Would you report cheating?

[lalex]

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Just out of curiosity, how do you think the cheater will react if you end up confronting him and what do you expect to gain from it? Do you want him to apologize to you and promise not to do it again? Personally I picture him reacting with anger and possibly instigating a fight, are you ready?

I'm a women that's probably bigger than him so yes, I'm ready.

I won't report him. But I do know I am wrong by not doing so.

 

[lalex]

Wouldn't want the other kid to steal their spot in med school though right?

LOL It's really not that. I'm a senior and he's most likely not and there's no guarantee he's premed.

 

[NotAProgDirector]

Has anyone suggested yet that perhaps this is part of the course? Wouldn't it be great if the prof purposely planted actors in the class to expressly cheat, to see if anyone would report them in an Ethics class?

 

[Lost in Translation]

I don't think you could pay TAs enough to do that. It just seems like an enormous waste of time.

 

[lalex]

Has anyone suggested yet that perhaps this is part of the course? Wouldn't it be great if the prof purposely planted actors in the class to expressly cheat, to see if anyone would report them in an Ethics class?

It's not that kind of an Ethics course. It's on medicine..

 

[NotAProgDirector]

It would make a great research project for the prof. Just sayin'

 

[lucin]

nobody likes a rat.

 

[moisne]

Ok let's say..

Interview day:
"If you caught a classmate cheating - would you report them?"

Your response: ?

I'm going to mind my own business.

 

[Affiche]

Ok let's say..

Interview day:
"If you caught a classmate cheating - would you report them?"

Your response: ?

Ugh this was already addressed previously in this thread.

 

[flatbear]

Ok let's say..

Interview day:
"If you caught a classmate cheating - would you report them?"

Your response: ?

There is clearly a difference between what people do in the real world and what people say for interviews. They need not be the same.

 

[moisne]

There is clearly a difference between what people do in the real world and what people say for interviews. They need not be the same.

True but how unethical would that be? lol

 

[flatbear]

True but how unethical would that be? lol

We're premeds, not saints

 

[efle]

We're premeds, not saints

But we're also college students who at most universities are expected to have saint levels of academic integrity 😛

 

[Demosthenes1]

Report them.
Don't be a compassionate *****.
You're in school to learn a subject and then show your knowledge and ability on quizzes, tests, and homework.
If they can't do that, they shouldn't be in school.

 

[CherryRedDracul]

You have 2 people. Person 1 works hard all semester and gets an A. Person 2 watches Bojack Horseman every night all semester, but cheats on each exam and still makes an A. When both people receive the same outcome for radically different inputs, yielding the same institutional benefit at the end, an inequitable system has been established.

I'm not saying this is what's going on with the OP's situation, but it's not out of the question in reality.

People who need to cheat on exams are typically not the ones getting A's on their exams. If person A has to put so much effort to get the same grade as person B who puts in much less effort, I would reckon person B is a much more efficient learner who probably cheated on the hardest few questions.

I don't condone cheating and I'm just busting your chops, but I get the gist of what you're saying.