Top Five Ways to Get Thrown Out of Chemistry Lab :)
5. Pretend an electron got stuck in your ear, and insist on describing the sound to others.
4. Give a cup of liquid nitrogen to a classmate and ask, "Does this taste funny to you?"
3. Mutter repeatedly, "Not again... not again... not again."
2. Pop a paper bag at the crucial moment when the professor is about to pour the sulfuric acid.
1. Deny the existence of chemicals.
The Honor Code, described in the General Judiciary Handbook, defines the rules governing independent work, acknowledgment of sources, and collaboration on assignments. The Chemistry Department has prepared this set of guidelines to clarify the relationship between the Honor Code and work in the laboratory portion of Chemistry courses. All students are expected to adhere to the following rules unless their Instructor gives them other guidelines.
Electronic lab notebook reports (e-labs), like all other written work, must give proper credit for any information that is not the original work of the writer. Frequently this can be done by giving the source of the procedure used, e.g., a reference to the procedure in the text or lab instructions. Data entered in the e-lab are assumed to be taken by the writer unless specifically marked to the contrary. If students are working in groups of two or more, a statement indicating who the partners are is necessary. It may frequently be desirable to indicate which partner took which part of the data, e.g., "Penelope weighed out the acid and the original masses are recorded in her e-lab. I did the first titration and read the buret." Under no circumstances is another student's e-lab an appropriate source of information.
Each individual must do the calculations OR, in writing, confirm their agreement of their partner's calculations and write-ups of pre-lab/results, even when a group performed the experiment, unless otherwise specified by the Instructor. Consultation and discussion with your lab partner(s) or other members of one's laboratory section is encouraged; you may also consult with other students taking the same course or anyone you think can help you learn. However any work submitted for grading must have been completed by the student (or students) submitting it with proper acknowledgment of "sources of information, ideas, opinions, or theories not the student's own must be indicated clearly" [from the Wellesley College General Judiciary Handbook]. This includes such things as chemical equations, numerical calculations, interpretive statements and computer programs not written by the student.
The use of laboratory e-labs or lab notebook reports of students who have completed a given experiment is not allowed prior to the writing of an individual's or group's own report. After a student lab group has completed an experiment, written it up and had it graded, they should feel free, unless instructed otherwise, to refer to another group's/student's e-lab to see a different perspective on the experiment or as an aid to understanding how a well-written report is designed. It is important to recognize that both parties (borrower and lender) violate the Honor Code when they fail to observe these guidelines.