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April 2019
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academic dishonesty reflective discussion
Reflective paper on academic dishonesty policy To me, academic integrity is a responsibility of the student and can be significantly influenced by the schooling administration. However, from the academic dishonesty policy, I have learned that dishonesty in academic assignments is harshly punishable and thus, the policy is designed to address the issue of dishonesty for all students by passing harsh restrictions to those who are found guilty of academic fraud. I was found cheating in the exam room and it cost me not only my grade but also harsh punishment as well as suspension for about half a semester whereby I was warned to be expelled if found guilty of the fraud once more. Academic dishonesty is on the rise in most universities and colleges today and this issue has led to the implementation of academic dishonesty policy. Academic fraud takes place in many forms from copying from other students, copy-pasting content from the internet to paying for the academic tests to be done by professionals. As such, I think that my experienced with the introduction of the academic dishonesty policy has changed my perception of studies and forced me to understand ethics and integrity. Over the years, teachers and parents have always pointed fingers at each other for the failure of the students to maintain integrity in studies and do exams and tests on their own. However, in my instance, it was my fault since I failed to prepare for the exam since I thought sneaking a phone into the exam room would help me search online content and copy it into my paper to get a higher grade. Today, I feel that the academic dishonesty policy has been implemented and enforced to restrict students from cheating in academic papers and assignments by setting harsh restrictions. I have learned that despite the complexity of the paper that I am doing, I has to maintain integrity and honesty and that my work should not turn out to be questionable because it would be penalized and cost me my career. Integrity is essential not only in academics but also in many other life aspects and students who demonstrate authenticity in schools are more likely to succeed in their careers because they do what they are passionate about. I would advocate for academic honesty in learning institutions because education is meant to increase understanding and expertise in a certain field without depending on other people’s hard work. Since I learned from experience, I would like other students to achieve the best grades from their own work and without relying on online content or even copying from others. Succeeding due to academic cheating may seem to be an achievement for students until they later fail to demonstrate their competence in the claimed fields in real-life situations. One of the important things we do in universities is to add to human knowledge, and that is the core goal of the academic courses. Plagiarism is one form of academic fraud, and it is punishable under the academic dishonesty policy. Plagiarism incorporates coping ideas of another person and using it as your own without referencing the owner of the concepts. It is quite unfair and unjust to award university students what they haven’t achieved from through their own work. Any idea or concept that has not been generated originally by the student should always be cited to give credit to the one who initially wrote or said the idea. Students should avoid academic cheating as a way of improving and advancing their understanding and getting awards according to their performance. Once a student is caught cheating, they are likely to be under-graded by the professor, and this not only affects the student’s performance but the overall performance of the class. Thereby, academic dishonesty policy should be highly enforced for the good of the institution and the students as well. Academic honesty reflects innovation, inventions, and talent discovery in schools. University students ought to maintain integrity in all aspects to reflect on their career goals without using shortcuts. Giving a student higher grades for the work that they have not done while awarding poorly those who have worked hard for their grades can be demotivating. Most professors tend to award higher grades to the students with questionable integrity, and the other students may develop low esteem for poor performance (Rhoten, 1997). As such, universities should restrict cheating and other forms of academic fraud conducted by students to ensure that grades are awarded without discrimination and with integrity. I will ensure that the academic dishonesty policies are adhered to for impacting the academic performance of students and institutions. This will be through teaching honesty and integrity in schools to impact the lives of other students. Publicizing those who are found conducting academic fraud could not be as effective as teaching the importance of ethics and authenticity because it reflects good leadership based on trustworthy (Rhoten, 1997). I will communicate the policies on cheating to the students since my institution requires instructors to lead the leaners with integrity and honesty. As well, in the exam rooms, I will ensure that students do not use portable technology devices in the exam rooms, and also the tests are done under strict environments to prevent them from cheating. Academic dishonesty can not only be in the form of cheating but also deception, fabrication, and plagiarism. I will teach students to rely on their ideas and also generate content from the ideas of other authors while citing them to acknowledge the origin of such ideas to prevent plagiarism. Most importantly, punishments and expelling students who commit the same incidence for about three times will serve as the most effective measures to academic dishonesty since others will work hard to achieve grades according to their original ideas and motivation.

Reference Rhoten, S. (1997). Student Guide to Avoiding Plagiarism: How to Write an Effective Research Paper. Office for Student Conduct, University of Southern California. Retrieved from https://www.fullerton.edu/integrity/_resources/pdfs/Student%20Guide%20to%20Avoiding%20Plagiarism.pdf