Actually, this also undermines the credibility of the institution that you attended. You can say "that's a small sample size," but it's indicative of larger problems at the institution that the honor code was not so internalized that bluffing the data would result in social ostracism.
The 'hard' sciences in the US are developing as much of a credibility problem as its 'soft' sciences. Institutional science may not be working out for us as well as has been hoped. It's a recent establishment and may not survive without a reversal in the decay of standards.
Actually, this also undermines the credibility of the institution that you attended. You can say "that's a small sample size," but it's indicative of larger problems at the institution that the honor code was not so internalized that bluffing the data would result in social ostracism.
You have fallen victim to the Typical Mind fallacy. Most undergraduate students are there for the paper that will make it easier to get a good job. Most people are not like you.
More than half of the graduate business students surveyed recently admitted to cheating at least once
during the last academic year, according to a report released on Monday.
The report, "Academic Dishonesty in Graduate Business Programs: Prevalence, Causes, and Proposed
Action," is based on survey responses from 5,331 students at 32 graduate schools in the United States
and Canada, and is scheduled for publication this month in Academy of Management Learning &
Education. The survey found that 56 percent of graduate business students -- most of whom are pursuing
M.B.A.'s -- had cheated, compared with 47 percent of graduate students in nonbusiness programs.
Please note almost half of nonbusiness GRAD programs cheated. It is going to be way, way higher in undergrad.
>The 'hard' sciences in the US are developing as much of a credibility problem as its 'soft' sciences. Institutional science may not be working out for us as well as has been hoped. It's a recent establishment and may not survive without a reversal in the decay of standards.
Key words: in the US. You can't generalize from one institution in one country to all institutions on the planet.
The 'hard' sciences in the US are developing as much of a credibility problem as its 'soft' sciences. Institutional science may not be working out for us as well as has been hoped. It's a recent establishment and may not survive without a reversal in the decay of standards.