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Ethics and Academic Integrity

Ethics and Academic Integrity. Dr. Nancy Stanlick Assistant Professor UCF Department of Philosophy stanlick@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu Office: CNH 411 407-823-2273. The Problem of Academic Dishonesty. Contents I. Preventing the Problem Ways of Cheating and Plagiarizing

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Ethics and Academic Integrity

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  1. Ethics andAcademic Integrity Dr. Nancy Stanlick Assistant Professor UCF Department of Philosophy stanlick@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu Office: CNH 411 407-823-2273

  2. The Problem of Academic Dishonesty Contents I. Preventing the Problem • Ways of Cheating and Plagiarizing • Other Elements of Prevention II. Dealing with the Problem: Reaction • OSC Ethics Seminar • Searches, Websites and Resources for Faculty III. Theoretical Approaches to Cheating and Plagiarism: The Use of Theory IV. References and Resources

  3. I. Preventing the Problem • Know How Cheating and Plagiarism Occur • UCF Writing Center • Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning • Books/Articles on Academic Integrity • MLA, Chicago, Other Manuals • Building an Atmosphere of Respect • For Self • For the Discipline • For the Instructor

  4. Ways of Cheating and Plagiarizing Know the Methods 1. High-tech methods • Internet • Text beepers • Cell phones • PDAs and Handheld Computers • Walkmans/Tapes/CDs 2. Low-tech methods • Water Bottles • Mirrored Glasses • Body Writing • The “Support” Bra • Folded Paper/Leg Fans • Duplicate Blue Books • Phantom Students • Test form replacements

  5. Other Elements of Prevention • State expectations in your syllabi • Explain rules of research • State clearly what is permitted and what is not permitted in your classes • Proctor actively and avoid distractions • Remind students of the UCF Creed • Remind students of penalties

  6. II. Dealing With the Problem: Reaction • Notify the Office of Student Conduct of any and all instances of academic dishonesty • Make use of campus facilities and programs: • Office of Student Conduct • Academic Integrity Seminar

  7. OSC Ethics Seminar for Students • Meets at least once each semester. • Student participation in the seminar: discussion, assignments • A way to “reinstate the student into the academic community” • A “contractarian/Kantian” approach – respect for persons • Responsibility and Alternatives • Website for the student seminar: http://pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~stanlick/oscethicsfall02.html

  8. Searches, Websites and Resources for Faculty • Books: • Howard Baker, Jr., And the Cheat Goes On: an Expose on How Students are CHEATING in School (Salem, OR: Forum Press International, 1989). • Gregory J. Cizek, Cheating on Tests: How to Do It, Detect It, and Prevent It (Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 1999). • Bernard E. Whitley, Jr. and Patricia Keith-Spiegel, Academic Dishonesty: An Educator’s Guide (Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 2002) – available on NetLibrary. • Internet Resources • UCFs Golden Rule/Student Academic Behavior.   Go to http://www.ucf.edu/goldenrule/studaca.html • Plagiarism: How to Recognize it and How to Avoid it. Go to http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/wts/plagiarism.html • Papers to Buy and How to Find them. Go to http://www.schoolsucks.com and http://www.turnitin.com • Ethics Updates. Go to http://ethics.acusd.edu/Resources/AcademicIntegrity/Index.html • The Center for Academic Integrity at Duke University. Go to http://www.academicintegrity.org/

  9. III. Theoretical Approaches to Cheating and Plagiarism: The Use of Theory • Bernard Gert, Morality: Its Nature and Justification (New York: Oxford UP, 1998) – available on NetLibrary • Nancy Stanlick, “Honor Codes, Individual Worth, and the Academic Community: Teaching Ethics to Plagiarists and Cheaters Across the Curriculum” (in progress)

  10. Closing Considerations • How Does Academic Dishonesty Reflect on You? • For a first case of honor code or academic integrity violation, an integrity/ethics seminar is appropriate • Theories of “Punishment”: • Forward Looking – Utilitarian/Community Oriented • Rehabilitative/Responsibility Oriented • Backward Looking • Retributive • A Case of “Giving Up”

  11. IV. References and Resources(in addition to those listed on previous pages) • Herman, A.L., “College Cheating: A Plea for Leniency,” Journal of Higher Education, 37(5) May 1966: 260-266. • Kibler, William L, Elizabeth M. Nuss,et. Al., Academic Integrity and Student Development: Legal Issues and Policy Perspectives (College Administration Publications, 1988). • McCabe, Donald L, Linda K. Trevino and Kenneth D. Butterfield, “Cheating in Academic Institutions: A Decade of Research” Ethics and Behavior, 11(3), 2001: 219-232. • McCabe, Donald L. and Linda K. Trevino, “Academic Dishonesty: Honor Codes and Other Contextual Influences” Journal of Higher Education, 64(5), Sep-Oct. 1993: 522-538. • Noah, Harold J. and Max A. Eckstein, Fraud and Education: The Worm in the Apple (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2001).

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