Academic Ethics

Authors: McCabe, Donald L.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: This article gives the results of a study that looks at the relation between cheating and the choice of academic major, particularly focusing on natural science and engineering majors. The study looked at over 4,000 students from 3...
Year: 1997

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Authors: National Academy of Engineering, Online Ethics Center
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: This case is not intended to focus on the policies and procedures of viewing student records. Different institutions undoubtedly have specific policies about obtaining this kind ofinformation while maintaining student privacy. Comme...
Year: 2006
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/CMS/2963/rescases/gradres/gradresv6/underprepared.aspx

Authors: Ronald E. Bucknam
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: The instructor in a graduate class discovers several students cheating on the final project, but is directed to be generous in grading the students since support for scholarships, assistantships, faculty salaries and research is dep...
Year: 2003
URL: http://www.niee.org/Case_of_the_Month/1018%20-%20Between%20a%20Rock%20and%20a%20Hard%20Place.doc
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1052-3928(2001)127:2(45)

Authors: Hoffman-Kim, Diane
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: Commentary on 'Normative Orientations of University Faculty and Doctoral Students.' The author discusses some of the limits of the study on the norms held by doctoral students and faculty, and how outlying factors, such as gender, c...
Year: 2000

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Authors: Pimple, Kenneth D.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Set in a busy lounge where graduate students and faculty mingle, three graduate students have a discussion about questionable faculty behavior at their college....
Year: 1998
URL: http://mypage.iu.edu/~pimple/mentor.pdf

Authors: Finelli, Cynthia J. ; Harding, Trevor S. ; Carpenter, Donald D.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: Previous research indicates that students in engineering self-report cheating in college at higher rates than those in most other disciplines. Prior work also suggests that participation in one deviant behavior is a reasonable predi...
Year: 2004
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-004-0027-3

Authors: Gorovitz, Samuel
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: The author discusses how concern about the employment prospects of Ph.D.'s in the sciences and engineering has prompted overdue interest in the ethical aspects of graduate education Because of the intensity of relationships between ...
Year: 1998
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-998-0053-7

Authors: Branstetter, Steven A. ; Handelsman, Mitchell M.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Ethics & Behavior
Abstract: This study assessed several ethical issues and judgments facing graduate teaching assistants. The authors asked psychology graduate teaching assistants to respond to the ethics of a number of teaching-related behaviors and how often...
Year: 2000
DOI: 10.1207/S15327019EB1001_3

Authors: Davis, Michael
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: New Directions for Higher Education
Abstract: Describes an effort to develop a code of ethics for Illinois Institute of Technology by a group of faculty, staff, adminstrators and students. ...
Year: 2008
DOI: 10.1002/he.303

Authors: LEWIS, KS ; Anderson, Melissa S. ; SWAZEY, JP
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: AMERICAN SCIENTIST
Abstract: A survey of doctoral candidates and faculty raises important questions about the ethical environment of graduate education and research....
Year: 1993

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Authors: Rogers, T. B.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Teaching of Psychology
Abstract: Discusses the teaching ethics and test standards in a psychological testing course. Difficulties encountered in teaching test standards and ethical principles; Creation of the Test Taker's Bill of Rights as a way of discussing, teac...
Year: 1997
DOI: 10.1207/s15328023top2401_9

Authors: Pry, Samuel ; Thomas, Mark L. ; Reilly, Richard
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Teaching Philosophy
Abstract: Plagiarism is often equated with theft, but closer inspection reveals that plagiarism is fundamentally a form of deception. In the case of plagiarism in the classroom, a plagiarist sabotages the instructors ability to make a fair a...
Year: 2007

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Authors: Marks, Joel
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Teaching Philosophy
Abstract: The author describes the system he has developed to combat cheating by using a system of "contract grading" that relies entirely on student self-reports of how many hours they spent doing the assignments. He believes that students ...
Year: 2003

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Authors: Gordon, A. David ; Kittross, John Micheal
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Journal of Mass Media Ethics
Abstract: This article discusses ethical implications for the academy in the use of cyberspace and virtual reality in conducting its teaching and research responsibilities. The authors provide a framework for thinking about ethical issues, an...
Year: 2003
DOI: 10.1207/S15327728JMME1803&4_9

Authors: Bok, Derek Curtis
Publication Type: Book
Abstract: The author discusses the moral foundation and role of universities in society, as well as the importance of academic freedom and the strings attached to this right....
Year: 1982

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Authors: Ogden, Joslyn
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Examines how the accreditation of the first completely online university served as a catalyst for bringing into the public sphere conversations about the definition and purpose of higher education, the way new technologies affect h...
Year: 2009
URL: http://www.duke.edu/web/kenanethics/CaseStudies/CyberU.pdf

Authors: Schulman, Miriam
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Is it ethical for students to take prescription drugs to help with their concentration when studying or taking an exam?...
Year: 2009
URL: http://www.scu.edu/ethics-center/ethicsblog/atthecenter.cfm?action=viewpost&c=75051

Authors: Shanks, Thomas, S. J.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: What happens when a harmless prank on your professor becomes a a case of cheating on an exam?...
Year: 2001
URL: http://www.scu.edu/ethics/dialogue/candc/cases/rock.html

Authors: Benderly, Beryl Lieff
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science
Abstract: Published on the Science Careers web site, this article looks at the pressures on post doctoral students to enhance one's data or keep quiet about the misconduct of fellow students or colleagues. ...
Year: 2006
URL: http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/previous_issues/articles/2006_07_07/a_pressure_cooker_for_postdocs

Authors: Zwahr-Castro, Jennifer ; Owen, Partricia R.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Ethics & Behavior
Abstract: Boundary crossings in academia are rarely addressed by university policy despite the risk of problematic or unethical faculty—student interactions. This study contributes to an understanding of undergraduate college student percepti...
Year: 2007
URL: http://www.ethicslibrary.org/resources/195/
DOI: 10.1080/10508420701378065

Authors: Wowra, Scott A.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Ethics & Behavior
Abstract: Academic dishonesty is a persistent problem in the American educational system. The present investigation examined how reports of academic cheating related to students' emphasis on their moral identities and their sensitivity to soc...
Year: 2007
URL: http://www.ethicslibrary.org/resources/201/

Authors: Vojak, Colleen
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Ethics and Education
Abstract: Several recent studies indicate that cheating has become both more prevalent and more socially acceptable. In this article I draw parallels between market values and student attitudes about cheating. They include: (1) reduction of a...
Year: 2006
URL: http://www.ethicslibrary.org/resources/213/
DOI: 10.1080/17449640600950808

Authors: Marks, Amanda ; Roig, Miguel
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Ethics & Behavior
Abstract: A sample of students from a private, multicampus, midsize university completed 2 copies of Gardner and Melvin's (1988) Attitudes Toward Cheating Scale a semester before the implementation of a modified honor code. The authors instru...
Year: 2006
URL: http://www.ethicslibrary.org/resources/205/
DOI: 10.1207/s15327019eb1602_6

Authors: American Sociological Association
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: In a sociology class on race, ethnicity, sex, and gender, the professor asks the students to keep journals as a way for students to share their thoughts and feelings about what they read and learn. The journals often include very p...
Year: 2009
URL: http://www.asanet.org/ethics/detail.cfm?id=Case33

Authors: American Sociological Association
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: In an undergraduate class on research methods in sociology, a professor requires students to work in groups and develop a survey that explores student attitudes on a controversial topic. This year, the topic is abortion. The Chair ...
Year: 2009
URL: http://www.asanet.org/ethics/detail.cfm?id=Case56