Plagiarism, Cheating and Unethical Professional Behavior

Plagiarism, Cheating and Unethical Behavior
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Plagiarism, Cheating and Unethical Behavior
Scenario 1
Cheating is a frequent vice that is apparent in the modern schooling system. A 2013 study indicated that 80% of students interviewed had cheated at some point, while in 2014, another study found that 71% of the participants (students) admitted to the act (Marshall & Varnon, 2017). This overwhelming evidence demonstrates that if schools are to produce citizens and health care professionals of integrity in the real world, they have to do a greater job here. Cheating goes against almost every other moral theory, including but not limited to Kant's categorical perspective, virtue ethics, utilitarianism, ethical egoism, and theistic natural law theory.
A teacher faces a daunting task in dealing with a cheating student; the teacher must take a curated approach towards this issue. The first step is to determine the reasons for cheating. These could range from ambition, competition, fear of punishment, minimal understanding of the lectures, or many papers to write. Once this position establishes, the teacher finds a befitting response to the causation. For instance, more questions to the teacher and engaging discussions with other students could serve as a countermeasure to almost all these reasons.
Nevertheless, the most important aspect is highlighting the degree of harm it causes to concerned stakeholders, including their colleagues, instructors, family and friends, and the public. Students feel hurt knowing that some have earned their results unfairly. The instructor's reputation is at stake. The results deceive family and friends. It is harmful to the public because society is served by incompetent in...