...Honesty in the Academic Environment Jasmine Mix RDG 504 January 18, 2013 Jessica Montgomery Honesty in the Academic Environment Introduction Six year old Kylie is asked by her teacher “Why did you place the pencils in your backpack and take the pencils home?” Very unsure of the appropriate response, Kylie simply says “ I didn’t.” The teacher then goes over to the child’s book bag to take out the pencils that are accused of to be missing. Kylie then states that she must have accidently placed the pencil in the book bag after completing the end of the day assignment while packing up to go home. Regardless of the reason the action occurred, the teacher proceeds to have a thorough discussion regarding the topic of honesty and goes forth to discipline the child in school as well as contact her parent at home to make them aware of the situation and to recommend they generously speak to their student so that the behavior is not repeated again. In this paper I look to explore the different levels of honesty and evaluate if it is as black and white as it seems. When is it Lying According to Merriam-Webster the definition of honesty is: 1. The quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness. 2. Truthfulness, sincerity or frankness. 3. Freedom from deceit or fraud. The commitment required to realize these simple terms is more clearly implied in a second definition, drawn from Funk & Wagnails Standard Handbook of Synonyms, Antonyms and Prepositions: "One who is honest...
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...Honesty and Integrity Honesty Being truthful, straightforward, and candid are aspects of honesty. Truthfulness is required. Deceptions are usually easily uncovered. Lies erode credibility and undermine public confidence. Untruths told for seemingly altruistic reasons (to prevent hurt feelings, to promote good will, etc.) are nonetheless resented by the recipients. Straightforwardness adds frankness to truthfulness and is usually necessary to promote public confidence and to ensure effective, efficient conduct of operations. Truths presented in such a way as to lead recipients to confusion, misinterpretation, or inaccurate conclusions are not productive. Such indirect deceptions can promote ill-will and erode openness, especially when there is an expectation of frankness. Candor is the forthright offering of unrequested information. It is necessary according to the gravity of the situation and the nature of the relationships. Candor is required when a reasonable person would feel betrayed if the information were withheld. In some circumstances, silence is dishonest; yet in other circumstances, disclosing information would be wrong and perhaps unlawful. Integrity Being faithful to one’s convictions is part of integrity. Following principles, acting with honor, maintaining independent judgment, and performing duties with impartiality help to maintain integrity and avoid conflicts of interest and hypocrisy. “Do what’s right legally and morally”, these are the words that...
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...Honesty Essay Honesty is a very abstract word. It is defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary as “adherence to the facts; refusal to lie, steal or deceive in any way.” But, what does ‘honesty’ exactly mean? Some would say that honesty means not telling lies, not committing crimes or living a life according to what law says. To be honest, it is a manifestation of the truth, and the facts behind are just a consequence of being honest. In a simple way, honesty is not only to tell the truth, but also to live the truth. Prior to taking this course I had the notion honesty was something that was done to keep one out of trouble. Growing up my parents would always tell me honesty is the policy and truth will set your free. I believe it is hard for any child to be completely honest due to fear of the repercussions of their actions. Honesty is a virtue that should be taught to all children to ensure that they will grow up and be honest productive members of society. According to (Dr. Robinson, 2015) It is wrong to take the property of others without their consent, or to get any advantage from them by deception to concealment, or any false contrivance (plan or scheme). He who does this, or attempts to do it, or even desires to do it, is not honest. This course has taught me that honesty and truth go hand in hand. I try and stay true to my morals and be honest and tell the truth in every aspect of my life. In a person relationship it is definitely important to be honest with each other...
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...Academic Honesty Gen/105 August 10, 2011 Boni Cherelle-Caruth Article Title: Reframing Academic Honesty Author(s): A.G. Reed Publication Date: 2009 Peer Review: Yes Database site: Gale Power Online academic honesty related issues in this article were based on moral values, organizational and structural elements. In other words, the foundation of cheating is easily there. Why not cheat? There are various norms that are practices by people to state what they believe is cheating. For instance, sharing test answers or helping someone on a paper does not constitute as cheating. To some students, still having to know the assignment and understand what the assignment were and what the professor intended for them to learn. Instead the articles pulls out that some professors way of teaching is sometimes the reasons. As stated, the author states that if the student do not have assignments that are worth learning from the professor he or she feels they need to do what it takes to get the assignments done or get a good grade. I feel that the practices listed in the article are very good steps to avoid academic honesty. In the instructor position, there are online tool for checking plagiarism. Also, knowing my students capabilities of doing there assignments is also needed. Having my students to do certain steps for turning in a assignment such as paper drafts...
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...Gender Differences in Perception of Masculinity in Men’s Crying I. INTRODUCTION Masculinity means being inexpressive and unemotional. Men are not expected to cry, to be sad or to be vulnerable (Forisha, 1978). According to the traditional stereotype being masculine means being assertive, being interested in things, rather than people, being analytical and manipulative, and being able to “get things done” (Forisha, 1978) Femininity and masculinity or one's gender identity refers to the degree to which persons see themselves as masculine given what it means to be a man or woman in society. (Burke, Stets and Pirog-Good 1988; Spence 1985) A person with a more masculine identity should act more masculine, that is, engage in behaviors whose meanings are more masculine such as behaving in a more dominant, competitive, and autonomous manner (Ashmore, Del Boca, and Wohlers 1986). Men are more likely than women to feel ashamed of crying. There are variations in degree, but this indicates that social norms restricting male crying may be pretty much universal. Male crying being generally discouraged from an early age, while female crying is accepted or even rewarded (Fox, 2004). Men cry less frequently and intensely than women, and this sex difference is especially marked for crying in response to anger. (Santiago-Menez & Campbelle, February, 2013) The history of men crying, men have always cried. Yet the acceptability of male crying has varied across...
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...Introductoin Speech Beyonce Knowles- 2012 MTV Awards Hello I am James Alexander, and I will be your host for the 2012 MTV awards. I would like to welcome our first performer to the stage, but before I do that MTV decided to give a little bit of background on this artist. Body 1. Biography A. Beyonce Knowles was born march 9, 1981 in Houston Texas. She attended st. Marys elementary school where her teacher discovered Beyonces vocal talents. Being apart of a talented family, her father being a record manager, mother a costume designer and hair stylist and younger sister who was a singer/song writer and actress. B. Can anyone guess who I am talking about? C. In 1990 Beyonce attended a performing and visual arts school in houston. D. At a auditon beyonce met up with latavia robertson along with her cousin kelly rowland than being placed in a band called “Gyrls time” E. Later chaning the name of the group to Destinys Child with a total of four girls but leading down to three. 2. Accomplishments A. The group destiny child won many awards such as being award best R&B group at the 2011 Grammys, selling a multi-million platinum album containing some of their greatest hits. B. The bands third album Survivor debuted at number one on the billboard 200 album chart and sold over 10 million copies worldwide. C. Destiny child announced that they would be temporary splitting up in order for them to persue their solo careers. D....
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...Academic Honesty Academic honesty is among one of the topics that seems all people knows about it.However,most of us merely know it by words,and regard it as something quite theorectical,as a consequence,the majority pay little attention to the issue.While actually,academic honesty is everywhere in our life as a college student and we may find out that we ourselves cannot meet the severe standards of acedemic honesty. To start with the discussion,we should first of all have a well-rounded understanding of academic honesty.Academic dishonesty or academic misconduct is any type of cheating that occurs in relation to a formal academic exercise,which includes plagiarism,fabrication,deception,cheating, bribery, sabotage, frofessorial misconduct, personation,etc.[1] At the present time,academic honesty should be attached to great importance for the fundamental reason that it is such a rare quality among the academic world,especially in colleges.For instance,in almost every college nowadays,students accomplish their essays or homework by simply copying and pasting the entire passage they found from baidu or google,and for students who are looking forward to a higher grade,they tend to read a few dozens of essay focused on the particular topic and then they make their own one by picking some useful parts from different eaasys,add a few original ideas and piece them together.Whenever you step into a test room,there is a possibility finding some test takers cheating.Even among...
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...No matter what someone has achieved in their lifetime, honesty triumphs over all. Being known as someone who is honest is an honor, most of the time. Honesty is a reoccurring theme in many novels and plays. However, in the play, “Othello” by William Shakespeare, honesty works hand in hand with irony. The word itself, “honest” shows up repeatedly throughout the play. The word “honesty” is ironic and works to deconstruct the play and is mostly untruthful when used in the play. It is used to make the reader aware of a character’s true personality, not the personality that the other characters see in the play. The most common usage of the words honest and honesty throughout the play are in regards to Iago. Iago uses his reputation as an honest man, to manipulate the ones around him and watch them suffer. Othello considers him to be “Honest Iago” (I.iii.290). Each character describes him as truthful, trustworthy, honest and full of love. Iago states, “O wretched fool, that lov’st make thine honesty a vice!” (III.iii.385). He says that being honest can be harmful and those who are honest are fools. By saying his, he is referring to himself as a fool. When he says, “I’ll love no friends sith love breeds such offence,” he portrays himself as someone loyal who would never lie to anyone, especially not Othello, someone of a military rank (III.iii). However, this is dramatic irony because the reader knows that Iago is in fact a villain, and becomes frustrated with the ignorance of the...
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...Academic Honesty Rita Walker August 6, 2012 Jessica Gomez, RN, MSN Academic Honesty Universities and institutions of higher learning have codes of conduct, plagiarism, and academic honesty policies which students must adhere to for academic success. It is essential to the integrity of students, educational institutions, and faculty that academic honesty policies are followed as written to prevent incidence of academic dishonesty, plagiarism, and violations to the code of conduct. In spite of the policies and procedures for student conduct, academic honesty, and plagiarism violations to the code of conduct occur frequently. However, to have academic honesty, academic dishonesty must be avoided. What is considered academic dishonesty? What causes students to commit acts of academic dishonesty? What preventative measures can be implemented to decrease the incidents of academic dishonesty, plagiarism, and violations of the code of conduct? And lastly who is ultimately affected by violating, regulations, rules, and policies related to academic dishonesty. This paper will focus on the cause and effect of academic dishonesty. Current studies have shown that there is a significant rise in the occurrence of academic dishonesty, such as plagiarism and test taking infarctions. According to Deddes, (2011) 85% of students admitted to episodes of academic dishonesty by text messaging containing answers to questions sent to another student during test taking and committing acts...
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...Abstract The focus of this paper is the importance of maintaining academy honesty, which is a requirement of all students at the University of Phoenix. As a student I am responsible for the way I conduct myself when it comes to honest when it comes to assignments and making sure that the wording is in my own words. When it comes to using other’s work I must show the respect that he or she deserves and cite their work the correct way. I have to make sure to read over the Student Code of Conduct and follow the guidelines when it comes to this situation. From here on out I will remember to maintain honesty and make sure to follow the correct way to cite information from my own benefits. The definition of plagiarism where an individual is takes someone else’s working and using as your own. The Importance of Maintaining Academic Honesty I am aware of the University’s policy when it comes to plagiarism and academic dishonesty. I have gone over the sources that have been provided for me through the University of Phoenix and articles from the library that is online. I have a great opportunity to finish my Master’s degree and given another chase to fulfill my educational goal and understand to make sure to look over my papers and use the tools that are provided for me through the University. I understand that I need to make sure to always respect the school policies, instructors, and the students that I am in class with. I understand plagiarism up and down now and how it might...
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...Academic Honesty The following required paper will serve as a rough guide in what academic honesty is and how to prevent it. This will also outline what is included in plagiarism and general dishonesty, possible reasons why there may be a downfall in this area and ways to protect the student from falling into the plagiarism trap. Ways for students and faculty to foster academic integrity will also be discussed. Academic honesty is important in academics at any level. There are two main reasons for keeping academic integrity intact and they are to stop students from misrepresenting others works as their own and to cite original works giving the source the proper credit. It is important for students to understand the impact that dishonesty has on the educational process. It is also an integrity issue that encompasses the faculty and students as a whole. Academic honesty is the responsibility of all students and faculty. There are so many ways that students can be morally and lawfully dishonest in a college setting, but the student then needs to understand what exactly academic dishonesty is and in what ways they violate the code of conduct put forth by all universities. Academic honesty includes staying away from these dishonest acts: cheating plagiarism (Plagiarism is to present someone else’s work, ideas, creativity sayings as your own ) copying or copy and pasting from the Internet altering authorized academic records helping other students to perform an act of academic dishonesty...
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...Academic Honesty The following required paper will serve as a rough guide in what academic honesty is and how to prevent it. This will also outline what is included in plagiarism and general dishonesty, possible reasons why there may be a downfall in this area and ways to protect the student from falling into the plagiarism trap. Ways for students and faculty to foster academic integrity will also be discussed. Academic honesty is important in academics at any level. There are two main reasons for keeping academic integrity intact and they are to stop students from misrepresenting others works as their own and to cite original works giving the source the proper credit. It is important for students to understand the impact that dishonesty has on the educational process. It is also an integrity issue that encompasses the faculty and students as a whole. Academic honesty is the responsibility of all students and faculty. There are so many ways that students can be morally and lawfully dishonest in a college setting, but the student then needs to understand what exactly academic dishonesty is and in what ways they violate the code of conduct put forth by all universities. Academic honesty includes staying away from these dishonest acts: cheating plagiarism (Plagiarism is to present someone else’s work, ideas, creativity sayings as your own ) copying or copy and pasting from the Internet altering authorized academic records helping other students...
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...The first article found was searched for in university’s online library under the EBSCOhost database using the keywords “Academic Honesty”. The article’s title is “Perceptions of Academic Honesty in Online vs. Face-to-Face Classrooms” the author is Michael Spaulding and the article was published in the winter of 2009. This article was not a peer-reviewed. The second article was found under the Gale Power search database, the keywords searched were “Academic Integrity”. The article found is titled “Educator’s role in promoting academic integrity.” The authors names are Robyn Hulsart and Vikkie McCarthy and it was published in December of 2009, and this particular article is peer-reviewed. Within these two articles issues were listed regarding the topic of Academic Honesty and Dishonesty. Many of the issues appear to be the same for both online and face-to-face courses. Many students will plagiarize other students and/or authors work in their own research paper not citing their work. While others may make up false citations and websites for their research paper. Some students will have their assignments, research papers or test completed by friends or family members and take credit for the work. There are also services offered on the internet that will write students papers or use past papers in exchange for money. There are many steps that can be used by students to avoid academic dishonesty. Students should allow themselves plenty of time to complete an assignment, and write...
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...The main focus of this article was on two different types of cheating. The 2 types were planned cheating and the panic cheating; they compared and tested both in online learning and Traditional classroom setting. They also listed the differences between the online classroom and the traditional classroom. The steps one would take to prevent planned cheating are to have more confidence in oneself when writing papers, also having enough time to complete the assignments on time. As for steps for the panic cheating it was concluded that this form of cheating did exist in online learning as this practice is more reserved for the classroom setting For the second article I used academic honesty as the keyword in my article search. The title of the second article was: The culture of cheating: from the classroom to the exam room. The authors were Danielsen RD; Simon AF; Pavlick R. This article was published in March of 2006. No there was not a peer-review done on the paper. I found this article using the EBSCOhost database The focus of this article is on all different types of cheating. To list a few of the different types: Copying from another student during an examination, copying a paper from a file or from a purchased paper and presenting it as original work, asking another student for the answers to an examination question, purchasing or receiving notes from a fellow student and using material from another student's paper without giving bibliographic credit. How to take steps to...
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...Even the most honest person will tell a lie to save him or herself. During the Salem Witch Trials, if one is accused of being a witch and he or she goes to trial and doesn’t confess, he or she will be hanged. One may be telling the truth in claiming innocence of witchcraft, but the court will not believe a person accused of witchcraft unless one has confessed. The assumption of the practice of witchcraft came about when Abigail’s Uncle Parris, caught her friends and her dancing around a fire in the woods conjuring spirits. As the play, The Crucible, by Arthur Miller goes on, some of the characters are found to be honest, jealous and full of pride. Honesty is said to be the best policy, however in The Crucible, the characters...
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