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The Honest Truth Behind Dishonesty
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, integrity is defined as a "firm
adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values". Academic integrity is a set of
beliefs that prevents one from engaging in any fraudulent activities in their academics. It
implies honesty and fairness in all intellectual or research based pursuits. What holds
more of the limelight and is more emphasized is the infraction of academic integrity. This
includes cheating, plagiarism, academic misconduct, or research misconduct.
The notion of academic integrity is highly stressed in every educational institution
and in every major university in the United States. It is included in most universities'
Code of Conduct or Code of Ethics. It is also included in mostly every syllabus a class
will have. Academic integrity is taught to students since the age of 5, the beginning of
their academic venture. It plays a huge role in the development of education. Yet, with all
of this, academic misconduct is still very much prevalent in today's multiple education
systems. According to the Open Education Database, 60.8% of polled college students
admitted to cheating, on assignments and tests. The Open Education Database also
revealed that "16.5% of [those cheaters] did not regret it, [cheating]." These people felt
no guilt whatsoever in breaking that code of academic integrity each student is obligated
to. This presents a major problem in the future of American education. With such a high
percentage of dishonest students, it is impossible to imagine having an education
untainted with dishonesty. Academic dishonesty creates numerous consequences for not
only the student, but also the educator, the educational institution, and the society as a
whole.
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Yan, Flora. The Honest Truth Behind Dishonesty, paper, February 2013; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc161691/m1/2/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science.