Ethics

Zariah Cartwright

Ethics Paper

September 20, 2017

        Workshop opened with the definition of ethics, acknowledging that there is both a right and wrong answer and choosing to act in the way that is right. I’ve obviously chosen to act the wrong way. What I learned from the workshop is once you do something ethically wrong others could question your morality, this is something that has stuck with me since meeting with the instructor. I didn’t think to question how others would view me knowing that I was dishonest, it could ruin my credibility. Though I knew the rules, the instructor went over, set in place for academic integrity I intentionally chose to break them. In retrospect if I had to do it all over again of course I would be honest and do my work thoroughly.

        The instructor compared colleges and universities to factories, “they are put in place to protect, create, and transmit knowledge,” was his exact wording. The reason as to why I’ve ended up in this predicament is I lied about attending an extra credit lecture that did not take place. Admittedly I failed at the part of transmitting such knowledge since I was not at the “canceled lecture” to receive it. I showed a lack of academic integrity, because of this I could be deemed as an unreliable source or a trustworthy student. I believe this is the most important piece of information I got out of the workshop, that my judgment and work from now on could possibly be second guessed and that I wouldn’t be taken for my word.

        In closing of the workshop, the instructor gave us some valuable questions to ask ourselves whenever we feel the urge to be unethical.

1. Is it illegal or moral?

What I did was dishonest and unmoral. But for as for future me, I will no longer be making such decisions.

1. How would this make me feel if others knew what I did?

This action made me feel disappointed in myself because I know that others would be disappointed in me. My parents especially would be hurt to know that I was lying on my papers and the last thing I want to do is have them loose faith in me.

1. How will this affect me long term?

This decision could have affected me long term by getting me kicked out of school and having this incident on my record.