Arizona State University
Academic Integrity: Honesty/Dishonesty Scenarios
Discussion Questions and Grading Rubric
This document contains discussion questions and grading rubrics for each of the scenarios included in the Academic Honesty/Dishonesty Survey. To grade student responses, use the rubrics provided to determine whether students have successfully identified honest or dishonest elements.
• If you facilitate an in-class discussion, use these questions to start the group discussion about their responses.
• If you facilitate an online discussion, post one or more of the standard questions Use the supplemental questions to prompt follow-up discussion if necessary.
Discussion questions and grading rubrics are provided for the following scenarios:
1. Submitting One Paper to Multiple Classes 2
2. Aiding Others 3
3. Tests and Technology, Scenario 1 4
4. Tests and Technology, Scenario 2 5
5. Crediting Someone Else’s Work 6
6. Citations 7
7. Incomplete Citations 9
8. Collaboration 10
9. Working in Pairs 11
10. Selling a Paper 12
11. Using Someone Else’s Paper 13
12. Using another Source as a Model 14
13. Helping a Friend 15
14. Internship/Clinical Hours 16
15. Attendance Sheets 17
16. Family Illness 18
1. Submitting One Paper to Multiple Classes
Discussion Questions
Standard Questions
• In what way is the behavior in this scenario honest?
• In what way is the behavior in this scenario dishonest?
• What changes would make the dishonest behavior honest?
• What changes would make the honest behavior dishonest?
Supplemental Questions
• What other options does she have in this situation?
Honesty/Dishonesty Rubric
|In what way is the behavior in |In what way is the behavior in |What changes would make the |What changes would make the |
|this scenario honest? |this scenario dishonest? |dishonest behavior honest? |honest behavior dishonest? |
|She did all the work herself. |She is reusing a previous paper |Use a related topic. |Not citing her references or |
|She properly cited all her |to get credit for a |Same topic, but analyze it |including a bibliography would |
|references and created a |new/different assignment. |differently. |add an element of academic |
|bibliography. | |Ask teacher/ instructor/ |dishonesty to the original |
| | |professor for permission to |paper. |
| | |submit the same paper | |
2. Aiding Others
Discussion Questions
Standard Questions
• In what way is the behavior in this scenario honest?
• In what way is the behavior in this scenario dishonest?
• What changes would make the dishonest behavior honest?
• What changes would make the honest behavior dishonest?
Supplemental Questions
• What right does an instructor have to ask a student to show him/her the crib notes he/she is using on an exam? Does there need to be a statement in a syllabus or on an exam?
Honesty/Dishonesty Rubric
|In what way is the behavior in |In what way is the behavior in |What changes would make the |What changes would make the |
|this scenario honest? |this scenario dishonest? |dishonest behavior honest? |honest behavior dishonest? |
|If Melody was only taking the |If Melody was planning on |If Melody threw the piece of |If the TA had not noticed, and |
|notes for herself. |sharing the exam questions along|paper away before she left the |Melody gave the questions and |
| |with her answers with Heather. |exam. |answers to Heather. |
3. Tests and Technology, Scenario 1
Discussion Questions
Standard Questions
• In what way is the behavior in this scenario honest?
• In what way is the behavior in this scenario dishonest?
• What changes would make the dishonest behavior honest?
• What changes would make the honest behavior dishonest?
Supplemental Questions
• What would you do if you were in Kelly's situation?
Honesty/Dishonesty Rubric
|In what way is the behavior in |In what way is the behavior in |What changes would make the |What changes would make the |
|this scenario honest? |this scenario dishonest? |dishonest behavior honest? |honest behavior dishonest? |
|Kelly took her own notes on the |This is academically dishonest |Kelly needs to find extra time |Placing notes or pictures of |
|test material and she paid |behavior. Unless her instructor|to review her notes before the |notes on her cell phone to refer|
|attention during class. |tells students they can use |test so that she does not need |to during the test without the |
| |their notes when taking the test|to cheat. If Kelly feels |instructor's permission. |
| |this is cheating. It is not |confident about the information | |
| |okay to cheat just because |she will be more comfortable in | |
| |everyone else does. |taking the test. She also needs| |
| | |to take responsibility for not | |
| | |studying as she should have, do | |
| | |the best she can on the test and| |
| | |deal with the results. | |
4. Tests and Technology, Scenario 2
Discussion Questions
Standard Questions
• In what way is the behavior in this scenario honest?
• In what way is the behavior in this scenario dishonest?
• What changes would make the dishonest behavior honest?
• What changes would make the honest behavior dishonest?
Supplemental Questions
• If Mitchell is caught during the test with the cell phone images sent by Dan, what should be the consequences for Mitchell? For Dan?
• If he does not bring the actual test questions to his exam is Mitchell free from any test cheating accusation?
• Is it OK to share information about test questions with students in other sections of a course?
• If Dan had helped Mitchell study but not given him actual test questions, would that be honest or dishonest?
Honesty/Dishonesty Rubric
|In what way is the behavior in |In what way is the behavior in |What changes would make the |What changes would make the |
|this scenario honest? |this scenario dishonest? |dishonest behavior honest? |honest behavior dishonest? |
|If Dan and Mitchell had studied |Both Mitchell and Dan are |Dan should have say "No" when |By helping someone else study |
|together before the exam rather |cheating. According to the ASU |Mitchell asked him to cheat. |after he had knowledge of the |
|than afterwards, they would not |Student Code of Conduct, |Also, Mitchell or any other |test questions, Dan was cheating|
|have been cheating but just |cheating is prohibited. Dan is |student should refuse to look at|and helping Mitchell cheat on |
|preparing for the final. |taking a great risk by taking |any material sent to them about |his exam. |
| |pictures of the exam with his |an exam and should not discuss | |
| |cell phone. |the exam with students who have | |
| | |already taken the exam. | |
5. Crediting Someone Else’s Work
Discussion Questions
Standard Questions
• In what way is the behavior in this scenario honest?
• In what way is the behavior in this scenario dishonest?
• What changes would make the dishonest behavior honest?
• What changes would make the honest behavior dishonest?
Supplemental Questions
• Since Sarah gave credit to the encyclopedias in the bibliography and changed a few words, was Sarah guilty of plagiarism?
• Is it sufficient to change a few words or sentences in order to paraphrase an original idea?
Honesty/Dishonesty Rubric
|In what way is the behavior in |In what way is the behavior in |What changes would make the |What changes would make the |
|this scenario honest? |this scenario dishonest? |dishonest behavior honest? |honest behavior dishonest? |
|Sarah cited both the dictionary |She did not give credit to any |Citing the sources where |Not citing the sources at all. |
|and the encyclopedia in the |sources in the text of her |appropriate within the text of | |
|bibliography. |paper. This implies that the |her paper. | |
| |information: | | |
| |1) was Sarah's original idea or | | |
| |2) is common knowledge. | | |
6. Citations
Discussion Questions
Standard Questions
• In what way is the behavior in this scenario honest?
• In what way is the behavior in this scenario dishonest?
• What changes would make the dishonest behavior honest?
• What changes would make the honest behavior dishonest?
Supplemental Questions
• What would you do if presented with this predicament?
• If this is wrong what other options does Amy have?
− Find the extra time to locate the needed information and email her instructor that she will be a little late for class
− Indicate in the citation that the end page numbers were not indicated in the database
− Talk to her instructor about it
Honesty/Dishonesty Rubric
|In what way is the behavior in |In what way is the behavior in |What changes would make the |What changes would make the |
|this scenario honest? |this scenario dishonest? |dishonest behavior honest? |honest behavior dishonest? |
|Amy used in-text citations to |It is academically dishonest if |If Amy has paper or electronic |If Amy makes up the page numbers|
|credit her sources. She wrote |she falsifies the pagination of |copies of the articles she |of the sources she uses. |
|the paper and is not attempting |some sources even if she cited |should look at the page number | |
|to take credit for the work of |the sources in her paper. |on the last page of the copy and| |
|others. | |enter that information into her | |
| | |citation. If she does not have a| |
| | |copy Amy could ask her | |
| | |instructor for an extension to | |
| | |allow her time to check the | |
| | |pagination of the sources. She | |
| | |could find extra time before | |
| | |class to locate the missing | |
| | |information. Another option Amy | |
| | |has is to use standard symbols | |
| | |in the citations such as a "+" | |
| | |[149+] to indicate only the | |
| | |beginning page number was listed| |
| | |in the original source. | |
7. Incomplete Citations
Discussion Questions
Standard Questions
• In what way is the behavior in this scenario honest?
• In what way is the behavior in this scenario dishonest?
• What changes would make the dishonest behavior honest?
• What changes would make the honest behavior dishonest?
Supplemental Questions
• Is it academically honest to write a paper that has some original statements of your own, but is mostly based on quotations from another source?
Honesty/Dishonesty Rubric
|In what way is the behavior in |In what way is the behavior in |What changes would make the |What changes would make the |
|this scenario honest? |this scenario dishonest? |dishonest behavior honest? |honest behavior dishonest? |
|Monique did cite her source, she|Although she did cite her |Putting quotation marks around |If Monique did not quote or cite|
|is not attempting to take credit|source, inserting the author's |the verbatim text, along with |the reviewer and claimed the |
|for the reviewer's ideas. |words verbatim without using |the citation. |words AND ideas as her own. |
| |quotes is plagiarism. | | |
8. Collaboration
Discussion Questions
Standard Questions
• In what way is the behavior in this scenario honest?
• In what way is the behavior in this scenario dishonest?
• What changes would make the dishonest behavior honest?
• What changes would make the honest behavior dishonest?
Supplemental Questions
• Can you submit this paper as your own work?
• Can you submit this paper with proper attribution - in other words disclose that sections of the paper were edited by the writer. Would you be willing to do this?
Honesty/Dishonesty Rubric
|In what way is the behavior in |In what way is the behavior in |What changes would make the |What changes would make the |
|this scenario honest? |this scenario dishonest? |dishonest behavior honest? |honest behavior dishonest? |
| | |You could set off the sections | |
| | |that were edited by the writer, | |
| | |either by indenting them or | |
| | |enclosing them in quotations and| |
| | |cite them so you do not mislead | |
| | |your instructor or other | |
| | |readers. It might also be | |
| | |helpful to discuss the | |
| | |arrangement you had with the | |
| | |author with your instructor so | |
| | |he or she understands why you | |
| | |are quoting certain sections. | |
9. Working in Pairs
Discussion Questions
Standard Questions
• In what way is the behavior in this scenario honest?
• In what way is the behavior in this scenario dishonest?
• What changes would make the dishonest behavior honest?
• What changes would make the honest behavior dishonest?
Supplemental Questions
• Is it the instructor's fault because he allowed them to share information?
• What other options to they have to finish all their work by the end of the semester?
Honesty/Dishonesty Rubric
|In what way is the behavior in |In what way is the behavior in |What changes would make the |What changes would make the |
|this scenario honest? |this scenario dishonest? |dishonest behavior honest? |honest behavior dishonest? |
|Jim and Mike researched the |Submitting someone else's essay |Sharing the information sources |Using the essay words written by|
|questions and shared the sources|with changes is academically |for each essay question was |their friend and submitting it |
|as instructed by their |dishonest. They were allowed to |allowed so working together was |as their own work. |
|professor. |work together to research and |okay up to this point. To be | |
| |locate information for the essay|academically honest each person | |
| |questions but each was |needed to independently compose | |
| |responsible for interpreting the|their own essay for each | |
| |information and writing his own |question. | |
| |essay |Jim & Mike need to make this | |
| | |exam a priority so that each has| |
| | |time to use the sources and | |
| | |compose an answer. | |
10. Selling a Paper
Discussion Questions
Standard Questions
• In what way is the behavior in this scenario honest?
• In what way is the behavior in this scenario dishonest?
• What changes would make the dishonest behavior honest?
• What changes would make the honest behavior dishonest?
Supplemental Questions
• Do you think anyone might find out?
• What risks are you taking?
• Do you know about the "XE" grade that can be given for infringements of academic integrity?
Honesty/Dishonesty Rubric
|In what way is the behavior in |In what way is the behavior in |What changes would make the |What changes would make the |
|this scenario honest? |this scenario dishonest? |dishonest behavior honest? |honest behavior dishonest? |
| |Submitting someone else's work |Not selling the paper, or | |
| |as your own, or offering your |offering to help her roommate | |
| |work for someone else to submit |understand the assignment and | |
| |as their own, is dishonest. |find relevant articles so she | |
| | |can write the paper on her own. | |
11. Using Someone Else’s Paper
Discussion Questions
Standard Questions
• In what way is the behavior in this scenario honest?
• In what way is the behavior in this scenario dishonest?
• What changes would make the dishonest behavior honest?
• What changes would make the honest behavior dishonest?
Supplemental Questions
• Tom is clearly in a bind with the injury and his paper due. What options does Tom have?
Honesty/Dishonesty Rubric
|In what way is the behavior in |In what way is the behavior in |What changes would make the |What changes would make the |
|this scenario honest? |this scenario dishonest? |dishonest behavior honest? |honest behavior dishonest? |
|Tom did some of the research on |Using another person's paper |Tom could ask his instructor for|Using articles another person |
|Vietnam himself and is using |with their words and thoughts is|an extension due to his injury. |copied or printed is okay as |
|prints or copies of other |academically dishonest. |Tom could use his friend's |long as the resulting paper is |
|sources. | |sources to write a paper on the |written by Tom. |
| | |same topic if he uses his own | |
| | |ideas, and words. A different | |
| | |analysis or focus on the topic | |
| | |is adacemically honest. | |
12. Using another Source as a Model
Discussion Questions
Standard Questions
• In what way is the behavior in this scenario honest?
• In what way is the behavior in this scenario dishonest?
• What changes would make the dishonest behavior honest?
• What changes would make the honest behavior dishonest?
Supplemental Questions
• Is it OK to use quotations in your paper that another author used originally without locating and reading the original sources?
Honesty/Dishonesty Rubric
|In what way is the behavior in |In what way is the behavior in |What changes would make the |What changes would make the |
|this scenario honest? |this scenario dishonest? |dishonest behavior honest? |honest behavior dishonest? |
| | | | |
13. Helping a Friend
Discussion Questions
Standard Questions
• In what way is the behavior in this scenario honest?
• In what way is the behavior in this scenario dishonest?
• What changes would make the dishonest behavior honest?
• What changes would make the honest behavior dishonest?
Supplemental Questions
• Was Frank guilty of academic dishonesty for taking the test for his friend?
• What other options does Quentin have in this situation?
Honesty/Dishonesty Rubric
|In what way is the behavior in |In what way is the behavior in |What changes would make the |What changes would make the |
|this scenario honest? |this scenario dishonest? |dishonest behavior honest? |honest behavior dishonest? |
| |Quentin is allowing another |Quentin should contact the | |
| |person to take a test for him. |instructor to alert him/her to | |
| |Frank is also dishonest, as he |his illness and request a make | |
| |is going to take a test |up test time, or some | |
| |pretending to be someone else. |alternative arrangement. | |
14. Internship/Clinical Hours
Discussion Questions
Standard Questions
• In what way is the behavior in this scenario honest?
• In what way is the behavior in this scenario dishonest?
• What changes would make the dishonest behavior honest?
• What changes would make the honest behavior dishonest?
Supplemental Questions
• Is it academic dishonesty to fudge about how many hours you've put into an internship?
• What are Jordan's other options?
Honesty/Dishonesty Rubric
|In what way is the behavior in |In what way is the behavior in |What changes would make the |What changes would make the |
|this scenario honest? |this scenario dishonest? |dishonest behavior honest? |honest behavior dishonest? |
|Jordan completed most of the |Taking credit for work not |Jordan should find a way to |Submitting the form saying she |
|assigned hours for the month. |completed is academically |complete the hours. She could |completed the required hours |
| |dishonest. This is no different|ask a friend to take her to the |when she did not. |
| |than taking credit for another |clinic or take the bus and get | |
| |person's words or ideas in a |as many hours completed as | |
| |paper. |possible. Jordan could also ask| |
| | |for an extension to allow her | |
| | |time to complete the hours next | |
| | |semester or between semesters. | |
15. Attendance Sheets
Discussion Questions
Standard Questions
• In what way is the behavior in this scenario honest?
• In what way is the behavior in this scenario dishonest?
• What changes would make the dishonest behavior honest?
• What changes would make the honest behavior dishonest?
Supplemental Questions
• Is it academically dishonest to sign an attendance sheet for another student?
• If Kendra is discovered signing for Tamara who - if any - should be penalized? Just Kendra, just Tamara, or both students?
Honesty/Dishonesty Rubric
|In what way is the behavior in |In what way is the behavior in |What changes would make the |What changes would make the |
|this scenario honest? |this scenario dishonest? |dishonest behavior honest? |honest behavior dishonest? |
|Tamera attended all of the labs |It is academically dishonest for|Tamera could tell her study |Allowing Kendra sign for her |
|and most of this one. |Tamera to leave early while |partners that she will be a few |when they both know she left |
| |letting her instructor think she|minutes late because she has |early. |
| |attended the entire lab. Kendra|class so that she doesn’t have | |
| |is also acting dishonestly if |to leave early and have this | |
| |she signs her friend's name |dilemma. She could explain her | |
| |knowing that she left early. |situation to her instructor and | |
| | |ask if it would be okay to leave| |
| | |a little before class ends. If | |
| | |her instructor agrees she could | |
| | |ask her friend to take notes on | |
| | |the part she misses so she | |
| | |doesn’t’ fall behind. | |
16. Family Illness
Discussion Questions
Standard Questions
• In what way is the behavior in this scenario honest?
• In what way is the behavior in this scenario dishonest?
• What changes would make the dishonest behavior honest?
• What changes would make the honest behavior dishonest?
Supplemental Questions
• Is it academically dishonest to ask for extra points so she can maintain her A average? What other options does she have?
• Is it academically dishonest for Rachel to use her mother as an excuse for her late paper and lower grade?
Honesty/Dishonesty Rubric
|In what way is the behavior in |In what way is the behavior in |What changes would make the |What changes would make the |
|this scenario honest? |this scenario dishonest? |dishonest behavior honest? |honest behavior dishonest? |
|Despite her personal situation |Rachel is being academically |She should talk with her |Asking for andexpect additional |
|Rachel completed all of the |dishonest in using her mother as|instructor honestly about her |points for work not completed or|
|assignments even though one was |an excuse for turning in a paper|mother's illness and the impact |completed on time. |
|late. |after the deadline. |it has had on her schoolwork. | |
| | |Ask if she can do an extra | |
| | |credit project to earn the | |
| | |points she needs to have an A. | |
| | |Be prepared to deal with the | |
| | |consequences of her actions. | |
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