Submission Date
2008
Document Type
Paper
Department
Business & Economics
Adviser
Heather O'Neill
Committee Member
Carol Cirka
Committee Member
Shannon Mudd
Committee Member
Walter Greason
Department Chair
Andrew Economopoulos
Project Description
The intent of this paper is to understand what leads a student to cheat within the context of a small (enrollment below 2,000 students) liberal arts college. The development of a model will examine cheating from three categories highlighted in the literature: demographics, college culture, and the perception of cheating. Demographics capture relevant personal attributes of a student such as gender, GPA, and major. Cultural variables include variables for the presence of an honor code and participation in a sport or social organization, which provide that student with a unique cultural experience. Perception variables deal with the perceptions the students have developed about cheating based on the academic culture within which they operate, such as student perception of cheating on campus, perception of peer behavior, and perceived faculty involvement.
Recommended Citation
Pfeiffer, Christian A., "Cheating With Honor" (2008). Business and Economics Honors Papers. 19.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/bus_econ_hon/19
Included in
Ethics and Political Philosophy Commons, Higher Education Commons, Liberal Studies Commons, Organizational Behavior and Theory Commons, Sociology of Culture Commons
