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UVA Honor Committee
Network Analysis Discussion
Heather Hooker, Brendan Kim, Faith Lyons,
Libby Reeves, Michael McConnell
December 2015
Honor went though a major reorganization in Fall 2013
Previous Organization
The Honor System
•
Committee consists of 27
Representatives elected to
maintain and administer the
Honor System
•
Executive Committee
consists of 5 Committee
Members elected to oversee
all system functions
•
3 Pools serving different
functions in education and
case processing
Educators
Honor
Committee
Advisors
Exec
Counsel
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Honor went though a major reorganization in Fall 2013
Major Changes
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Three Support Officer pools
(Counsel, Advisor, Educator)
merged into one pool of
Support Officers
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Development of Senior
Support Trainers meant to
train all incoming Support
Officers
•
Significant smaller
organization (2010 -> 137
Support Officers, 2015 -> 65
Support Officers)
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Goal of “merge” was to
increase engagement and
knowledge of each individual
Support Officer
The Honor System
Honor
Committee
Support
Officers
Exec
Senior
Support
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Why is Collaboration Within the Honor System Vital?
• The Honor Committee performs
two important functions, case
processing and community
education
• Effective collaboration and
communication is essential both
during the hearing process and
in engaging with community
stakeholders
• The Committee serves as the
policy making body, while the
Support Officer pool often has
greater case experience on
average
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Survey Questions
• Demographics
– Year, School, Major, In-state/Out of state, Ethnicity, Greek Status,
Other Organizations, Job Function
• Attributes
– Satisfaction, Single Sanction, Extent that Honor Committee serves the
Community, Fairness of processes, Training
• Group Network
– Most reflective of the values of the Honor System
– Those sought out for information on honor-related issues
– Those people who more access to would help increase effective
– Social interaction outside of Honor
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Network Demographics of the 65 Respondents
(77% Response Rate)
Residency
8%
48%
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17%
28%
Gender
In State NOVA
In State Non- NOVA
Out of State
International
46%
Males
Females
54%
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Network Demographics of the 65 Respondents
(77% Response Rate)
Greek Status
Tenure
11%
20%
11%
Fall 2012
Fall 2013
Fall 2014
Fall 2015
Other
25%
43%
Greek
NonGreek
57%
34%
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Four Discussion Points
1)
The Honor Committee (w/o the executive board) has the fewest connections
to the other job functions despite its responsibility to make decisions for the
organization at large.
2)
The Senior Support Trainers appear to operate as important information
distributors who’s clout is overshadowed by the influence of the executive
board
3)
Senior Support Trainers are in a position to connect the Support Officer body
and the Honor Committee
4)
Support Officers and Committee Members suffer from a lack of
internal/external job function collaboration which may be driven by socializing
and mutual respect
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Honor System Connectivity By Job Function and Tenure
Question: Who have you sought out for information on honor-related issues in the past?*
= Exec Committee
= Honor Committee
= Support Officers
= Senior Trainers
*Only showing highest response level of 3 – I sought this person out and found them to be effective
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Connectivity Between Honor Committee, Support
Officers, and Trainers
Question: Who have you sought out for information on honor-related issues in the past?*
= Exec Committee
= Honor Committee
= Support Officers
= Senior Trainers
*Only showing highest response level of 3 – I sought this person out and found them to be effective
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Committee Members are Disproportionately Represented in the
Bottom 20% of Connected Individuals
Attribution Distribution (Job Function) of
Bottom 20% Information InDegree
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The bottom 20% of connected
individuals is made entirely of
committee members and
support officers
100%
90%
80%
70%
Position
% in bot 20%
50%
Support
Officers
22.86%
Committee
Member
29.41%
40%
30%
20%
Executive
Committee
0.00%
Senior Support
Trainer
0.00%
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60%
10%
0%
Bottom 20 %
Others
Support Officer
Committee Member
Committee Member on Exec
Senior Support Trainer
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Committee Members and Support Officers are severely
disconnected
Support
Officer
Committee
Member
Exec
Senior
Support
Trainer
Support
Officer
7%
2.9%
36.6%
26.3%
Committee
Member
2.9%
8.1%
45.9%
17.7%
Exec
28%
28.6%
80%
60%
Senior
Support
Trainer
16%
9.4%
84%
80%
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Four Discussion Points
1)
The Honor Committee (w/o the executive board) has the fewest connections
to the other job functions despite its responsibility to make decisions for the
organization at large.
2)
The Senior Support Trainers appear to operate as important information
distributors who’s clout is overshadowed by the influence of the executive
board
3)
Senior Support Trainers are in a position to connect the Support Officer body
and the Honor Committee
4)
Support Officers and Committee Members suffer from a lack of
internal/external job function collaboration which may be driven by socializing
and mutual respect
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Committee Members and Senior Support Trainers Dominate the
Top 15% of Connected Individuals
Attribution Distribution (Job Function) of
Top 15% Information InDegree
•
The top 15% of connected
individuals are distributed
amongst job functions, but are
proportionally skewed
100%
90%
80%
70%
Position
% in top 15%
50%
Support
Officers
2.86%
Committee
Member
0.00%
Executive
Committee
Senior Support
Trainer
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60%
40%
30%
20%
100.00%
40.00%
10%
0%
Top 15%
Others
Support Officer
Committee Member
Committee Member on Exec
Senior Support Trainer
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Senior Support Trainers are important receivers and distributors
of information
Incoming and Outgoing Ties for
Effective Information Interactions
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= Senior Support Trainers
= Executive Members
120
115
110
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Executive committee
members are the most
important receivers and
distributors of information
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Besides exec, Senior Support
Trainers play the most
important role in receiving and
distributing information
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90
85
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75
70
65
60
55
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45
40
35
30
25
20
15
0
10
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30
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110
120
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Four Discussion Points
1)
The Honor Committee (w/o the executive board) has the fewest connections
to the other job functions despite its responsibility to make decisions for the
organization at large.
2)
The Senior Support Trainers appear to operate as important information
distributors who’s clout is overshadowed by the influence of the executive
board
3)
Senior Support Trainers are in a position to connect the Support Officer body
and the Honor Committee
4)
Support Officers and Committee Members suffer from a lack of
internal/external job function collaboration which may be driven by socializing
and mutual respect
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Top 20% of people sought out for information are also identified
more as champions and are more socially involved
Top 20%
Bottom 80%
Total Average
Champion
26%
1.7%
7%
Social*
25%
8%
10%
Sought Out**
38%
7%
13%
Seek Others**
26%
10%
13%
*Ties indicated how many others saw the person as someone they socialized with
**Only ties that n=3
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Information Leaders tend to be Greek, studying in the College,
do case processing, are female, and are fourth years
Profile of an
Info Leader
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85% of Info Leaders are in
Greek Organizations
62% of Info Leaders are in
the College
All Info Leaders primary
job role is in case
processing
69% of Info Leaders are
female
62% of Info Leaders are
Fourth Years
We saw no significant correlations with other demographic data
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Senior Support Trainers have strikingly similar profiles with
Information Leaders
Profile of A Senior
Support Trainer
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100% of Senior Support are
in Greek Organizations
57% of Senior Support are
in the College
100% of Senior Support
said their primary job role
is in case processing
57% of Senior Support are
female
43% of Senior Support are
Fourth Years
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Senior Support Trainers play a central role in the connectivity in
the network
Senior Support Trainers are
disproportionately represented in the top
20% in connectivity measures
Key Interpretations
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The Executive Board and
Senior Support Trainers are
the most important brokers in
the network
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In betweenness, 4 out of 5
exec members are in the Top
20%
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In betweenness, 5 out of 7
senior support trainers “”
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Honor Committee is only
represented by previously
identified high performers
100%
90%
80%
70%
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Betweenness
Exec
Committee
Support Officer
Other Leadership
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Brokerage Total
Senior Support Trainer
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Four Discussion Points
1)
The Honor Committee (w/o the executive board) has the fewest connections
to the other job functions despite its responsibility to make decisions for the
organization at large.
2)
The Senior Support Trainers appear to operate as important information
distributors who’s clout is overshadowed by the influence of the executive
board
3)
Senior Support Trainers are in a position to connect the Support Officer body
and the Honor Committee
4)
Support Officers and Committee Members suffer from a lack of
internal/external job function collaboration which may be driven by socializing
and mutual respect
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Committee Members and Support Officers are severely
disconnected informationally
Information Flow Density Table by Job Function*
Support
Officer
Committee
Member
Exec
Senior
Support
Trainer
Support
Officer
7%
2.9%
36.6%
26.3%
Committee
Member
2.9%
8.1%
45.9%
17.7%
Exec
28%
28.6%
80%
60%
Senior
Support
Trainer
16%
9.4%
84%
80%
*Who have you sought out for information on honor-related issues in the past?
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While Support Officers socialize, there is little social
interaction within Committee and between groups
Social Density Table by Job Function*
Support
Officer
Committee
Member
Exec
Senior
Support
Trainer
Support
Officer
69%
3%
22.3%
14.3%
Committee
Member
1.7%
5.1%
9.4%
9.4%
Exec
29.1%
20%
100%
72%
Senior
Support
Trainer
19.4%
10.6%
68%
40%
*Please indicate individuals that you socialize with outside of Honor operations.
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There is an apparent reliance on Exec and Senior
Support Trainers
Champions Density Table by Job Function*
Support
Officer
Committee
Member
Exec
Senior
Support
Trainer
Support
Officer
3.4%
1.3%
38.3%
20%
Committee
Member
1.3%
5.5%
42.4%
10.6%
Exec
2.3%
4.7%
15%
20%
Senior
Support
Trainer
4%
0%
40%
25%
*Please indicate five people who are thought leaders or champions of the ideal of Honor and who get you
excited about the ideals of Honor.
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The Honor Committee and Support Officers have a
demonstrated lack of interaction in multiple dimensions
Findings and Evidence
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Committee Members and Support
Officers have low levels of internal
collaboration
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Support Officers socialize
internally, but Committee Members
do not
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Support Officers and Committee
Members do not socialize
Support Officers and Committee
Members are not recognized as
champions by any group
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Key Interpretations
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There is little information or best
practice sharing within the Honor
Committee or Support Officer
position
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There may be a lack of collegiality
and informal connectedness within
the Honor Committee
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The Honor Committee and
Support Officers may have a lack
of mutual respect driven by a
dearth of interaction
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Key Take-Aways
1)
The working body of Support Officers have little interaction with the decisionmaking body (Honor Committee).
2)
Senior Support Trainers can serve as key brokers between Committee and
Support Officers given their level of connectedness and the high probability
that they run for Committee.
3)
The “merge” restructuring did not fix all connectivity issues within the System.
Post-merge analysis highlights the incredible disconnect between Committee
and Support Officers even with fewer overall members.
4)
Boosting internal collaboration within the Honor Committee and Support
Officer groups would increase overall connectivity dramatically.
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Pursuing an agenda of increased inter-function collaboration
could improve the network within Honor
Recommendations for the current Honor Organization
1. Institutionalize bi-weekly, joint Support Officer-Committee
meetings so that the decision makes are better informed about
actual operations in Honor.
2. Implement a buddy system between Honor Committee and
Senior Support Trainers to connect decision makers to important
information brokers and groom SST for Committee positions
3. Schedule more informal interaction to foster inter-group
collaboration and accessibility by emphasizing a flatter hierarchy
4. Engage Committee Members on the fringe by organizing subcommittees in the Honor Committee
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Questions
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Appendix
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Appendix I: Regression of Energy and Job Function
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Appendix II: Regression of Job Function and Information
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Appendix III: Regression of Job Function and Honor Champions
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