{"id":316075,"date":"2022-03-10T10:12:58","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T09:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scribbr.nl\/?p=316075"},"modified":"2023-04-13T12:02:26","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T10:02:26","slug":"academic-dishonesty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scribbr.com\/plagiarism\/academic-dishonesty\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Integrity vs. Academic Dishonesty"},"content":{"rendered":"

Academic integrity\u00a0<\/strong>is the value of being honest, ethical, and thorough in your academic work. It allows readers to trust that you aren’t misrepresenting your findings or taking credit for the work of others.<\/p>\n

Academic dishonesty<\/strong> (or academic misconduct) refers to actions that undermine academic integrity. It typically refers to some form of plagiarism<\/a>, ranging from serious offenses like purchasing a pre-written essay to milder ones like accidental citation errors. Most of which are easy to detect with a plagiarism checker<\/a>.<\/p>\n

These concepts are also essential in the world of professional academic research and publishing. In this context, accusations of misconduct can have serious legal and reputational consequences.<\/p>\n

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Types of academic dishonesty<\/h2>\n

While plagiarism is the main offense you’ll hear about, academic dishonesty comes in many forms that vary extensively in severity, from faking an illness to buying an essay.<\/p>\n

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Common types of academic dishonesty<\/caption>\n
Type<\/th>\nDefinition<\/th>\nExample<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Plagiarism<\/a><\/th>\nCopying someone else’s work and passing it off as your own, without giving proper credit<\/td>\nCopying and pasting parts of a source you found online without citing it<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cheating<\/th>\nUsing unauthorized sources or devices to help you achieve an outcome you wouldn’t have on your own<\/td>\nCopying someone’s answers on an exam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Contract cheating<\/th>\nPaying or bribing someone to help you cheat<\/td>\nBuying exam answers, pre-written essays, or admittance to a university<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Facilitation of academic dishonesty<\/th>\nHelping others cheat<\/td>\nGiving a friend exam answers or taking an exam in their place<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Collusion<\/th>\nWorking together with others to cheat<\/td>\nTexting your friends during an online exam to compare answers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Data fabrication<\/th>\nMisrepresenting the results of your research<\/td>\nModifying experimental data to show a nonexistent correlation that would support your hypothesis<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Deceit<\/th>\nLying or falsifying information<\/td>\nFabricating an illness to get out of an exam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Why does academic integrity matter?<\/h2>\n

Most students are clear that academic integrity is important, but dishonesty is still common.<\/p>\n

There are various reasons you might be tempted to resort to academic dishonesty: pressure to achieve, time management struggles, or difficulty with a course. But academic dishonesty hurts you, your peers, and the learning process. It’s:<\/p>\n