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The paper examines how students are cheating - what "methods" they are employing, in other words - as well as what types of students are cheating and how universities are dealing with the problem. The paper shows how student cheating is fast becoming a serious problem and it may mean that Student Codes of Conduct have to be either revisited, universities must start demanding TAs and faculty aggressively may have to pursue suspected cases of academic misconduct.

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"It is widely felt that cheating in Canadian universities has reached grim proportions. For one thing, a study conducted recently by the University of Guelph found that 18 percent of university undergraduates admitted to cheating on an examination or test - which translates into roughly 1 out of 5 students "breaking the rules" even though they are fully aware that to do so places them in serious jeopardy. With the above in mind, the following paper will examine how students are cheating - what "methods" they are employing, in other words - as well as what types of students are cheating and how universities are dealing with the problem. In the final..."

Tags:university, cheating, students

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The paper discusses how like the majority of the thousands of words found in the modern English language, cheating has several different but related meanings, and along with these various connotations that add subtle nuances to its meaning depending on how the term is actually used. The writer relates that what most surprised him about the word is that although it is mostly interpreted as a negative word (both in its definition and in several connotations), he also found that there were positive aspects to this term as well. This paper focuses more on these because the negative aspects are all too familiar.

From the Paper
"Like the majority of the thousands of words found in the modern English language, cheating has several different but related meanings, and along with these various connotations that add subtle nuances to its meaning depending on how the term is actually used. What most surprised me about the word is that although it is mostly interpreted as a negative word (both in its definition and in several connotations), I also found that there were positive aspects to this term as well. This paper will focus more on these because the negative aspects are all too familiar. Probably the most interesting and non-negative connotation of the word..."

Tags:cheat, etymology, connotations

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The paper considers the effect of cheating in the virtual classroom and whether it hurts the viability or credibility of online learning.

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"Cheating in the classroom has always been a challenge for educators. Whether students copy from one another, obtain answers to tests ahead of time, or bring notes into the classroom environment surreptitiously, cheating is a problem that all teachers face. The Internet age has increased the opportunities for cheating. Enterprising students text one another or experts outside the classroom for answers or use Web-enabled devices such as Blackberries to access the Internet in real-time. The Internet has also made..."

Tags:cheating, distance learning, online learning, online classrooms

Abstract
This paper examines the issue of cheating in the academic environment that is made easier and more efficient by technology and that may make cheaters out of students either intentionally or unintentionally.

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"This research examines the issue of cheating in the context of ethics in the academic environment. The focus of this research is on students who are using technology to cheat, whether intentionally or unintentionally. The creation of the Internet has made research a relatively simple matter of typing in a few words into a data field, pressing the carriage return on the computer, and then watching thousands of hits or separate items of data appear on the screen. For example, typing the words academic cheating into the..."

Tags:cheating, students, academic, technology, term paper mills

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This paper discusses the problem of cheating and plagiarism in high school and college. The paper postulates that social cohesion might be the key to creating and maintaining morality, as social pressures dictate social norms. The paper also mentions society's excessive materialism and the lack of universal definitions for plagiarism as possible contributors to cheating. The paper explains that if cheating is socially sanctioned, then students are more likely to cheat, whereas if peers pressure their friends to refrain from cheating such as by ostracizing cheaters, then cheating is less prevalent. In conclusion, the paper states that cheating is simply a reflection of how society has shifted from one rooted in ethics and morality to one that stresses money over morals.

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"Shulman also points out that one of the reasons cheating persists on college campuses is the lack of universal definitions for plagiarism. Not knowing that a behavior is ethically or legally wrong may cause some students to cheat when they normally might not. In some instances, cheating might not reflect a decline in moral values within that student but instead, a decline in strong social sanctions. What some students consider cheating, others might not. Discrepancies between what is acceptable and what is not prove that moral relativism is part of the problem. Cheating is wrong no matter what form that cheating takes. Stealing answers on an exam and borrowing ideas from an article are both forms of cheating, but some students might not feel the latter is a type of plagiarism. To reduce instances of cheating in school, educators need to address the definition of plagiarism and the penalties for it early in a student's career. More importantly, the culture needs to eschew all forms of cheating as being unacceptable. The goal of material success is not as important as the goal for a more ethical society."

Tags:honesty, dishonesty, plagiarize

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This paper contends that cheating is a significant problem among college students and that a majority of students either cheat or implicitly condones cheating. The paper presents the results of a survey performed on 161 students, inquiring about their opinions and experience regarding cheating and the likelihood that they would report a cheater. This study concluded that, while a majority of students believe that cheating is never justified, that same majority has participated in cheating ,either actively or passively, and would not be very likely to report cheating.

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"Cheating is a significant issue in schools today. According to a study performed by California State University, "Most students (78%) reported cheating of at least one type". (Butler et al.) Past studies have apparently been somewhat conflicted regarding the causes and incident of cheating. Missouri Western State College student Andrea Rittman found that only 16.7% of students reported cheating in college, though far more reported cheating in high school. However, her study was skewed because she only included cheating on tests, while prior studies had included other tasks such as paper-writing and projects. Considering the ease of ordering custom papers online at any number of web sites, one would be surprised if cheating on tests were the primary form of cheating in an academic setting. The California State University results included "Thirteen cheating behaviors" (Butler et al.) which no doubt accounts for its higher positive results."

Tags:copying, deceiving

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The paper explores the technologies and strategies that cheaters use. The paper relates that a large percentage of students don't have any social or moral qualms with using technology to cheat. The paper then suggests how to minimize or eradicate the opportunities for students to cheat.

Outline:
Introduction
Technology in Today's Classroom
Ethos of Cheating Amongst Students
Preventative Measures Against Using Technology to Cheat
Conclusion

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"Since the dawn of academia there has always been an opportunity to cheat. Cheating has come a long way over the years from writing on your arms and hiding miniature scrolls of paper inside of ink pens to using I-pods, cell phones and Bluetooth capable devices to listen to answers. Cheating hasn't changed but the opportunities to do so have. With the increased acceptability of using technology inside our classrooms the chances of using technology to cheat has become more covert."

Tags:ipod, blackberry, text-messaging, cell, phones, electronics, copying

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This paper discusses the situational ethics of cheating. It specificlly presents a case study of children cheating at play on the playground during recess while being observed by the writer. The paper presents the writer's observations and discusses the literature with regards to the effect of race, gender and age on cheating.

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"In my observations, I watched children between the ages of seven to twelve at a middle school during recess. Most were Caucasian and middle-class, thus I was not able to observe racial or socio-economic differences, only gender differences. Some of my observations confirmed what I had read. Children who were angry, aggressive, and did not have a group of friends to talk to on the playground were more likely to cut in line to play on popular equipment. However, the gender difference was much more pronounced than the literature might reveal. Rejected girls seemed more likely to withdraw from games, than attempt to become involved and to cheat to show mastery through cheating."

Tags:society, popularity, behavior

Abstract
The paper examines what methods students use to cheat, what types of students are cheating and how universities are dealing with the problem. The paper discusses how student cheating is fast becoming a serious problem and contends that strict enforcement should be at the top of any school's agenda.

From the Paper
"The first topic of discussion is how students cheat. For one thing, many students in American and Canadian schools plagiarize from online or text sources - such a practice is obviously common enough. More than that, a paper released by the University of Wollongong in Australia reports that students will also employ methods like using electronic devices to "source" information during an exam, using false identification so that another party can write an exam in their place, and/or working with a "colleague" whereby one party allows the other party to scan his or her paper for proper responses to difficult questions (4). Returning momentarily to the troubling issue of plagiarism, there is some evidence that a pervasive sub-culture of "cut-and-paste" cheats are emerging who simply view the internet as an easy means of accessing information they would presumably have difficulty finding elsewhere (Nilsson, Eklof & Ottosson, n.d.)."

Tags:plagiarism, misconduct, copying, Internet, scanning

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This paper examines the 'cheating' scandal at the University of Toronto Law School in the spring of 2001. In fact, the students did not cheat they lied about their marks on December exams during interviews for summer jobs. That being the case this incident raises questions about Law School's links to law firms, the purpose of a legal education and the ethics of both lawyers (and law students) and Law Schools.