An approach to ethical behavior that assumes that there are certain ideals toward which we should strive (e.g., honesty, fairness justice) which provide for the full development of our humanity
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Technological Approaches to Maintaining Academic Integrity in Management Education
William Heisler (Troy University, USA), Fred Westfall (Troy University, USA), and Robert Kitahara (Troy University, USA)
Copyright: © 2012
|Pages: 26
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61350-510-6.ch029
Abstract
Challenges to academic integrity in management education appear to be on the rise in U.S. institutions of higher education. In an effort to reduce cheating and plagiarism in business education, universities have turned to a variety of technological approaches. However, technology cannot be considered a panacea for ensuring academic integrity and is probably best viewed as a “stop gap” measure that can eventually be compromised. The authors begin this chapter by describing how declining ethics has been evidenced recently in business. Then, they present a review of the literature describing the extent and causes of academic dishonesty and discuss what some educational institutions are doing to address academic integrity, including calls for an increase in ethics education. Finally, they review technological approaches used by many colleges and universities to prevent cheating and plagiarism, examining the features, strengths, weaknesses, and current status of each technology.