Academic Dishonesty Scenarios
Kip goes to tutoring; John goes to 4.0 and Go tutoring; Maria goes to the University Writing Center and tutoring services. They all receive help from these services in various courses, and complete their own assignments as instructed. Select the type of academic dishonesty the above scenario would be classified as. A) Cheating B) Fabrication C) Falsification D) Multiple Submissions E) Plagiarism F) None of the above. There is nothing wrong with that the student(s) has (have) done.
F) None of the above. There is nothing wrong with that the student(s) has (have) done.
Melinda and Rick are studying for their third Biology exam. They don't feel great about the material, so they make copies of a previous student's exams*and form a larger study group. They all make Bs on the exam. *The previous student was not given their exam to keep or distribute. They had taken a picture of their answers before the teacher took the exams back in class. Select the type of academic dishonesty the above scenario would be classified as. A) Cheating B) Fabrication C) Falsification D) Multiple Submissions E) Plagiarism
A) Cheating
Patsy finds the answers for her Algebra homework on a commercial website that provides answers to homework questions for many disciplines. Students can sign up for a free account or an upgraded account for a nominal cost. She uses this website to answer her homework all semester Select the type of academic dishonesty the above scenario would be classified as. A) Cheating B) Fabrication C) Falsification D) Multiple Submissions E) Plagiarism
A) Cheating
Bill has attended every class for English. When he gets his second exam back, however, he learns that he made a 63. He knows the teacher does not have a Test Corrections Policy. Bill believes the low grade was due to careless errors, and that he really did know the answers. Bill crosses out his original answers, selects the correct answers, and sets up an appointment to speak with the professor and request a higher grade on the exam based on Bill's corrected answers. Select the type of academic dishonesty the above scenario would be classified as. A) Cheating B) Fabrication C) Falsification D) Multiple Submissions E) Plagiarism F) None of the above. There is nothing wrong with that the student(s) has (have) done.
B) Fabrication
Team A created a fantastic presentation for a class. Rogelio represents Team A's information as his own, for a presentation in a different course; the work was done last semester, and he was a member of Team A. Select the type of academic dishonesty the above scenario would be classified as. A) Cheating B) Fabrication C) Falsification D) Multiple Submissions E) Plagiarism F) None of the above. There is nothing wrong with that the student(s) has (have) done.
D) Multiple Submissions E) Plagiarism
David is doing online research for a term paper. He reads about 17 webpages and scientific journals with useful information that he incorporates into his paper, but only cites the 3 papers he quotes directly. He only uses materials or resources permitted by the instructor. Select the type of academic dishonesty the above scenario would be classified as. A) Cheating B) Fabrication C) Falsification D) Multiple Submissions E) Plagiarism F) None of the above. There is nothing wrong with that the student(s) has (have) done.
E) Plagiarism
David is taking an exam online in eCampus. He's struggling with a few questions so he decides to open a browser on his smart phone to search for the answers to the questions. David knows the instructor's policy is that no outside material is allowed to be used during an exam, but he figures it's on online test so it really doesn't matter and even if it did, who would ever know? Select the type of academic dishonesty the above scenario would be classified as. A) Cheating B) Fabrication C) Falsification D) Multiple Submissions E) Plagiarism
A) Cheating
During her Chemistry exam, Cheryl notices that Stacy is looking over at her test. Cheryl doesn't make any effort to cover up her exam, and she does not report her suspicions to the instructor or exam proctors. Select the type of academic dishonesty the above scenario would be classified as. A) Cheating B) Fabrication C) Falsification D) Multiple Submissions E) Plagiarism
A) Cheating
Joe is taking his Geometry exam and is not sure whether he can use his notes and advanced TI-89 calculator on the exam. Joe does not feel confident about the material as he is taking the exam, so he decides to glance at his notes that are sitting in his backpack and pulls out his calculator. Select the type of academic dishonesty the above scenario would be classified as A) Cheating B) Fabrication C) Falsification D) Multiple Submissions E) Plagiarism
A) Cheating
Stacy wants to know how she is fairing on her English exam, relative to her classmates. She peers over at her neighbors' exams, to compare how far they've gotten on the exam and to see if their answers match. Select the type of academic dishonesty the above scenario would be classified as. A) Cheating B) Fabrication C) Falsification D) Multiple Submissions E) Plagiarism
A) Cheating
A student is supposed to read Hudler's Magical Mushrooms, Mischievous Molds for Biology and write a review. However, the student did not finish the book, so they read a synopsis and cite the book in their paper instead of citing the synopsis they read. The instructor specifically informed students they should not use a synopsis instead of the book. Select the type of academic dishonesty the above scenario would be classified as. A) Cheating B) Fabrication C) Falsification D) Multiple Submissions E) Plagiarism F) None of the above. There is nothing wrong with that the student(s) has (have) done.
A) Cheating B) Fabrication
Melinda and Rick are in a group for their Social Studies project. They want to ensure that their brochure is worth an A+, so they purchase a brochure about "Egypt" from a health company, despite the instructions for the assignment saying all sources must be peer-reviewed articles. Melinda and Rick divide up the brochure's topics, research the information, but don't rephrase or paraphrase the information, and submit/present it for their final project. They do not mention the brochure in their references. Select the type of academic dishonesty the above scenario would be classified as. A) Cheating B) Fabrication C) Falsification D) Multiple Submissions E) Plagiarism
A) Cheating E) Plagiarism
Percy comes to class, signs in so he gets credit for attending class, and then leaves shortly thereafter to go study on his own. OR Percy asks his friend Ron to sign in for him because Percy can't come to class today. Is this academic dishonesty? A) Yes, while this doesn't technically fall into any one of the categories of academic dishonesty, this is dishonest. B) No, that's a completely reasonable choice and not unethical.
A) Yes, while this doesn't technically fall into any one of the categories of academic dishonesty, it is dishonest.
Becca and Annie are lab partners for Biology. They expected their Chemistry lab to produce .224 g of sodium stearate, but they realized that they used the incorrect measurements of their reactants and thus only obtained .112 g. They wrote the following in their lab report: "Using the prescribed measurements of reactants, as outlined in our procedures, we obtained our expected results: 0.223 g of sodium stearate. If this experiment were to be repeated, we would recommend a finer-tune scale to ensure proper weighing of reactants." Select the type of academic dishonesty the above scenario would be classified as. Note: In some cases, more than one answer may be correct. When more than one answer is correct, select all correct answers. A) Cheating B) Fabrication C) Falsification D) Multiple Submissions E) Plagiarism F) None of the above. There is nothing wrong with that the student(s) has (have) done.
B) Fabrication C) Falsification
Alicia wrote a report on rice plants and disease susceptibility in water-logged soils for her Honors Biology project. She also needs to write a report for another science class. Alicia decides to use the same paper for both assignments, with some revisions and does not discuss the matter with her instructors. She does however cite her report on rice plants and disease susceptibility in the References section of her second report. Select the type of academic dishonesty the above scenario would be classified as. A) Cheating B) Fabrication C) Falsification D) Multiple Submissions E) Plagiarism F) None of the above. There is nothing wrong with that the student(s) has (have) done.
D) Multiple Submissions
