementation of an honor code at Harvard. We no longer escort student over the lunch hour between the morning and afternoon examination sessions, nor do we escort anyone to the restrooms. I think that the great majority of people would not cheat, but I disagree that the potential for cheating on finals is only marginally increased in a self-scheduled examination system...
...Charts and maps that were left out can be added. The course head can give special instructions. The room will be quiet and disruptions will be halted and documented. If he or she chooses, the course head can have media components--slides, video, audio--for the examination. An honor code might help make certain aspects of scheduling examination easier or less costly for us, and possible less stressful for students, but I don't think is time to junk the proctored examination system in favor of self-schedules. Joe Maruca Assistant Registrar, Scheduling Office
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Ideally, students would rise to the occasion, as they have at other schools. If they don't, the system could be changed back the following semester. With the additional convenience and fairness, and the pleasing idea of an honor code, self-scheduled exams are really worth a try. Nobody is going to complain if we scrap the current nightmare of an exam system...