Academic Dishonesty

[eigen]

I just turned a fellow student in for academic dishonesty and am feeling somewhat odd about it. I usually maintain that rats are a lower form of life, but somehow I justified my actions.

Anybody every turn someone in knowing full well there would be serious consequneces for that individual?How did that make you feel.

 

[IHYLN]

well what was his particular infraction that caused you to rat him out. That will be the deciding factor if you are a rat or not.

 

[datalink7]

What kind of dishonesty?

 

[azazyel]

Originally posted by: IHYLN
well what was his particular infraction that caused you to rat him out. That will be the deciding factor if you are a rat or not.

 

[Garet Jax]

Originally posted by: eigen
I just turned a fellow student in for academic dishonesty and am feeling somewhat odd about it. I usually maintain that rats are a lower form of life, but somehow I justified my actions.

Anybody every turn someone in knowing full well there would be serious consequneces for that individual?How did that make you feel.

You are a f$#$% weasel. Concentrate on yourself: forget about what everyone else does. Karma comes around and goes around. He had his coming. Now you do too.

 

[acemcmac]

Originally posted by: azazyel

Originally posted by: IHYLN
well what was his particular infraction that caused you to rat him out. That will be the deciding factor if you are a rat or not.

agreed. More info please.

 

[ggavinmoss]

Originally posted by: Garet Jax

Originally posted by: eigen
I just turned a fellow student in for academic dishonesty and am feeling somewhat odd about it. I usually maintain that rats are a lower form of life, but somehow I justified my actions.

Anybody every turn someone in knowing full well there would be serious consequneces for that individual?How did that make you feel.

You are a f$#$% weasel. Concentrate on yourself: forget about what everyone else does. Karma comes around and goes around. He had his coming. Now you do too.

What if his school gives out grades on a quota system, something similar to what was recently voted upon by Princeton faculty? This would be in his personal interest.

-geoff

 

[shopbruin]

Originally posted by: Garet Jax

Originally posted by: eigen
I just turned a fellow student in for academic dishonesty and am feeling somewhat odd about it. I usually maintain that rats are a lower form of life, but somehow I justified my actions.

Anybody every turn someone in knowing full well there would be serious consequneces for that individual?How did that make you feel.

You are a f$#$% weasel. Concentrate on yourself: forget about what everyone else does. Karma comes around and goes around. He had his coming. Now you do too.

we have no idea how his school curves. if a set percentage of each class HAS to fail, it could potentially screw him and a lot of other people over.

especially if your school has a honor code, you should have turned them in.

 

[acemcmac]

Originally posted by: ggavinmoss

Originally posted by: Garet Jax

Originally posted by: eigen
I just turned a fellow student in for academic dishonesty and am feeling somewhat odd about it. I usually maintain that rats are a lower form of life, but somehow I justified my actions.

Anybody every turn someone in knowing full well there would be serious consequneces for that individual?How did that make you feel.

You are a f$#$% weasel. Concentrate on yourself: forget about what everyone else does. Karma comes around and goes around. He had his coming. Now you do too.

What if his school gives out grades on a quota system, something similar to what was recently voted upon by Princeton faculty? This would be in his personal interest.

-geoff

point well taken, but considering that "there is nothing worth having that isnt worth cheating for," we really need to hear this guys reasoning before passing any more judgement.

 

[DougK62]

If it was over something that would not directly effect your grade then you are a nosy bitch.

 

[ohtwell]

I've never done that and probably never would. I'm not the kind that rats on people though.

What did the person do?


: ) Amanda

 

[bigalt]

Originally posted by: DougK62
If it was over something that would not directly effect your grade then you are a nosy bitch.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: Garet Jax

Originally posted by: eigen
I just turned a fellow student in for academic dishonesty and am feeling somewhat odd about it. I usually maintain that rats are a lower form of life, but somehow I justified my actions.

Anybody every turn someone in knowing full well there would be serious consequneces for that individual?How did that make you feel.

You are a f$#$% weasel. Concentrate on yourself: forget about what everyone else does. Karma comes around and goes around. He had his coming. Now you do too.

Turning in an academic criminal will not add to your karmic burden.

 

[eigen]

The student had aqcuired the the soulutions to numerous quiz/homeworks.The student distributed the solutions to other members of my class. The Prof confronted my class with this on the last day of class and said that Upwards of 30% of the class was implicated in the cheating. Now realize that that this was a second semester Electromagnetics course and that the takehome quizs requiered alot of time and effort and also accounted for a large portion of the grade. The prof also put a human face on the issus when he had a girl stand up in class and said that this girl would get a B due to the fact the people had performed artifically well on the homework.

Note: There was no other way for the stundet to acquire the solutions except from swiping them from a profs office or a lab, as they are questions made up by thr PRof. and so are not available online etc.

 

[CPA]

I would rat on any one of you.

IN FACT, my certification pretty much states that I must come forward with knowledge of fraud. It's my ethical duty and insures the integrity of my credentials. Sure, this isn't school work I'm talking about, but the principal is the same. don't want the heat, then don't cheat.

 

[SpazzyChicken]

Originally posted by: DougK62
If it was over something that would not directly effect your grade then you are a nosy bitch.

true, true...........

 

[Mill]

Are you really in Alabama, or is your profile messed up?

 

[eigen]

^^ read above for the infraction.

Not in Alabama just haven't changed profile.How about you.

 

[Balt]

Back in the old neighborhood we would chop someone up into little pieces for what you did.

 

[bigalt]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons

Turning in an academic criminal will not add to your karmic burden.

oh but it definitely will. whoever knows about his turning them in will henceforth not trust him.

 

[eigen]

Not true did it anonymously.

 

[Garet Jax]

Originally posted by: eigen
The student had aqcuired the the soulutions to numerous quiz/homeworks.The student distributed the solutions to other members of my class. The Prof confronted my class with this on the last day of class and said that Upwards of 30% of the class was implicated in the cheating. Now realize that that this was a second semester Electromagnetics course and that the takehome quizs requiered alot of time and effort and also accounted for a large portion of the grade. The prof also put a human face on the issus when he had a girl stand up in class and said that this girl would get a B due to the fact the people had performed artifically well on the homework.

Note: There was no other way for the stundet to acquire the solutions except from swiping them from a profs office or a lab, as they are questions made up by thr PRof. and so are not available online etc.

You're missing the point of school. It isn't the grade, it is the knowledge you acquire. Doing the homework will benefit the 70% far more in life, then the 30% who got the higher grade. Once you graduate, no one cares what grade you got. They care whether or not you can do the job. The 70% who did the homework will be better positioned than the 30% of cheaters. It will always catch up with them.

 

[gopunk]

you're fine, don't worry about it. just hope you did it anonymously

 

[Kipper]

Originally posted by: Garet Jax

Originally posted by: eigen
The student had aqcuired the the soulutions to numerous quiz/homeworks.The student distributed the solutions to other members of my class. The Prof confronted my class with this on the last day of class and said that Upwards of 30% of the class was implicated in the cheating. Now realize that that this was a second semester Electromagnetics course and that the takehome quizs requiered alot of time and effort and also accounted for a large portion of the grade. The prof also put a human face on the issus when he had a girl stand up in class and said that this girl would get a B due to the fact the people had performed artifically well on the homework.

Note: There was no other way for the stundet to acquire the solutions except from swiping them from a profs office or a lab, as they are questions made up by thr PRof. and so are not available online etc.

You're missing the point of school. It isn't the grade, it is the knowledge you acquire. Doing the homework will benefit the 70% far more in life, then the 30% who got the higher grade. Once you graduate, no one cares what grade you got. They care whether or not you can do the job. The 70% who did the homework will be better positioned than the 30% of cheaters. It will always catch up with them.

Amen to that...if the courses are cumulative and build on the previous year's knowledge they'll get screwed anyway.

 

[Garet Jax]

Originally posted by: eigen
Not true did it anonymously.

Ahh. But more importantly, you know that you are a weasel.