Academic Dishonesty: A Zero Tolerance Professor and Student Registration Choices

"Academic Dishonesty: A zero tolerance professor and student registration choices"

* EBSCOhost

* Elliot Levy, Carter C. Rakovski

* September 2006

* The article was peer reviewed by Department of Accountancy, Bentley College,

* The database was found under Academic Search Complete

Academic dishonesty includes four general types of activity: cheating, dishonest conduct, plagiarism and collusion. The article is about how college and university faculties are responsible for forcing the rules of academic honesty. It is just not something you should read to the students and expect them to understand. The Academic Honesty layout should be explained, broken down to the advantages and disadvantages. Not only should students be addressed about the academic policy the students should have the rights to tell how they feel about or state whether or not they understand it. I also feel like it is very important that instructors take steps to prevent academic dishonesty such as: during the class meeting in which you talk about class expectations and structure for the course are discussed, also include a discussion of the academic standards of the course. Some issues that are related to online academic honesty are: plagiarism, fabrication, deception, cheating, bribery, sabotage, professional misconduct. Some steps to help avoid these problems are: don't download papers from the internet, be sure to note your resources when conducting research and taking notes, do not loan completed assignments to others.

"A best practice for handling Academic Honesty Issues with adult students"

* Stephen F. Gambescia

* Winter 2007

* The database was found under Education Research Complete

This article is mainly focused on how colleges and universities handle academic honesty issues. It also tells you how they respond to academic policy issues and violations. It is a must that faculties include a syllabus to inform the students about such issues. It's also very important that the instructor have a discussion with him / her if they suspect academic dishonesty. All students come to college for a purpose and it is expected of them to be responsible individuals who demand of themselves high standards of honesty and personal conduct. Cheating, plagiarisms, unauthorized collaboration, deliberate interference with the integrity of the work of others, fabrication are considered serious offenses. Some academic offenses can be handled directly between the faculty member and student but with the assistance of the head faculty member's department. To prevent all