THE ETHICS OF CHEGG

Authors

  • Matthew Streseman Texas Tech University
  • Joseph Millican Texas Tech University

Abstract

Cheating is an evergreen ethical issue in academia, with cheating occurring at almost all levels of study, in almost all cultures, and almost all of the time. Students will usually condemn people who are viewed as cheaters, but students frequently have different ideas on what constitutes cheating from both each other and faculty. Our analysis focuses on the ethical considerations of students using Chegg

Author Biographies

Matthew Streseman, Texas Tech University

Instructor

Joseph Millican, Texas Tech University

Masters student in Business Administration (STEM), TTU Rawls College of Business

References

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Kessler International. (2018, June 26). Survey shows cheating and academic dishonesty prevalent in colleges and universities. Retrieved January 31, 2020, from https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/survey-shows-cheating-and-academic-dishonesty-prevalent-in-colleges-and-universities-300402014.html

Chegg reaches more than 40 million students. (2016, May 20). Retrieved from https://investor.chegg.com/press-releases/press-release-details/2016/Chegg-Reaches-More-Than-40-Million-Students/default.aspx

Driver, J. (2014, September 22). The history of utilitarianism. Retrieved January 31, 2020, from https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/utilitarianism-history/

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Published

2020-07-14