Academic Honesty

Some issues surrounding academic honesty are coping, plagiarism, and cheating. I know that some of these things are the same in a certain way. Homework is so easy to copy because one has many friends to get homework from and your friends are going to let you copy it no matter what. Also cheating off another student is easy too because some students let you and some just don't know if the one sitting next to you is really doing it. Cheating usually happens on test days and on quizzes. Plagiarism occurs when a writer duplicates another writer's language or ideas and then calls the work his or her own. Some students tend to be dishonest because they don't want to lose a scholarship. It is so easy to accomplish because of who you know. "As students move up through middle and high school, the pressure to succeed grows, coming not just from parents, but also from peers, from teachers and school administrators, and from the need to get into a good college. The general consensus after Moore's survey of his high school students was that "everybody does it at least once," and that made it OK", said by Judy Molland. Some ways that teachers can inform students- Inform students of academic standards for scholarship and conduct.Explain how cheating harms students and describe campus sanctions.Minimize the opportunities for cheating and plagiarism.Take visible actions to detect dishonesty so that students know you will not tolerate cheating. Even if you don't actually carry out all the actions you say you will take, honest students will appreciate knowing that you care enough about academic integrity to take precautions.If cheating occurs, respond swiftly with disciplinary measures and formal action. This was said by Barbara Gross Davis.