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Sweet R evenge

Explore the consequences of academic dishonesty (contract cheating) in professional life. Consider the credibility of cheaters in business and the long-term impact of cheating.

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Sweet R evenge

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  1. SweetRevenge

  2. SweetRevenge – basic information • Target audience: lawstudents • Summary: consequences of academicdishonesty (contractcheating) in professional life • Objective: think through the later consequences of cheating and consider the credibility of a cheater in business • Length: 30 minutes

  3. Michelle and Ann weretwobestfriends. After high school they studied law together, they lived together in a student apartment, shared all activities and knew everything about each other.

  4. Michelle wasn’t a hard worker in her studies, she used a cheat sheet or some non-permitted support in many of her exams.

  5. Ann was studying hard and sometimes she was jealous that Michelle had better results without the effort.

  6. By the end of their studies, they weren’t thebest friends anymore, but they still lived together.

  7. Michelle had more free time, so she already had a part-time job in an attorney’s office. She was struggling to start her master thesis reasoning that she did not have much timebecause of her job. And hoping to complete it with minimal effort.

  8. One day she decided to have the thesis written…

  9. Michelle boosted herselfforhavingthe thesis ghostwritten: shepaid for it with the money she earned through her hard work in the office, so it was well deserved!

  10. At the end, both Michelle and Ann bothdefended their theses and graduated from the law school.

  11. One year after graduation, Michelle and Ann met at the reunion of their law school class. Ann came also with her boyfriend John, who appeared to be really attracted to Michelle. • Soon after the reunion, John left Ann and started dating Michelle. • It was the last straw for Ann. Michelle cheated through her studies, had her thesis written, thanks to her work experience during her studies, had better job, and now she had stolen Ann’s love!

  12. Ann had few photos of Michelle’s monitor showingher thesis was ghost-written.

  13. Thankyou very much forthe thesis youwroteforme! I got B fromit and I‘m a lawyernow!

  14. Ann took photos of the evidence and sent them to the University and also to the office where Michelle was currently working. • Ann knew it would take some time before the University withdrew the degree from Michelle, but the reaction from her employer might be faster. • Revenge is sweet…

  15. Student Discusssion • What do you think happenedafter? • Did you find anymitigating circumstances for Michelle’s behaviour in the story? • What do you think about Ann’s steps? • Whatcouldhavebeen done to preventtheproblem? • What might be reaction of Michelle’s employer? • What would be your reaction as Michelle’s employer? • Would your reaction be different if the degree wasn’t necessary for the given job/position?

  16. The conclusion • Michelle’s employer fired Michelle, being afraid to lose credibility with his clients • The University started an investigation to withdraw Michelle’s degree • Michelle was hired by another attorney’s office,soon they received the same letter and she lost her job again • Other attorney’s offices refused her job application, Michelle heard from friend that in the town she has the reputation of a cheater

  17. The conclusion • Within the investigation, the University found an Easter egg*from the ghost writer in Michelle’s thesis, so there were no doubts and her degree was withdrawn. • She move to another town and never had the chance to work in the field of law again.

  18. Thetakeawaymessage • Apply professional work techniques consistently and observe the standards of good scientific practice. • Seek assistance if you need it. • Take action if you recognize unprofessional, unethical or criminal ways of working. Use, for example, procedures provided and also take into account ethical standards.

  19. Notes for teachers • This case was created in Czech Republic, where it is possible to retrospectively revoke degrees for serious academic integrity breaches such a contract cheating in final thesis. • It is recommended to check your legal framework and alternatively adjust the story (or keep it in Czech Republic).

  20. Acknowledgement – pictures source • Allphotosusedare just illustrative, they are downloaded from an online photo-bank and the people depicted have no connection with the presented story. • Author:  CollegeDegrees360 • Lisenced under CC BY-SA, 2.0 • Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/83633410 @N07/ • The photo of graduates is by Teddi Fishman

  21. Responsibleauthors • Dita Dlabolová (dita.dlabolova@mendelu.cz) • Withcontributionof Tomáš Foltýnek (tomas.foltynek@mendelu.cz) and Pavel Turčínek (pavel.turcinek@mendelu.cz) • 2018

  22. LicenseInformation Titleofthework: “Sweet revenge” Attributework to name: Dita Dlabolová (dita.dlabolova@academicintegrity.eu) Licensedunder: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Attributeusingfollowing text: “Sweet revenge” by Dita Dlabolová is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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