...unequal to the other students in the class and the department. If Helen reads the final exam in advance, the conditions under which Helen and students who don’t cheat are being judged will be different. On the other hand, if Helen cheated in this course she would get the highest academic honor—summa cum laude. That will be unfair between what she did (cheat of ting) between the honor she got. When facing this ethical dilemma, Helen has two alternatives: to cheat or not to cheat. From my point of view, cheating is unwise, because chances are that the professor or other students find out Helen’s cheating in the final exam. In that case, several bad consequences would happen: Helen would get a C or fail the class, she would lose the job opportunity at Big&Apple LLC if the company found out her unethical behavior, she would probably be removed as president of Belta Alpha Psi and her eligibility for summa cum laude would be lost. Even she got an A in the exam by cheating, and won the summa cum laude. This unethical behavior will likely either to make Helen feel very regret and guilty in the...
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...success. It is not fair for a person who has worked hard his or her entire life for success, to be at the same status as someone who has cheated his or her way to greatness. Success means many things to many people, and everyone will do anything to reach that ultimate goal. In life the true indicator of success is not what is accomplished, but what is felt. And for a fact everyone wants to feel happy in his or her lifetime. For that reason many people lie and cheat their way to success to feel fulfilled. But people that achieve success the wrong way will just lead their lives to disappointment. For example, a student wants to be a doctor, but cheats his way out of high school and college, by not studying, copying from others, and cheating on tests including the MCAT’s, he or she will unjustly receive a medicine degree wouldn’t be a successful person....
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...Academic Honesty The opportunity or the accessibility for students to cheat is greater now than previous years. In the article, “Honor Principle differs from peers,’ ” by Lindsay Ellis and Kira Watkin of Dartmouth University, it is stated that Dartmouth, Princeton University and University of Pennsylvania base their honor code on trust. This leaves for an open interpretation of the honor principle by students, and works off the idea that students are able to distinguish for themselves what is inappropriate and appropriate behavior. Although it is rather generous to have an honor principle that is so vague, it can also be a bad thing to have. Some students may not want to collaborate or share tips about the work because they’re afraid it would be in violation of the principle. I think that certain guidelines should be established for very research heavy assignments, such as labs and papers, in each class, like Biology Professor Smith at Dartmouth does with her students. This was a policy I have followed through my high school and first years in college. Each student collaborates with obtaining the data, but it’s the interpretation of it that varies. There was an incident at Harvard University that was discussed in class about the 125 graduate seniors who were made to take a leave of absence or withdraw for collaborating on a take home test. An investigation is being conducted for these students and it was brought up in class about whether or not it was fair to rescind all...
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...and studies secretly? Given the two situations that the others might study or may not study, it might seem to a random student that studying is the safer strategy. At least he won’t be left stranded at the lower end of the GPA spectrum and well, there is this chance of actually doing well in the exams! Now everyone might think this way and end up studying thereby eliminating any relative advantage of studying that any one might have. What we have is Prisoners’ Dilemma in the academic setting in a new multi-player avatar. Can “collusion” be implemented to solve the problems arising out of, let me dare term it – Students’ Dilemma? The problems are many? How to monitor effort? How to design a “punishment” for detractors to deter them from “cheating” (which ironically, in this context means studying!)? How to ensure that a student doesn’t get mistakenly punished for doing well in the exam by chance or by sheer ability? And the questions continue… Consider a hypothetical scenario where students to agree to spend a specific and significant amount of time in the common area everyday so everyone watches over the other. Students can choose to watch movies or pay games and everyone gets to watch what the others are doing. This will leave a reduced time for any prospective “cheater” to study extra in his/her own time. Ideally the system should...
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...have an inclination to cheat. Pre-Test: In order to really test out this theory I decided to take a visit out to my old college campus. The university of Orono at Maine and take a visit to a class which was having an exam. I sat in on the class and acting as if i was a student to really test out the theory of whether or not students would be more inclined to cheat or not given the opportunity. But before I had even gone out to the actual class itself I decided to post a status on the Umaine Facebook page to see what peoples opinions were. Of course you had your generic responses such as Cheating is morally wrong. Or the responses such as its taking the easy way out and it is not fair for the fellow students were most of the responses that I have gotten. So with taking the responses on Facebook and keeping that in mind I decided to test out the theory myself. Reason For Research: Cheating is a primordial inclination in man. I feel like everyone honestly if given the opportunity to cheat and to get away with it can do it and will. So i wanted to test that and really see peoples morality when it came to issues like this. Sampling/Data: You will state your rationale for choosing the method chosen —explain how you are going to “do” the observation or interview or Survey. I will be visiting the campus of...
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...The act of cheating is considered taboo in society as we know it today. Cheating on school exams, in sports and in relationships are almost always frowned upon, thus, portraying the “cheater” as the bad guy, and his act morally wrong. When it comes to cheating to get ahead in your education, the only person you are hurting is yourself. For example, a student has to write an essay on a specific topic, but because of a full schedule including sports and music lessons, along with poor time management, the student finds himself sitting at the computer the night before the essay is due, completely drawing a blank when it comes to beginning the essay. It is easy to go on the internet, search for the topic and then find several websites dedicated to essays on that topic. The student using another person’s essay as their own will only hurt them in the long run. They may be caught and punished for plagiarizing, as there is a multitude of software available to detect plagiarizing. A teacher gives the assignment to measure the student’s understanding, ability, and comprehension of the actual act of writing the essay. It is with these assignments that the student can learn and perfect good writing habits, a skill that is taken with them into adult life. Cheating in sports has been happening for a very long time. As far back as 1919, cheating was recorded in the baseball World Series; the cheaters then became infamous for their cheating behavior rather than their performance on the field...
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...Dillan Middlebrooks English 848 Chris Dowling 09/29/2014 Part of being human If there’s one thing that we all could use more of it would be self-control. Look at the least successful people you know and the most successful. The one thing that makes these two types of people different is their ability to do the right actions and do them continuously. Recently I read The Willpower Instinct by Kelly McGonigal, Ph.D.it first explains that willpower is an instinct, like stress, that protects us from ourselves. Then the book goes through ways we sabotage our own willpower and she also gives strategies to improve your willpower. One thing that The Willpower Instinct made crystal clear was that everyone struggles in some way; it could be addiction, distractions, temptations, and procrastinating. Motivation is key to resist our short-term pleasures. “When you find your biggest want power…bring it to mind whenever you find yourself most tempted to give in or give up.”(75) Whenever you are on the verge of giving up you need to just remember where you want to be and it will help you get to your overall goal. The beginning of my senior year of high school I was 80 credits behind so I had to take seven classes the first semester, but I only passed half of those and then I had ten classes the final semester in order to graduate with three credits over the requirement. Along the way I had people telling me that I “could” and “couldn’t” graduate. I definitely wanted to just give...
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...then, he was an honest ball player who's goal had finally been accomplished from hard work and dedication to his craft. Over the years Rodriguez would face a number of tough life decisions that would shape his future forever. His decision to cheat destroyed his name and credibility. A vibrant young ball player who had his entire life ahead of him would later become the laughing stock of the Major Leagues. While Rodriguez knew what he was doing was wrong, he failed to think of the consequences that would result from his actions. Though it may be difficult to sympathize with Rodriguez's situation, it is the exact same situation that we are faced with when we choose to be dishonest. Whether its taking an illegal performing enhancing drug or cheating in any other aspect of life, you sell yourself short and risk the hardships...
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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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...Dylan Moreau Dr. Monteiro ENGL 1301 - 376 10/21/14 Cheaters Never Win Picture yourself and your family at the ball park on a nice Friday afternoon. The game starts, and the first pitch is thrown, and boom, a home run! The next batter comes up to bat, the pitch, and another home run! Before you know it, the score is 10 to zero in the first inning. This is not what you had in mind coming to the game, but now it is almost certain every hitter will knock one out of the park. The predictability makes the game no fun to watch, and strips the game of it's natural flow of things. The use of steroids in sports is wrong because is undermines the game being played, not to mention they are banned in most, if not all, professional sports around the world. There are multiple ways to look at this issue, but regardless of which way you choose there are concrete facts about steroids that should make you think twice before choosing a side. The use can halt growth in adolescents, cause behavioral side effects, psychological issues, and inflict major physical distortions. These conditions apply to both males and females and include acne, clotting disorders, liver damage, premature heart attacks, strokes, and elevated levels of cholesterol to say the least. With all of that being said, some might question why anybody would consider taking this drug. Due to our modern love for sports and competition, athletes around the world are willing to do almost anything to make it to the top...
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...A lot of “Students did not fully understand the role of an honor code; many saw it as another rule to obey (Vangeli)”. “Students were expected to report or confront a fellow student if they knew that he/she had cheated, lied, or stolen (Vangeli)”. Therefor teachers expect or trust students to report a student if someone was peeking at their paper or copy from the internet. If you saw someone cheating your job was to report them (Vangeli)”. Such as students' job was to report, but some didn't find it effective or necessary or their responsibilities. “Many students did not find it necessary to call out the fellow peers (Vangeli)”. For instance, all the students just want to pass and keep themselves in check, and not be responsible of their peers. For instance, students are to report if they see plagiarism or copying, but some didn't find it any of their responsibility are...
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...Would you like to live in a world full of cheaters. There is a major cheating crisis at parkland high school. There are a lot of reasons that kids cheat at parkland because of all of the stress to be the best. Is a good grade really worth ruining your reputation. There is a cheating crisis at parkland high school because of stress, One reason that there is a cheating problem at parkland is that that it is morally wrong. One reason cheating is morally wrong is because you were being dishonest. If the student gets caught it could lead to teachers not trusting you if you. Another reason is that it could destroy your reputation. You could be known as a cheater no one would trust you ever again. There is a cheating crisis a Parkland high school...
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...Carlos Andrés Muñiz Mr. Moore AP English Language and Composition 12 August 15 Cheating in the Academic Setting It seems like it was too long ago when kids actually realized the importance of learning. Although now a days it seems like every student isn’t interested in learning, he or she is interested in the reward that comes along with it. Being in the top ten percent of your class, being valedictorian, or getting accepted into the college of your dreams, that’s what passes off as important in school now. Sure, it kind of is, but if you don’t learn anything, then you’re cheating yourself and just wasting your time. The point of going to school isn’t to get good grades, or be the most popular kid, or be even be the smartest…we all go to school for nothing more than to learn. You can walk around just about any school, in any state, at just about any time of the day, and I’m willing to put money on the line that you will see a group of students sitting around a bench sharing last night’s homework. Students are so accustomed to cheating; they think it’s 100 percent normal. This bothers me so much because they’ve put so much effort into learning the best way to cheat over the years that you can’t help but smile and think “, If you would put half the effort you put into learning how to cheat, you might have honestly passed Mr. Moore’s English class.” Yet people don’t realize how bad it seriously is. In our present day society, kids are overwhelmed with the idea that...
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...Cheating does not Help Students Learn Better In the modern society, almost every student occasionally cheats during tests or exams. It is found more beneficial to cheat rather than study for upcoming examinations. Willfried Decoo argues that 70% of high school students in the United States have at least cheated once in their high school career. However people are not aware of the harmful side effects that cheating brings along such as its addiction, losing self-belief, and the trouble it can cause. Cheating does not help students learn better in their education, but it only harms them. Cheating can be very addicting. It can make an individual think that cheating is the best and only way of getting a high grade in an exam or a test. It is commonly known that students will perform every possible way to stay floating in academic classes. For this reason, it is very likely for students to cheat in classes. The mind of an individual only starts to conclude that the only way of getting a high grade is to cheat. This is where the second topic links in and people feel like they cannot achieve a good grade without cheating. Self-belief is a very important characteristic. Cheating however decreases that characteristic from an individual. After the addiction process is complete, people tend to lose confidence in studying. It is commonly thought that without cheating an individual wont be able to get a high grade. This occurs because people lose self-belief. Dependency occurs within...
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...Becker and Ingrid Ulstad explore which gender is more likely to cheat. Firstly, they find out that Lot of students were accepting of cheating behaviors. Secondly, Research has theorized that social media leads males toward unethical action more often than females, especially when they feel the end justifies the means. The authors clarify that Females will act unethically when they are able to make excuses for themselves about why it is acceptable to break laws or rules, or when they fail to see the consequences of their actions as important. Males are more likely to take a risk than are Females but to conclude males and females act similarly about cheating. Borresen, Kelsey. "Cheating Definition: University Of Michigan Professor Talks Cheating Behaviors (VIDEO)." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 01 Mar. 2013. Web. 03 Nov. 2015. In this video Borresen defined cheating in 27 different behaviors and surveyed people. The study asked surveyed 456 college students to look at 27 different behaviors and assign them a number on a scale of 0 to 100 based on the extent to which they believed the action would be considered cheating. Some of the behaviors were giving 500...
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