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This 5-page paper discusses the concept of academic dishonesty (cheating, plagiarizing, etc.) and its impact on higher education. The paper also discusses academic dishonesty and its impact on life lessons
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(such as cheating or plagiarizing) will, in the end, cause the cheater or plagiarizer nothing but harm. The message, however, doesnt seem
to have gotten into the educational system, especially in the area of higher education. Despite the fact that the concept behind higher education is to teach students book smarts, as
well as teaching them how to survive and manage their lives, academic dishonesty "has become a regular feature in most, if not all campuses..." (Aluede et al, 2006, p. 97).
The irony of academic dishonesty in a higher education level is that colleges, universities and graduate schools are both institutions of higher
learning -- and supposedly, of higher ethics. By the time a student is in college, its assumed that he/she already has a moral code drummed into his/her head from parents
and from peer relationships in the lower grade levels. Because of this, things like the "honor code" are initiated on many college campuses. The honor code can take many forms,
but in its most basic one, it involves the student signing a pledge to be respectful to peers and not to indulge in any dishonest behavior, such as cheating on
tests, falsifying term papers and so on. Many campuses believe that the honor code is enough to deter academic dishonesty. The problem
is, the honor code is asking young adults who have little real live experience not to lie, cheat or steal. Once these youngsters (many of whom are older teen-agers, especially
in their freshman years) get a taste of freedom and no authority, they tend to go a little wild. They drink. They stay up late. They date unsuitable people. And
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