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Academic Dishonesty

Covers plagiarism, faking or manipulating data, stealing ideas, falsely claiming credit for others' work, forgery or hoaxes in an academic setting.

Sites in Academic Dishonesty

iamnext.com - Cheating in School and Life: What to Do?
Editorial about how cheating of all types appears to be increasing in the U.S.
University of Manitoba - Test Your Integrity IQ
11 school-related ethics questions with an answer key.
University of Manitoba - Cheating, Plagiarism & Fraud
Material to help if you have been accused of or if you suspect someone else of committing an academic offense; and material help understand academic offenses better in order to inadvertently avoid committing them.
University of Manitoba - Inappropriate Collaboration
Material to help understand what inappropriate collaboration is in order to inadvertently avoid committing this offence.
EducationGuardian.co.uk - Widespread cheating devalues school tests
Cheating in national tests for 11-year-olds is so widespread that school league tables can no longer be trusted, a Guardian investigation has found.
U.S.News & World Report - Exclusive Poll: Cheaters Win
Most students think that cheaters will not suffer any negative consequences for their actions. Also covers the results of some other polls about cheating.
EducationGuardian.co.uk - The exam system that puts temptation in teachers' way
The UK system of national testing for 11-year-olds puts too much trust in individual teachers to police themselves.
TOPICS Online Magazine for ESL - Academic Dishonesty (Cheating)
Tutorial of sorts intended primarily for adult ESL students. Includes vocabulary and idioms, photo essay demonstrating cheating techniques, hypothetical situations, a poll, and real-life stories.
Plagiarism and Academic Integrity
A production of the Rutgers University Libraries. An interactive lesson designed to teach students about avoiding infractions of academic integrity policies and instances of plagiarism. Requires the Flash plugin; best accessed over a fast connection.
The Infinite Mind: Cheating
Summary of and a link to a radio broadcast discussing cheating in schools, in academia, by primates in general, and in relationships.
Unconventional University Diplomas from Online Vendors: Buying a Ph.D. From a University That Doesn't Exist
7.6 megabyte pdf file. George Gollin explains how he followed up on an ad that popped up on his computer about getting a "diploma within days." Includes many screenshots of what he learned.
Cheating: An Epidemic
Short article about academic cheating from about.com
Wired News: Students Called on SMS Cheating
Six University of Maryland students have admitted cheating on an accounting exam by using their cell phones to receive text messages with the answers. Another six students were implicated in the case.
Wired News: New Toys for Cheating Students
Wireless devices and palm-sized computers provide many possibilities for cheating in testing situations.
Lucent - Research Review
Results of inquiry into the validity of certain physics research papers from Bell Labs. Independent committee finds one researcher committed scientific misconduct and clears the 19 other authors investigated.
The Chronicle Online: Honor violations rise at term's end
Duke University reports that the number of academic integrity violations has surged during this past spring semester.
Institutionalized Cheating in Community Colleges and Cisco Academies
Short paper blowing the whistle on institutionalized cheating at community colleges and at CISCO Academies.
The Scientist : Fallout from fraud
Fossil algae researcher used plagiarized photographs in his papers for many years before being detected.
The Claremont Institute: The Fall of an Academic Fraud
Now-former Emory University professor and author manipulated and/or falsified information in order to back assertions made in the book, "Arming America: The Origins of a National Gun Culture."
Academic Fraud At The U: U Comes Clean
A series of stories about major fraud related to academics and the men's basketball program at the University of Minnesota during the 1990s.

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