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That assumes that everyone believes cheating is "simply wrong". Who is harmed by cheating? Unless you manage to cheat so well you blow the curve, you're not imp
by curryst 6y ago
That assumes that everyone believes cheating is "simply wrong". Who is harmed by cheating? Unless you manage to cheat so well you blow the curve, you're not impacting anyone elses grades.
And of course everyone has an incentive to cheat. Higher grades and lower time investment are the incentive. Those are basically universally appealing to college students. Having an incentive doesn't mean everyone is going to take the opportunity, as some feel it is wrong and others feel the risk doesn't justify the reward.
- em-bee 6y agosorry, i am not buying it. it is neither that everyone believes cheating is wrong, nor that everyone has an incentive to cheat. in my university there were no grades. only pass or fail. anyone who was not at risk of failing had no incentive to cheat whatsoever.
- unishark 6y agoThe word cheating pretty much means unethical practices by definition of the category. So obviously the people who make the rules consider it wrong. And someone needs to make a common set of rules for grades to mean anything. The student handbook is basically a contract which sets out the ethical system you agree to abide by. As for victims, ultimately you would probably defraud future employers presumably, by taking their money under false pretenses, and damage the school's reputation. Perhaps also kill people when the plane you designed crashes or something.
- mac01021 6y agoWho is harmed by cheating? Whoever is making decisions based on the outcome of the test. A school or professor risks it's reputation by graduating incompetent students. An employer who hires based on a false GPA risks wasting its money and time.