Ethics and Academic Integrity Dr. Nancy Stanlick Assistant Professor UCF Department of Philosophy stanlick@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu Office: CNH 411 407-823-2273 9/18/2018

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 9/18/2018

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 9/18/2018

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 9/18/2018

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 9/18/2018

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 9/18/2018

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 9/18/2018

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/ 9/18/2018

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) 9/18/2018

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” 9/18/2018

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). 9/18/2018