integrity issues in smart strategy or slippery slope
Initial Post:
Why does academic integrity matter? You must frame your position within the context of ethical theory and cross-cultural research. Substantiate your position using a minimum of two scholarly sources, chosen from those provided for this activity or other scholarly resources you wish to share. Organize your work properly in multiple paragraphs (just as you would a brief essay) and cite your work properly using APA format. In 300-400 words.
Identify the integrity issues presented in the ‘Smart Strategy or Slippery Slope†case study.
- What are the ethical implications of such behavior?
- How might cultural differences affect perceptions of academic and professional integrity?
- How might these same perceptions carry over into the workplace?
You’re probably most aware of plagiarism as an academic honesty violation. Be sure you’ve viewed the “Did I Plagiarize (Links to an external site.)†infographic to review the types of plagiarism before proceeding to the case below:
Smart Strategy or Slippery Slope?
A student thinks the degree “is just a piece of paper” needed to get a better job. The student decides to outsource capstone assignments, sends weekly materials to a ghostwriter saying “follow the instructions, don’t plagiarize, and don’t miss the deadlines.” She submits the assignments and gets good grades, until the ghostwriting arrangement is discovered. When confronted, the student has difficulty understanding what she has done wrong, since the work she submitted is original. After all, she says, successful business professionals know how to delegate tasks to achieve success.
Emerging research suggests such dishonest acts aren’t limited to the classroom, and that academic dishonesty may be a predictor of unethical behavior in the workplace. We wonder what might happen to that student in the work world.
During this collaborative discussion you will need to use some of the following articles and other scholarly sources to support your work in this discussion:
East, J. (2006). The problem of plagiarism in academic culture (Links to an external site.). International Journal for Educational Integrity, 2(2), 16-28. http://vlib.excelsior.edu/login?url=http://search….
Elias, R. (2009). The Impact of anti-Intellectualism attitudes and academic self-efficacy on business students’ perceptions of cheating (Links to an external site.). Journal of Business Ethics, 86(2), 199-209. doi:10.1007/s10551-008-9843-8
Fawley, N. E. (2007). Plagiarism Pitfalls: Addressing Cultural Differences in the Misuse of Sources (Links to an external site.). [PDF, file size 538 KB] International Journal of Learning,14(7), 71-74.
Martin, D. E. (2012). Culture and unethical conduct: Understanding the impact of individualism and collectivism on actual plagiarism. (Links to an external site.) Management Learning, 43(3), 261-273. Excelsior College Library Permalink: http://vlib.excelsior.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=tfh&AN=77340053&site=eds-live&scope=site (Links to an external site.)
Martin, D. E., Rao, A., & Sloan, L. R. (2009). Plagiarism, integrity, and workplace deviance: A criterion study. (Links to an external site.) [PDF, file size 140 KB] Ethics & Behavior, 19(1), 36-50. doi:10.1080/10508420802623666 Excelsior College Library Permalink: http://vlib.excelsior.edu/login?url=http://search….
Maxwell, A., Curtis, G. J., & Vardanega, L. (2008). Does culture influence understanding and perceived seriousness of plagiarism? (Links to an external site.) International Journal for Educational Integrity, 4(2), 25-40. http://vlib.excelsior.edu/login?url=http://search….
Teixeira, A. C. (2013). Sanding the wheels of growth: Cheating by economics and business students and ‘real world’ corruption (Links to an external site.). Journal of Academic Ethics, 11(4), 269. doi:10.1007/s10805-013-9192-9
Walker, M., & Townley, C. (2012). Contract cheating: A new challenge for academic honesty (Links to an external site.)? Journal of Academic Ethics, 10(1), 27. doi:10.1007/s10805-012-9150-y
