The topic of academic dishonesty among students was brought to the university's attention at the faculty senate meeting earlier this quarter. A professor at CSUSB found that when she gave an online quiz of ten items, the students were instructed not to open their notes, keep their books closed, and not to talk to anyone. However, there were GroupMe chats, with one chat containing four students who kept asking each other for the answers to the quiz. One student reported being uncomfortable and left the chat. The student proceeded to provide the evidence to the professor, where the professor sent out an email to all the students in the class that stated, "It has been brought to my … [Read more...] about Academic dishonesty on campus
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Students and professors respond to plagiarism
By Rona Ortiz |Staff Writer| Internet plagiarism is on the rise, and it is a trend college students shouldn’t follow. A Pew Research survey of college presidents stated that there has been an 89 percent increase in academic cyber-stealing, which they attribute, in large part, to the Internet. “Academic cheating is defined as representing someone else’s work as your own. It can take many forms, including sharing another’s work, purchasing a term paper or test questions in advance, or paying another to do the work for you,” as stated by the International Center for Academic Integrity. An informal survey of CSUSB students showed that an overwhelming majority of students believe … [Read more...] about Students and professors respond to plagiarism