Enacted in the 1970s, the University’s code of honor is very explicit on how it expects its students to behave both in and outside the university compound (Frost, James, Alan, and Casimir 12). Discovering the truth during academic pursuit and helping in the dissemination of what is learnt in classroom settings defines some of the purposes of education. In essence, the community depends on the purity and authenticity of the education system and will ultimately trust the products (students) with running their welfare (Frost, James, Alan, and Casimir 17). Maintaining the respect and fulfilling the expectations of the surrounding community explains why most viable and credited learning institutions have codes of conduct and honor in place. These elucidates why the University has an Honor Code that the whole academic fraternity are expected to adhere to with defined consequences of possible violation (Frost, James, Alan, and Casimir 22). …show more content…
Honest individuals will keep their words, adhere to the set promises and deliver on time. Correspondingly, integrity is in most cases paralleled with having courage to accomplish certain task irrespective of whether it will compromise their societal or economic standing (Scarnati and James 34). Going against the commonly held beliefs about an issue as long as the stand is what a ‘reasonable man’ will consider ‘right’ also defines the concept of integrity. To some scholars, integrity encompasses ensuring that the right thing is done without considering the popular views of the majority (Scarnati and James 36). In a work setting, for instance, having the audacity to air your opinion even when it is at odds with the top management’s perspective as long as it is the right and a beneficial point to the organization amounts to an act integrity (Scarnati and James