This essay is based on the video clip “Academic Integrity: The Bridge to Professional Ethics” specifically the first scenario in the video. In this video a group of students are given a take home examination, the students are told not to work together on this assignment. One of the students finds while studying find an old text book in the library which contains working solutions to the exam problems. He then shares this information with another student and this information eventually gets back to the professor. There are several ethical issues which arise in this scenario and I will attempt to address them here.
In the first scene we have the students meeting and discussing the take home exam noting that their professor has specifically said
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Mark thinks that these perfect scores will reflect badly on him, he asks the question to Professor Miller “shouldn’t these be your own questions?” I think this is a very important question. As a professional the teacher has a set of internal ethics that combined with his skill set make him competent in his role. He will also have a code of ethics which are appointed by his particular university although in this example we are unable to determine what these are. In terms of general morality the professor has not made an ethical wrong in using these old problems in his exam. His issue here is more of a role specific or internal ethical problem. In this case by using old exam papers the professor has brought into question the academic integrity of his course. The professor has inadvertently given some students an unfair advantage over others by having the exam questions available in the public space. Specifically for the students the got hold of this information it has completely undermined the principal of this exam (and to some extent the entire paper), which is to encourage students to review and learn the course material and then measure how well they have learned the material. Allowing these exam questions to be discovered by student’s means some students have only been tested on how well they can directly copy down …show more content…
While this is very true that the morally correct action for the students is to turn over this knowledge to the professor and let him deal with the situation, the fact is the professor could have taken simple steps to assure that he never put the students into this moral dilemma. By using these old questions he has created a situation where his students must act against their own self-interest in order to do the morally correct
Students show bad academic integrity by cheating. but cheating has a wide range of examples. Most people think of cheating to be copying someone’s work, or using a study guide on a test, but it can mean much more than that. Students now have
In conclusion, cheating is a dishonest action, and its effects could tremendously impact other people around. Alerting authority figures about dishonesty actions can help motivate students to learn the subjects thoroughly and build meaningful life experiences. Although we might lose a friendship, but in the long run, friends will be thankful, since who knows if they are in a situation, where they actually need to use their knowledge, in the workforce they are
Ms. Laufer had a difficult decision to make. She has a bright student who was under an extreme amount of stress. Through difficult circumstances he had cheated on an exam he didn’t have the opportunity to prepare for. Should she hold him to the same standard as other students who might not have such a difficult home life? Or should she allow him to make up the test for partial credit, putting herself at risk when dealing with other students who are caught cheating in the future?
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Recently, more and more people choose study abroad to enrich their learning in order to obtain more opportunities for their future life. As we all know, academic integrity is not strangeness to us during our study period. “Most colleges and universities have academic integrity policies that are rule-based, defining what constitutes cheating, plagiarism, and forgery in the academic community and their consequences, ranging from getting no credit for an assignment to suspension of studies at the university” (Tammy, Dillon, & Camp, 2017, p. 1159). At the beginning of each semester, the professor always emphasizes the importance and seriousness of academic integrity. Author must cite the information
This essay will be examining why nursing students need to demonstrate a high level of honesty and academic integrity in there work. The discussion for this essay will look at why academic honesty and integrity is so important, what is considered academic dishonesty and how can it be managed; and how this can effect clinical situations.
On a research paper, how much information can you “borrow” with or without citing the original author? How do you cite the resources you “borrowed” or quoted from the original author? Will anyone know if you submit a friend’s research paper? No one can see you taking an online test from your living room – should that change how you take a test?
They are accused of cheating by copying answers off of each other due to having the same wrong answers. When Escalante asks to look at the tests to see whether or not the students have the same incorrect answers, they do not allow him to view the tests. The students take the test again, and they all pass without being accused of cheating. As a whole, the work is about how a teacher transforms the futures of his class of challenged students and overcomes false accusations of cheating, and I learn that I am afraid of disappointing my mentor. Stand and Deliver helps me find out why I am afraid of mentors, and it is due to my fear of disappointing my mentor with my incompetence.
Teachers have moral obligations to self, to faculty, to parents and to students and not living up to this obligation creates challenges and is morally wrong. I will investigate two theories under what, if any, circumstances would it be acceptable for a teacher not to report cheating through analyzing two points of view. The first from Kant’s deontological ethics perspective and then from a virtue ethics
Academic integrity has been a major concern among many colleges and universities across the world. Many people may ask the question: what is academic integrity? University of Missouri’s Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities (n.d.) states, “Academic integrity is the core set of values and principles that underwrites the very mission of the University itself; integrity, honesty, hard work, and the determination to translate personal and professional principles into behavior.” Some also may view academic integrity as the act of sustaining honest and rightful behavior in an academic setting that avoids, prevent and provide disciplinary actions for those who commits academic dishonesty, plagiarism and cheating of any kind. Majority of college and universities in all disciplines has academic ethics and honesty policies for all students regardless of their academic statues as undergraduate or graduate students. For example, Webster University’s Statement of Ethics (n.d.) for both graduate and undergraduate programs says, “Those who elect to partici...
The purpose of applying this theory is to behave the way one would want others to behave. If other students see that the professor is not accepting plagiarized work, then they will take the proper measures of completing their assignments on their own. By taking the necessary standards to encourage the students to use their own knowledge, the standard has been set on how to respond to ethical dilemmas of this kind. It should be the duty of people in a position to help a large portion of the student population to do
As students of high school and college, and even in the professional world, we are asked to research and write on subjects that are seen to be important. The research that we are asked to do, has been done many times in the past, which means people are bound to use others’ ideas and words with no recognition, sometimes without even knowing it. This leads to plagiarism, which is something many people have heard of, but never learned the true definition and the harm it can create. Schools and society need to be more proactive in explaining what plagiarism is, how to write correctly in order to prevent it, and teach the consequences plagiarism has.
Honesty and integrity are two major core Catholic and humanist values that many students in modern times seem to lack. According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, honesty is defined as "the quality of being fair and truthful." Honesty plays a huge role in our society and daily lives. Honesty is a key characteristic that makes up a person, and defines who they truly are. Usually, if a person is very honest, which according to Merriam-Webster Dictionary means, “the quality of being honest and fair.” As you can see, the definition of honesty and integrity go hand in hand. Just as Spencer Johnson tells us, “Integrity is telling myself the truth. And honesty is telling the truth to other people.” Without honesty, there is absolutely no integrity. In the past few years, many major corporations conducted tests to determine how much of the world’s population was considered, “honest.” WalletTest.com conducted an experiment in which one hundred wallets were left on the streets on purpose, filled with a good amount of cash, and a picture identification card to explicitly show who the wallet belonged to. Of those one hundred wallets, seventy four of them were returned and twenty six were not. The sample of people they used were of mixed gender, age, and race, giving a good testing sample. The results were good, showing that most people were honest, and the honest people outnumbered the dishonest people nearly three to one. Honesty and integrity does not only play a large role in daily life situations, however. Honesty and integrity play a large role in academics in different levels of expertise: Elementary, High School, and College.
From a young age we are taught the differences between right and wrong, but as we get older the line between moral and immoral is often blurred. Things that were once thought of as unacceptable are now perfectly fine in our minds. Have you ever seen anyone cheat on an assignment or exam? Do you know anyone that’s been expelled from school for cheating? What if it was discovered that a U.S. senator plagiarized his college thesis paper? Imagine if it got out that one of the most respected universities in the U.S. was involved in a huge fraud scandal that involved thousands of students. Academic cheating is a terrible offense because it is unethical, self-degrading, and can be detrimental to the learning environment.
When an exam is designed well and has the sole purpose of testing the student’s knowledge on material that was presented during the semester it should expand the student’s knowledge. It should also allow both the teachers and students to see the progress and accomplishments that were achieved during the semester. Good results from exams should encourage students to continue their journey of learning. This puts a large amount of pressure on the teacher to make sure the exam is relevant to the information presented and that students are fully prepared for the exam. (Jensen)