1. The Other Side of Cheating: Instructor Culpability in Student Cheating
Shari M. Prior, Ph.D.
College of Saint Mary, Omaha, NE

2. Objectives
Identify ways in which faculty behavior encourages (or does not discourage) cheating
Apply key ethical principles that underlie faculty responsibilities
Evaluate faculty behaviors that both do and don’t foster an atmosphere of honesty and trust.

3. Background Prevalence of cheating Focus on the student
Deterrence efforts
Punishment
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4. The blame game
Given that students are responsible for their own choices, is it fair to blame instructors for cheating? Blame is limitless.

5. Why do they cheat? Attitude Ambiguity Opportunity Social norms Stress
Competition
Ambiguity
Assignment details
Collaboration vs. collusion
Opportunity
Technology
Instructor apathy
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6. Limits of scope Rationalizing vs. Ethical Reasoning
I don’t need to know this for my major
Everybody does it
The instructor doesn’t care
I’m out of time
I’ll do whatever it takes
The expectations are unreasonable
The benefits outweigh the risks
She didn’t say we couldn’t

7. The Importance of Ethics
Trust
Respect
Responsibility
Justice
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8. The take-away Highlight ethical considerations
Clarify and repeat expectations
Be consistent
Pay attention
Apply consequences
Refine, revise, redo

9. Resources – Prevalence & Responses
Bernardi, R. A., Baca, A. V., Landers, K. S., & Witek, M. B. (2008). Methods of Cheating and Deterrents to Classroom Cheating: An International Study. Ethics & Behavior, Brent, E., & Atkisson, C. (2011). Accounting for Cheating: An Evolving Theory and Emergent Themes. Research in Higher Education, Heckler, N. C., Forde, D. R., & Hobson, B. (2012). Using Writing Assignment Designs to Mitigate Plagiarism. Teaching Sociology, Lee, D. E. (2009). Cheating in the Classroom: Beyond Policing. The Clearing House, McCabe, D. L. (2001). Cheating in Academic Institutions: A Decade of Research. Ethics & Behavior, Rettinger, D. A., & Kramer, Y. (2009). Situational and Personal Causes of Student Cheating. Research in Higher Education, Richards, P. (2012). Academic Integrity: A Case for Good Teaching. School Matters,

10. Resources – Ethics & Responsibility
Akeley, J. S., & Miller, A. N. (2012). The Effects of Fear Appeals and Moral Appeals on Cheating-Related Attitudes and Behaviors of University Students. Ethics & Behavior, Coren, A. (2011). Turning a Blind Eye: Faculty Who Ignore Student Cheating. Journal of Academic Ethics, Hinman, L. (2002). Academic Integrity and the World Wide Web. Computers and Society, Miller, A., Shoptaugh, C., & Wooldridge, J. (2011). Reasons Not to Cheat, Academic-Integrity Responsibility, and Frequency in Cheating. The Journal of Experimental Education, Parameswaran, A. (2007). Student Dishonesty and Faculty Responsibility. Teaching in Higher Education, Sutton, A., & Taylor, D. (2011). Confusion about collusion: working together and academic integrity. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, Wowra, S. A. (2007). Moral Identities, Social Anxiety, and Academic Dishonesty Among American College Students. Ethics & Behavior,

11. Resources – Academic & Workplace Ethics
Harding, T. S., Carpenter, D. D., Finelli, C. J., & Passow, H. J. (2004). Does Academic Dishonesty Relate to Unethical Behavior in Professional Practice? An Exploratory Study. Science and Engineering Ethics, Lovett-Hooper, G., Komarraju, M., Weston, R., & Dollinger, S. (2007). Is Plagiarism a Forerunner of Other Deviance? Imagnied Futures of Academically Dishonest Students. Ethics & Behavior, Nonis, S. & Swift, C. O. (2001). An Examination of the Relationship Between Academic Dishonesty and Workplace Dishonesty: A Multicampus investigation. Journal of Education for Business, Zimney, S. T., & Roberson, D. U. (2008). Academic and Personal Dishonesty in College Students. North American Journal of Psychology,