honour system
Unmonitored integrity protocol
An honour system is an arrangement relying on trust rather than enforcement—participants are expected to follow rules without supervision or verification.
Students take exams without proctors under an honour system; commuters buy transit tickets without turnstiles.
The office kitchen runs on an honour system for coffee money.
The American spelling is honor system.
Truthfulness, sincerity
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- faithTrust without proof
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- good faithSincere, honest intent
self-regulation · accountability · responsibility · conscience · transparency · credibility · sincerity · truthfulness
Unattributed use of others' work
- cheatingDeceptive rule-breaking
- examsFormal academic tests
- proctoringSupervising an examination
- assignmentsAllocated duties or tasks
essays · citations · grades · unmonitored · self-reporting · take-home · open-book · submissions
honesty
Truthfulness, sincerity
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- faithTrust without proof
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
good faith · self-regulation · accountability · responsibility · conscience · transparency · credibility · sincerity · truthfulness · dependability
plagiarism
Unattributed use of others' work
- cheatingDeceptive rule-breaking
- examsFormal academic tests
- proctoringSupervising an examination
assignments · essays · citations · grades · unmonitored · self-reporting · take-home · open-book · submissions · attendance
honour systemsurveillance system
Technology monitoring an area
monitoring system · panopticon · police state · controlled access · authoritarian control
honour systemspot checks
Unscheduled verification of samples
background checks · tracking system · paper trail · sign-in sheet · time clock
honour, honor, system, honours, honors, honoured, honored, honouring, honoring