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Academic Dishonesty

Abstract
The American Heritage Dictionary defines ethics as “… a set of principles of right conduct” (The American Heritage Dictionary, 2005).   This report is being submitted by Team B of GEN 300 in compliance with the assignment.   It is a collaborative team effort and we have located and researched appropriate sources of information regarding the issue of ethics in an academic environment.   Our report focuses primarily on what we considered to be the key effects of these acts on the individual, the school, and the workplace.
Poor academic ethics affects mainly the individual and it trickles down into the school and workplace.   The effects of poor ethics affects all areas of one’s life so, we attempted to incorporate all of the three areas into this report.


Ethics in an Academic Environment
Focus:   Effects of Improper Ethics on the Individual, School, and Workplace

Ethics are a skill installed by those around us; these rules are taught at an early age by our parents, family, friends, and teachers.   As we age, our lives become more complex as well as the rules become more complex.   Ethics in the academic environment requires diligent monitoring and evaluating.   Evaluation must start with the individual and is often monitored for compliance by the academic facility.   This report focuses on the effect of improper ethics on the individual, the school, and the workplace.
Defining Improper Ethics in Relation to Academics

In order to understand the effects of improper ethics in an academic environment, one must understand what improper academic dishonesty is.   Academic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to: cheating, knowingly furnishing false information, plagiarism, misconduct as a member of the school or group organizations, falsifying student academic records, violating another student’s rights (sexual harassment or otherwise).
Cheating is broadly defined as “…using or attempting to use someone else’s work or ideas in a context where you are...