From: T.J. Willson
Class: BUS 1000-003
Date: August 19, 2013
Subject: Academic Integrity Assignment
1) Academic dishonesty is displayed by both students in the given situation. The second student is the biggest offender because he is deliberately cheating on an exam, which should result in a failing grade.
Student 1 is at fault as well, because he made no effort to cover his answers, which is considered sharing answers, also another form of cheating. Both students should be reprimanded, and should receive failing grades on this exam.
An article from Eastern Illinois’s Student Standards Webpage states, “Eastern's policy is that all cases of misconduct be reported.” (http://www.eiu.edu/judicial/acadishonest.php)
2) Option A is displaying Academic dishonesty, because …show more content…
3) Although you might have received a great grade on your psychology paper, it is cheating to use the same paper for another class/subject. Although you did write it, it is considered plagiarism to use the same paper for another assignment. (Turnitin.com/D2L would pick up on this).
“The value that we place on education should be reflected in our response to academic misconduct. In the absence of mitigating factors we recommend that an F for the course should be the minimum appropriate response for deliberate violations.” (http://www.eiu.edu/judicial/acadishonest.php , Eastern Illinois’s Academic Integrity webpage) Your teacher would want you to put in the time and effort to create a paper for their class, not use a previously written paper, because that’s the easy way out. Once again, the student is not only cheating himself or herself, but they are also showing academic dishonesty by using the same paper for another