Cheating and Chiseling

Abstract

Cheating is prevalent on most university and college campuses. Copying term papers and buying them at handsome prices, developing “cheat sheets,” and looking on others’ papers are practices more commonly observed than most academicians like to admit. Some students admit to the prevalence of cheating (with an astonishing lack of concern). The problems associated with this phenomenon represent a substantial threat to the traditions of the university system; the prospect of cheating and successfully raising one’s grade can have an influence on a student’s time allocation and how much is ultimately learned. Cheating can have feedback effects on the value of the college degree and in turn on the willingness of students to study.