academic dishonesty
Educational ethics violations
Academic dishonesty covers the ways students cheat: plagiarizing papers, copying answers, fabricating data, having someone else do your work.
The term is institutional—it appears in honor codes and disciplinary proceedings.
She was expelled for academic dishonesty after submitting an AI-generated essay as her own.
Formal knowledge assessment
- testEvaluative examination
- copyingReproducing something exactly
- collusionFraudulent secret cooperation
- impersonationPretending to be another
cribbing · unauthorized · cheat-sheet · peeking · whispering · signals · smuggling · earpiece
Deliberate alteration of truth
- dataFacts for analysis
- resultsWhat follows from effort
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- forgeryCreating fraudulent imitations
misrepresentation · manipulation · invention · statistics · experiment · doctored · made-up · counterfeit
Temporary halt or exclusion
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- probationSupervised trial period
- reprimandFormal expression of disapproval
- disqualificationRemoval from eligibility
retraction · sanction · penalty · revocation · dean · committee · appeal · dismissal
Mention of a source
- attributionAssigning origin or cause
- sourcePoint of origin
- quotationCited passage or price
- bibliographyList of cited works
reference · uncredited · verbatim · ghostwriting · paraphrase · self-plagiarism · footnote · endnote
Moral soundness and consistency
- misconductImproper professional behavior
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- trustworthinessQuality of being reliable
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
honesty · responsibility · principles · standards · moral · breach · violation · wrongdoing
exam
Formal knowledge assessment
- testEvaluative examination
- copyingReproducing something exactly
- collusionFraudulent secret cooperation
impersonation · cribbing · unauthorized · cheat-sheet · peeking · whispering · signals · smuggling · earpiece · smartwatch
falsification
Deliberate alteration of truth
forgery · misrepresentation · manipulation · invention · statistics · experiment · doctored · made-up · counterfeit · fraudulent
suspension
Temporary halt or exclusion
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- probationSupervised trial period
- reprimandFormal expression of disapproval
disqualification · retraction · sanction · penalty · revocation · dean · committee · appeal · dismissal · warning
citation
Mention of a source
- attributionAssigning origin or cause
- sourcePoint of origin
- quotationCited passage or price
bibliography · reference · uncredited · verbatim · ghostwriting · paraphrase · self-plagiarism · footnote · endnote · copyright
integrity
Moral soundness and consistency
- misconductImproper professional behavior
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- trustworthinessQuality of being reliable
fairness · honesty · responsibility · principles · standards · moral · breach · violation · wrongdoing · character
- wrongdoingmisconduct, crime, sabotage, crimes, misbehavior
- misconductmisconduct, bullying, stealing, vandalism, cheating
- academic fraudplagiarism, exam cheating, fake degrees, diploma mills, essay mills
academic dishonestyacademic integrity
Ethical standards in education
academic honesty · intellectual honesty · academic ethics · ethical conduct · honest work
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