Which Grad Students Cheat the Most?

SpectralDesign.Net writes, "The results of a research paper released Wednesday reveal who is admitting to cheating (in North America). The study focused on 5,300 graduate students in Canada and the U.S. and concluded that the biggest cheaters were business students — 56% of them admitted to copying papers, plagiarizing, etc. The author of the study said, 'The typical comment is that what's important is getting the job done. How you get it done is less important. You'll have business students saying all I'm doing is emulating the behavior I'll need when I get out in the real world.'" Other grad-student cheaters include: engineering students, 54%; physical sciences, 50%; medical and health-care, 49%; law, 45%; liberal arts, 43%; and social science and humanities students, 39%. These numbers are close to the guesstimate of the anonymous professor.

Comments

cheating

[56ker]

I run a website about video game cheats. Therefore cheating is "a necessary measure and the sort of practice I'll likely need to succeed in the professional world". ;)

After analyzing the risk and the return,

[dslmodem]

I rationally decide to cheat.

-- from an anonymous coward B-schooler :-)

Re:After analyzing the risk and the return,

[MalleusEBHC]

I know it's a bit too technical for you, but you may want to click the "Post Anonymously" button next time. ;)

Re:After analyzing the risk and the return,

[Anonymous Coward]

I did click it. Twice.

I'll try three times now

First Half Students

[Bob9113]

The study focused on 5,300 graduate students in Canada and the US and concluded that the biggest cheaters were business students -- 56% of them admitted to copying papers, plagiarizing, etc. The author of the study said, 'The typical comment is that what's important is getting the job done. How you get it done is less important. You'll have business students saying all I'm doing is emulating the behavior I'll need when I get out in the real world.

The study must have been done on students in the first half of their business degree, and the second half must be the part where they teach, "Always lie about cheating."

PoliSci

[ReidMaynard]

and an amazing 0% of Political Science students!

They learn quick, don't they.

Re:PoliSci

[bblboy54]

and an amazing 0% of Political Science students!

Actually, their results are included in another degree. Would admit to being a poli-sci student?

Re:PoliSci

[techpawn]

I don't think the answer of "I can neither confirm nor deny that" counts...

Re:You know what these numbers really mean?

[AKAImBatman]

You know what these numbers really mean?

It means that Captain Kirk was a Business Student.

KHAAAAAAAN!

Re:Statistics student understand surveys!

[screwthemoderators]

Well of course Statistics students has the most cheaters, but they are also the most likely to understand the consequences of admitting en masse to cheating on a survey!!! ;)

Re:getting the job done

[__aaclcg7560]

A recent Foxtrot summed up the issue nicely.

Sickening..

[slashmojo]

medical and health-care, 49%

Bodes ill for our future health care needs.

Almost a 50/50 chance of getting a doc who cheated his/her way through college.. scary.

On the bright side if your doc is ever stuck with a diagnosis he can always look it up on wikipedia..

Re:hm

[admdrew]

We do however, have the highest proportion of crammers and caffine addicts.

Lies! First, a real addict would be able to correctly spell caffeine (unless, of course, your shaking hands were unable to type well). Second, how many straight 20 hour blocks have you spent in labs working to get a project done? The engineering (and CS) labs around my campus start to look like LAN parties near finals.

Re:Business Students...

[NosTROLLdamus]

The fact that more than half of engineering students admit to cheating should be more than a bit disturbing, if they are cheating in their engineering classes. I don't want to go through a tunnel or over a bridge that was designed by one of these folks.

Ever been to boston?