Integrity is a key factor when it comes to the overall success of a student. As times are changing, and resources are becoming more readily available, students are faced with the temptation to cheat, steal and plagiarize. An academic honor code benefits schools by exposing , punishing, and preventing cheating. My school should maintain an honor code to catch and prevent cheating, as well as punish those who are caught. Honor codes require students to be honest with every action that is asked of them. According to a study done by Donald L. McCabe, a professor at Rutgers University, “Students at colleges with honor codes- typically student enforced- cheat less than their counterparts elsewhere do” (Source C). Schools that maintain honor
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Chris Kahn states, “... Those accused of violating the school’s honor code have either dropped out or been expelled -the only penalty available for such a crime.” Violating an academic honor code can lead to punishments as serious as being expelled. If students are aware of these consequences, they may make a conscious effort to follow the rules. Cheating in most schools, can be classified as a crime, and maintaining an honor code could uphold the strict standards. In my school. Honor codes can allow school administrators and teachers, to punish students who act in a way that is morally wrong. Jennifer Dirmeyer and Alexander Cartwright suggest, “Students lying or cheating can expect to receive punishments ranging from suspension to expulsion.” Suspension and expulsion are extremely serious punishments, and having an honor code in place, these punishments could be enforced. In my school, the honor code maintains that plagiarism results in an in school suspension. This is a serious punishment, and promotes awareness of the severity of plagiarism. In a chart of student research, eighty-eight percent of students believed that failure on an assignment was a reasonable punishment for violating the honor code (Source E). Students felt that receiving a failing grade on assignment that was cheated on was a viable punishment for their wrongdoing. Honor codes hold students to standards of integrity, when these standards are broken, trust can be lost, and serious punishments will
Chris Kahn states, “... Those accused of violating the school’s honor code have either dropped out or been expelled -the only penalty available for such a crime.” Violating an academic honor code can lead to punishments as serious as being expelled. If students are aware of these consequences, they may make a conscious effort to follow the rules. Cheating in most schools, can be classified as a crime, and maintaining an honor code could uphold the strict standards. In my school. Honor codes can allow school administrators and teachers, to punish students who act in a way that is morally wrong. Jennifer Dirmeyer and Alexander Cartwright suggest, “Students lying or cheating can expect to receive punishments ranging from suspension to expulsion.” Suspension and expulsion are extremely serious punishments, and having an honor code in place, these punishments could be enforced. In my school, the honor code maintains that plagiarism results in an in school suspension. This is a serious punishment, and promotes awareness of the severity of plagiarism. In a chart of student research, eighty-eight percent of students believed that failure on an assignment was a reasonable punishment for violating the honor code (Source E). Students felt that receiving a failing grade on assignment that was cheated on was a viable punishment for their wrongdoing. Honor codes hold students to standards of integrity, when these standards are broken, trust can be lost, and serious punishments will