...Academic dishonesty Name: University: Course: Tutor: Date: Academic dishonesty refers deliberate attempt to falsify, fabricate or interfere with information, data, records or any other material relevant to student’s participation to any academic exercise or function. It broadly includes cheating, copying, reusing papers and reports, unauthorized assistance from other writers and plagiarism. This describes one trying to find an easier way to complete assignments. The pervasiveness of academic dishonesty has increased and as up to 80-90% of students admit having cheated prior to graduation from high school (Dupre, Mackey & Smith, 2005). This is because, the pressure for high test scores is so extreme, and students feel the need to be at the same level of academic excellence with their peers and also maintain the national emphasis on excellent performance in the classroom. Plagiarism is one form of academic dishonesty. Plagiarism can be described as the act of using the creative works of another as your own work, without appropriate acknowledgment of the author or source. It encompasses the deliberate use of words, phrase, sentences, arguments, and ideas of other authors without proper citing and acknowledgement. Plagiarism ranges from copying another person’s work word for word to rewriting else’s work with only minor word changes. This is highly punishable in academic writing (University of Iowa, n.d.). In order to avoid it, one should clearly indicate the source...
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...Academic Dishonesty Pamela D. Haynes June 1, 2012 The Importance of Academic Honesty Academic Honesty is a vital part of your process of matriculating. It is imperative that you do your own work while in the learning process in order to express exactly how much you know about the topic that you are learning about. The most common form of academic dishonesty is plagiarism. Plagiarism is taking credit for work that you have not done yourself. It can come in copying work, stealing ideas, or not accrediting authors. “Plagiarism” (also called “plagiary”) in research publication means an unethical act that is done to deceive readers about the origin of the ideas or words. It is usually considered a conscious, voluntary act that is done intentionally to copy something, and to mislead the reader into believing wrongly that the person whose name appears as the author was the original intellectual source of words or ideas that were in fact taken from another source. (Shashok, K. (2011). Authors, editors, and the signs, symptoms and causes of plagiarism. Saudi Journal Of Anaesthesia, 5(3), 303-307. doi:10.4103/1658-354X.84107) Why is academic dishonesty committed? The reason he or she may committee academic dishonesty could be something as simple as not citing the information properly as well as keeping track of where the information was obtained. Academic dishonesty is not always committed because of the need to cheat or not wanting to do his or her work. When going to school...
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...ACADEMIC HONESTY JOSHUA HERBERT ENGLISH 103 ERIC WRIGHT 11/24/14 Those who commit plagiarism are subject to repercussions. In order to know if you are committing plagiarism you must first understand it. Plagiarizing is passing off ones ideas or work as your own. Copying words or ideas or not citing properly are also factors of plagiarizing. Plagiarizing can lead to severe consequences. Students that commit plagiarism face being suspended expelled or banned from entering another educational institution (). The University of Virginia launched a massive plagiarism investigation, which lead to forty-eight students being dismissed (). Three of the 48 students had already graduated and had there degrees revoked. Plagiarism exists not only on an academic level but a professional level as well. It can destroy the reputation of a businessperson, politician or public figure. Most cases cause them to lose their job and make it hard to obtain another position. There are several steps you can take to avoid plagiarism. Make sure you cite information correctly. Commonly used educational formats are APA and MLA, which set guidelines to help avoid plagiarism. Reading information and putting it in your own words is known as paraphrasing, it should also be citied as well. A reference page should be provided to show the reader where the information was citied from. Plagiarism can have severe consequence and every effort should be taken to avoid it. References: Boorstein...
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...Kelsey Sherman English Composition I Bryan Buttler 21 March 2014 Academic Dishonesty: Online How many times in one’s life does the topic of academic dishonesty present itself? Most would say fairly a great amount. Ever since the beginning of their school careers students are taught to never cheat, copy, or use anyone else’s work as their own. This is a topic that is discussed through grade school, high school, and usually the beginning of each semester for every class one takes at college. However, committing acts of academic dishonesty in online courses is rising. Students have more resource accessibility, different mind frames, and less teacher interactions. These characteristics causes students consider cheating more often than in face-to-face classes. Online classes have become more of a trend for various people. Flexibility and accessibility from anywhere makes online courses easier for students to continue their careers. Even though it is great for people to continue their schooling in a stress-free fashion that does not conflict with their schedules, it creates more opportunities for students to cheat. In Miller and Young-Jones’ article, the reason online courses will never take over colleges according to Youngberg’s statement in the Chronicle of Higher Education is “it’s too easy to cheat.” (138) With today’s technology there are billions and billions of resources available to anyone with the click of a few keys. Students have access to all types of Internet...
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...Journal Analysis: "Ethical Dilemmas on Academic Dishonesty" Part I Academic dishonesty is a big part of higher education and all institutions make sure students know the seriousness of not cheating. Being honest in your academic endeavors has to begin in elementary school and through high school and beyond. At an early age, students become aware how important education is to their lives. The internet opens up a whole new chapter of keeping academia in an honest state. There is information on any subject available on the internet. Keeping academic dishonesty at bay takes conscious effort and awareness. The purpose of the study was to highlight a concern of educational institutions that has an impact on their funding as well at the integrity of the systems they have in place. Educators need insight on how and why cheating is done. This study gives understanding of academic dishonesty to allow educators to have a tool to allow planning to help combat the problem. There are inside and outside factors that influence cheating and this study was done to help educators to be more informed. One study methodology that was used was systematic random sampling. The methods of analysis that were used were quantitative and qualitative methods. Systematic random sampling allows for an equal chance at selecting subjects and not overusing the pool of subjects. The students were taken from all levels of academia and grade average. There were also open-ended...
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...Memo To: (Chief Academic Officer) Date: July 26, 2012 Re: Academic dishonestly in online courses With the prevalence of online classes in today’s academic climate, I believe cheating occurs more frequently when students are enrolled for online classes. Because students have access to books, internet, and other sources of information in their own homes, many times students will take online exams with the aid of such resources. Also because there is not an easy way to monitor the actions of students during an online exam, there is more opportunity for students to cheat. Coming from a four year institution where many students opt to take online classes instead of regular lecture classes, I have seen students become very resourceful in the ways they go about cheating. For example, I have seen students copy the online homework and exam questions and forward them to friends in order to have another, maybe more knowledgeable, person give them the answers. Another example of cheating would be that some students copy the online questions, complete the answers correctly, and sell them to other students so that those students will also have the correct answers. Lastly, I have seen groups of students taking an online class, meet together and complete an exam together, helping each other figure out the correct answers to the questions. In order to become more effective in preventing cheating in the realm of online classes, I believe...
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...The Collin College “Academic Dishonesty Statement,” is similar to Notre Dames “Honor Code” in that they give helpful examples of what is considered plagiarism. In the Academic Dishonesty Statement, the acts of plagiarism, cheating and collusion are the schools main focus and examples. The school does mention some penalties, but their main focus is on the examples of plagiarism then the act itself. The phrase,“Collin College community is expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity,” gives a vague explanation of what the college expects from the faculty and students who are at Collin, but nothing else.The tone of Collin’s statement may be lukewarm and pluck at the morality strings of the student, but it still doesn’t make a student or faculty member contemplate plagiarizing or fear Collin College’s “disciplinary penalties”(Collin College Academic Dishonesty Statement)....
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...Due to the emerging technological era, the propensity to cheat in an academic environment is becoming increasingly enticing for students and problematic for their instructors. As technologically savvy students become more creative in committing acts of academic dishonesty, their instructors must become increasingly competent in their endeavors to deter cheating. With the convenience of computers and online data, unfortunately, an unwelcome new challenge emerges: preventing the misuse of these technological advances in academic environments. Cheating is widespread from high schoolers to college students. Not only do academic and professional teams recognize the widespread problem of cheating, but “students themselves are acknowledging the problem as well” (Campbell, p.35). According to the San Diego Union-Tribune (2001), nearly a quarter of students believe that everyone at his or her high school cheats. Before the Internet, research was a laborious task, requiring trips to the library, searches within the card catalog and extensive handwritten note taking. In contrast, today the same information is readily available through the Internet, thus creating a convenient environment in which to engage in academic dishonesty. In this emerging technological age, many students fall prey and use the extensive amount of technology for negative reasons. Szabo and Underwood (2004) engaged 291 students in a survey of 12 questions on the use and misuse of the Internet. The survey...
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...Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating and plagiarism. Plagiarism includes copying the work of others word for word outside of properly cited direct quotations. This means that regardless of the citation of a source, one may not use another person’s words outside of a direct quotation. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating and plagiarism. Plagiarism includes copying the work of others word for word outside of properly cited direct quotations. This means that regardless of the citation of a source, one may not use another person’s words outside of a direct quotation. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating and plagiarism. Plagiarism includes copying the work of others word for word outside of properly cited direct quotations. This means that regardless of the citation of a source, one may not use another person’s words outside of a direct quotation. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating and plagiarism. Plagiarism includes copying the work of others word for word outside of properly cited direct quotations. This means that regardless of the citation of a source, one may not use another person’s words outside of a direct quotation. Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to, cheating and plagiarism. Plagiarism includes copying the work of others word for word outside of properly cited direct quotations. This means that regardless of the citation of a source, one may...
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...The Importance of Academic Honesty Introduction Academic Honesty is an increasingly important aspect of the education process. The concerns of academic honesty and the lack of it are increasing, therefore colleges and universities are taking immense measures to control academic dishonesty. This paper will describe the definition of academic dishonesty as defined by Hard, Conway and Moran as well as describe the importance of academic honesty. The long term negative effects of academic dishonesty will be discussed as well as the various methods of deterrence. Building and acquiring academic integrity can encourage a student to become more confident with his or her academic assignments as well as improving him or herself academically. Academic Dishonesty Academic dishonesty is a form of cheating whether it is deliberately or inadvertently. Academic honesty is a major issue and the importance of this topic has been at the top of discussion between teachers and students at every level of education, especially within adult students with both face-to-face and online courses in the modern era. Academic dishonesty is described by Hard, Conway, and Moran (2006) below: providing or receiving assistance in a manner not authorized by the instructor in the creation of work to be submitted for academic evaluation, including papers, projects and examinations (cheating); and presenting, as one’s own, the ideas of words of another person or persons for academic evaluation without...
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... yet appreciative, responsibility to submit this paper on Academic Dishonesty. The purpose of this paper resulted from utter irresponsibility on my part. In an effort to meet a required deadline, along with a lack of proper time management, I submitted an assignment that contained plagiarism. I must admit that this was never my intentions and the first time I have been faced with such a situation. However, in an effort to take total responsibility, I recognize that my waiting until the last minute to complete an assignment is the root cause of this situation. In the past decade, professors across the country have noticed an alarming new trend—academic dishonesty is on the rise. More than half of college students surveyed admit to at least one instance of serious cheating in the past year (McCabe and Pavela). Information is incredibly easy to access on the Internet, and devices such as iPhones put that power, literally, into the palms of students’ hands. Many students entering universities today face extraordinary amounts of pressure for results academically, leading them to believe that cheating is necessary to succeed. This mentality is further cemented by examples in mass media, from professional athletes to CEOs cheating in order to get ahead. To battle this trend, colleges across the country have implemented honor codes. These codes vary widely depending on the institution; some merely outline unacceptable academic behaviors, others have a “no toleration” clause, and a few...
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...ACADEMIC DISHONESTY: ARE MORE STUDENTS CHEATING? Dorothy L. R. Jones Norfolk State University ACADEMIC DISHONESTY, with Internet plagiarism as one of the most common forms, is a concern on college and university campuses more than ever before. A review of the literature validates these concerns. According to a 2003 nationwide research study of 23 public and private colleges and universities, conducted by Donald L. McCabe, Internet plagiarism is on the rise. Thirty-eight percent of the undergraduate students surveyed indicated that they had engaged in Internet plagiarism (as cited in Rimer, 2003). Brown, Weible, and Olmosk (2010) found that 49% of students in undergraduate marketing classes admitted cheating in 1988 versus 100% of the students in an undergraduate management class in 2008; a national survey published in Education Week found that 54% of the students surveyed admitted to Internet plagiarism and 76% admitted to cheating; and the Center for Academic Integrity found almost 80% of the college students surveyed admitted to cheating at least once (“Facts About Plagiarism,” 2011). In May 2006, Ohio University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering plagiarism scandal garnered national attention when a review panel found “rampant and flagrant” forms of plagiarism in 34 master’s theses (Grose, 2006); and in November 2010, more than 200 of the 600 students in a University of Central Florida business class confessed that they benefited from accessing online test questions...
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...According to the article, “Perception of Academic Integrity Among Nursing Students”, there was a study conducted based on dishonesty in nursing education and as well as nursing profession in the field. The reason this study was conducted is because students were dissatisfied with the dishonesty among their peers. According to the authors Woith, Jenkins, and Kerber, academic dishonesty is growing among nursing students. There are certain factors that contribute to this growing issue which are student factor, faculty factor, and system factor. Student factor is when social anxiety can be a reason as to why a lot of students cheat, hoping they can impress others by any means. In the faculty factor, students are expected, by faculty, to finish...
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...search for academic honest in higher learning using search engines, little was found. When I first said searching, I decided to use google.com and ask.com as my search engines. I decided to look for academic honesty in higher learning (in its entirety). I had more luck with my findings when I used google.com than when I used ask.com. I picked a few websites that sounded like they'd be useful when writing a paper on the topic. The first two that I chose to visit were findarticles.com and wiki.answers.com. Wiki.answers.com literally gave a one sentence definition of what is believed to be academic dishonesty. Findarticles.com gave a short and simple description on academic dishonesty in online courses and provided a few links to articles about academic dishonesty. Those articles gave very little information on plagiarism and other terms defining academic dishonesty. One of the articles only informed a person about using correct citations in a paper and it was only six to eight sentences long. As with google.com, ask.com provided many links to many different colleges and academic institutions. I'm looking for academic integrity, not links to colleges, or links to different colleges' guidelines on their ideas on academic integrity (although they could somewhat prove to be useful). One thing that I was hoping for were statistics (real case studies) on academic dishonesty in higher learning. I did a search using ask.com for statistics on academic dishonesty. A lot of data...
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...Running Head: Academic Honesty Academic Honesty Name: Institution: Course: Tutor: Date: The increasing competition and pressure in learning institutions has jeopardized academic honesty. As a result, it has increased academic dishonesty amongst students (Bisping, et al, 2008). This is further worsened by the advancement of technology. Technology has eased and simplified ways of cheating particularly plagiarism (Ercegovac, & Richardson, 2004). This is taking and using the ideas, words or works of others as your own without acknowledging the author. Today, this is the most common academic offense. In this regard, academic dishonesty, plagiarism, has emerged as a major concern for institutions, teachers as well as students. Therefore, this paper delineates an action plan to curb this problem. The action plan outlines the specific methods and/or resources to be used to prevent plagiarism in the future for all academic work. The first and most significant method of preventing plagiarism is through designing clear and consistent institutional policy about academic honesty (Wotring, 2007). Faculties and institutions should design and prominently display policies on academic honesty. These policies should firmly state the faculties/institutions stand on academic integrity (Levy, & Rakovski, 2006). Actually, the policies should clearly explain the consequences of plagiarizing. In addition, these policies should be displayed in several locations where they are easily visible...
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