Academic Integrity In The Classroom

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?

Anyone not registered in an Advanced Placement Course was seen as having a lack of intelligence and anyone not a part of the Math and Science Academy was seen as even less than that. Every semester, my friends and peers constantly tried to get me to engage in the cheating norm. To them, grades were the most important thing in the world and they did not want me to be left behind on the spectrum. They would try and convince me with excuses such as how cheating would bring up my GPA, raise my class rank, and most importantly how it “wouldn’t be hurting anyone.” However, the truth is that it did hurt others. I never allowed myself to cheat, because I could never take that opportunity of a brighter future away from someone else who deserved it. There were so many students who put in countless hours of studying to receive the grades they wanted, and for me to use dishonestly to take that away from them wouldn’t feel right. I believe that success should be based on our own hard work, not carried on the back of someone

The past year has been quite a journey and I have learned and matured greatly over this time. I understand how big of a mistake I made, and I have thought on numerous occasions of how I would keep something like this from happening again if I was once again a student at the University of Alabama. I gained much insight from this event as I now live my life in a different manner and hold myself to higher ethical standards. I plan to live out these standards both inside and outside of the classroom, as I believe academic integrity carries over to more than just school. I hold myself personally accountable for every action that I take, and after everything has happened I know how to conduct myself even when no one is watching. My character has changed over the year and I carry out all of my actions in an honest manner regardless of the situation and these actions will also been shown in an academic setting. I believe honesty is key when following the academic code of conduct and I will be honest in all instances, which includes during the completion of any school work. I have learned that it is better to be honest when doing anything and I am also able to own up to any

My actions violated the core value of honesty. I was not honest to myself, Teddy Bobby, teachers and Fenn. If I was honest and looked at the facts I would have done something about it. By doing that I would have realized the full magnitude of what I'm doing and how wrong it is.

I received a text message fallowed a phone call by a friend who was in the class saying “that student have been caught cheating in the class by exchanging lesson plans and or using lesson plans that where pulled off the internet”. When I found out what happened I knew what we did was wrong and that we need to some how right our wrong. The instructor did give us the choice to confess to what we did and have our grade capped at a “C”. When I found out about the option to come clean about what I did; I knew that I should take that way and learn from my mistake. My problem was that I waited till I got back into the country; the people I work with already sent their emails wording it in a way were it did not make it seem like what we did was against the class

I am currently taking a summer class with Professor Debra Summers, the class is Survey Chemistry A 103. This is my first time taking a summer class at the University of Alaska, Anchorage. I am not used to taking the 10-week session compared to the traditional semester courses. I have felt a lot of stress with all the material and was not prepared for my first exam. I decided to take an ‘easy route’ and cheat on the first exam. This is my first time I have ever done this. Shortly after the exam I felt horrible for my actions. I planned

In addition to engineering, Tim also plays on the UNB varsity football team, which eats up a significant amount of his time. Tim had a critical decision to make last night, he was forced to choose between studying for his big physics test today or attending his football practice. He opted to attend football practice, therefore giving himself no time to study for his physics test. He thought to himself "Jerry has a 3.5 GPA, why don't I just sit right next to him?". Tim worried about the test all night and barely got a wink of sleep. By the time his alarm woke him up, he was exhausted and lethargic. He struggled to get ready for school and finally, when he made it to class, there were no seats next to Jerry. Tim decided to sit next to another student in the class, but coincidentally this individual was failing physics as well. The instructor immediately noticed the resemblance between Tim's paper and the other student's paper. The instructor wrote up an academic offense incident report and gave it to the registrar for approval. A week or so later, Tim received an email from the registrar concerning plagiarism. Tim was given a zero on the test without a chance to rewrite, a note was placed in his file regarding the academic offense as well as a warning that the next offense will result in failure of the course. As I see it, Tim received an appropriate punishment,

My English teacher during my junior year always had this saying, "Integrity is everything." She 'd say it at least five times every class period. I never fully understood what she meant until about half way through my junior year when I was emailed a link from one of my friends. This link had all the history tests with all answers that we would be taking that year. My friend said he had found the website after Googling some questions that were on the old tests. He stated that he didn 't want to feel stingy so he decided to share the website with me and a few other close friends that he knew were determined to get A 's that semester. I was faced with a sticky situation.

Prior to completing the Academic Integrity Program, I thought academic integrity was as simple “not cheating.” I considered it a policy solely implemented to ensure that students learned the material. To me, cheating was mostly plagiarism, or trying to pass off someone else’s work as your own. It was not until I completed the program that I began to understand the long-term effects of cheating on the peers, the professor, and the institution. Now, I understand that cheating affects not just me, but also the other students in my courses and the university’s reputation. I also understand the reasoning behind the university’s strict policies regarding academic integrity violations, as they are in place to protect the student, the classmates,

If you are taking an online class, be sure to do the following things in order to be successful with e-learning. First, you should be logging-into E-learning on a daily basis, even if you don't do any work. Logging in and completing any assignments in a timely manner will ensure success while taking any courses online. Also, looking over the "getting started" page will ensure success in the course you are taking.

“Savor that last slow, icy breath before all hell breaks loose.” I heard this mantra from my hockey coach almost every time before we lined up on the ice and waited for the game to begin. There was a sort of spooky peacefulness before the ref slapped that puck on the ice. In that last second, it was easy to picture in my mind the whole game being played out perfectly. BOOM! Instantly, I was completely engulfed in the game. Right as the puck touched the ice, I became responsible for knowing the whereabouts of every person on the ice, including myself.

During this process, I went through different stages where I learned different lessons. There were moments where I blame myself for not being able to detect this confusion in time. There were times when I blame the honors comity and my instructor for not believing me or for not seeing things the way I did. However, as time passed, I was able to reflect and see this incident from different points of view. One of the most important things I learned is that educational institution such as the University of Florida relies upon its prestige to provide that bright future full of opportunities for all the students. I learned that mistakes such as mine, whether intended or not, could damage that prestige and affect the student’s future. This been one of the reasons why universities are so concerned with any sign of ethical dishonesty. I learned that doing a good action won’t necessary guarantee a good outcome. In fact, this situation proved the nature of an action does not determine its

Throughout elementary school, class was always too easy for me. I could talk in class, goof around, pay zero attention, and still get great grades. My parents never knew that I was a terrible student with great grades. Unfortunately, these habits stuck with me through the majority of middle school. It got me by until my freshman year. When I faced personal struggles mixed with poor academic choices, I set myself up for failure. Not only am I completely embarrassed by this, but I can't hide it. This slip of paper that haunts me through this entire admission process. My high school transcript. I shelter it from my friends when handed out in full class meetings, I rip it up as soon as I get it in the mail before my parents can see, I've even lied

I can remember a time, and I am dating myself here, back in high school, I remember it distinctly. I was a sophomore at Portage Northern High School. I was sitting in Mr. Sterner’s Spanish class and we are about to take a test. Let me advice, Spanish was not a fun class, especially when it is not as interactive as the classes our children are attending today. Our teachers/professors have learned a few things since the 80’s. However, I am preparing for a test and yes, I cheated. I purposely wrote answers on the top of my note book where it just shows indentations of the words I needed. Did I get caught?, YES! Mr. Sterner pulled me aside after class and directly asked if I did. I wasn’t going to lie, but flat out told him that I did not feel confident or prepared for this exam. I knew others were cheating, but I was one that got caught and remorse did set in. I was probably more fearful of my parents finding out than anything else. Yikes!

I was sitting all alone wondering why I had ever walked out of my dorm room and instead of going to my test; I skipped; and went to have coffee. This was the final test. My teacher made it clear to all of us that if we didn’t pass this test, we wouldn’t pass the course. And another thing, there were no 'redo’s' if you were absent. I didn’t know why I had skipped it. I had studied the entire night before, even skipped going to a party. (Which, later that night, I heard was a blast.) That was