Everyone cheats in some shape or form. The author has us envision ourselves in charge of a school in Chicago. The student’s test scores reflect the teachers because they’ll get rewarded by the states for satisfactory test scores or improvement. On the other hand, those schools that didn’t do great won’t get a reward. Test taking for the public school system is a huge deal.…
The first approach would be the Utilitarian approach. This approach asks, “will this produce the best outcomes for everyone who is affected?” in other words, the ends justify the means (Santa Clara University, 2014). Professor Burstein in this case, would leave things alone because he knows that by reporting David, a lot of trouble would be caused to not only David but the whole team. He knows that he would cause more harm than good to those affected. The utilitarian approach also states that everyone’s well-being be taken into account when considering the consequences (Strike, 2009). Using this approach allows the consequences and outcomes determine what is right and what is wrong. The second approach would be the Rights approach. This approach would ask, “are we respecting human rights?” (Santa Clara University, 2014). The first step in this approach would be to identify the right being violated. Another question to ask would be, “does it conflict with other rights or with the rights of others?” (Santa Clara University, 2014). In this case, it would be wrong for Professor Burnstein to automatically assume and punish David for supposedly changing his own grade without proof. The third approach would be the Fairness approach. This approach asks, “is this a fair distribution of benefits and burdens?” (Santa Clara University, 2014). It states that everyone is equal and deserves an equal share since we are all worth the same. In this case, Professor Burnstein would change David’s grade back to his original grade and most likely report him. He would do this because he knows it’s not fair for David or his classmates to not get the grade he deserved even if he is the star football player. Everyone is responsible for their own efforts put into their tests and there should be no exceptions in order to be fair to the class. The fourth approach is the common good approach. The question to be…
Nearly everyone would agree that cheating is wrong. It would be difficult to find anyone who is willing to support the view that cheating is a noble method of getting anything done. The mention of it will bring an uncomfortable uncertainty to any student’s face, and draw a disapproving frown from anyone over thirty. However, in the age of easy internet access, it becomes less clear as to what cheating actually is. The answer to any question you will ever have is readily available at the click of a mouse. Entire essays are ripe for the picking. Delicious fields of all-too-accurate practice tests, ready to be harvested for your ethically questionable feast! Colleen Wenke in the essay, “Too Much Pressure,” asserts cheating to be “taking work done by somebody else, be it a friend or someone that you do not know, and writing your name on it and saying it is your work.” (564) She alleges that there is a new…
The three ethical obligations of a defense attorney are: 1. That the defense attorney is defend their client with zealousness, 2. For the attorney to do this he or she will have to do it without any regard to guilt or innocence, and the third obligation is to keep any conversations that he or she has is confidential and kept between them. These three obligations are important to a defendant and a defense attorney because this sets boundaries and also trust between them two.…
“Cheating is taking work done by somebody else […] and saying it is yours.” (Colleen Wenke 532). Through the use of contrast, surveys, credibility, and emotions, Wenke is able to successfully make her claim that cheating will decline only when the need for a grade without the work diminishes and the desire for knowledge is resurrected in a student’s mind.…
In scenario #1, Maggie May clearly leans over to retrieve the answer from her neighbor’s test. Seeing the question with another formula ultimately gave her the correct answer. Had Maggie not leaned over to see her neighbor’s test, she wouldn’t have been able to correct her mistakes and retry a different formula. Ultimately making it unfair for others taking the same test, falsifying your qualifications in that math class (saying you can accomplish something when you can’t without cheating), and risking making it a habit.…
It is expected that each student does his or her work without using another student's work or answers. Cheating tests or quizzes will not be tolerated. Any student found cheating will receive an F for that assignment or test.…
Laws are a familiar concept, and provide a basic social framework of right and wrong to which the majority adhere. Ethical theories may also be applied to all issues of uncertainty, including those not covered by laws or professional guidelines. They create a mechanism within which issues of moral uncertainty may be questioned and resolved (Jones 1994). One such area of moral dilemma is that of informed consent.…
4.) The district’s new character initiative has prompted discussions on cheating. What consequences do you think should be given to students who cheat? State those consequences in the below table. Remember both the person who gives the answers, papers, or other information is considered just as much of a cheater as the student who receives them. You may BRIEFLY expand upon an answer from the…
This assignment will explore the professional and legal implications of a scenario which took place within a healthcare setting during the last year. Health care is very complex and decisions about how services are provided can have a huge effect on people’s lives. Therefore it is imperative that the care offered has the best chance of benefiting a patient and not harming them. However, in the following scenario a decision made by a healthcare professional for the best interests of their patient is challenged by the patient 's mother. To protect confidentiality the real names of the individuals involved have been changed (NMC, 2008).…
Miller, A., Shoptaugh, C., & Wooldridge, J. (2011). Reasons Not to Cheat, Academic-Integrity Responsibility, and Frequency of Cheating. Journal Of Experimental Education, 79(2), 169-184. doi:10.1080/00220970903567830…
For example, fellow classmates may pressure students into helping them cheat. A friend might give you the multiple choice answers to the Spanish quiz if you in return hand over the short answer for the English test. Often, even if you do not want to cheat, you will tell your friend the short answers to avoid confrontation or an argument. You may feel obligated to tell class periods after you the main themes of a test to keep them happy. The pressure from other students for a mutual respect is almost undeniable and can play a large factor into the behavior of cheating.…
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; otherwise known as HIPAA, has a strict privacy rule in place. HIPAA is a federal law, and it is there to give you the rights over all of your health care information. It is also in place so that you are able to set up certain limits and rules as to who has permission to see and or access any or all of your health records. Although the privacy rule is there to protect people's rights, it also allows the disclosure of health records needed for the patient's care and for any other important reasons. The privacy rule states a list of different security measures for business associates and for different branches of the health care field. Theses security measures are used to maintain and keep electronic protected health information safe.…
Over the past years cheating has become a difficult epidemic to American schools, but over time, a value of knowledge can be built into the minds of today’s students. With a value of knowledge, students' main priority will be to learn new information about themselves and the world, and not their letter grade. The remaining cheating students will be shut down by peer disapproval, and cheating will be a past problem for America’s schools.…
Cheating is a phenomenon most people abhor yet profess to have committed at one time or another under adverse conditions. Thus, there is increasing interest to comprehend this academic dilemma that affects every institution.…