Academic Integrity

I believe that integrity is one of the core foundations to not only being successful in college, but throughout your whole life. This idea was highly emphasized in the presentation entitled “Academic Integrity.” One of the authors, Leslie Shell, quotes, “This is the time to establish a habit of ethical behavior that will guide your personal and professional life.” Shell stresses the fact that integrity will always be a part of us; it goes much farther than cheating on a test, or cutting corners on a homework assignment. We’re in college because we want to make something of ourselves. We as students strive to do the best we can so we can get to the top. When we chose our majors, we chose a specific field to go into because that is what we are each uniquely and individually passionate about. Being dishonest whether it is academically or in the workplace, shows that we aren’t being serious about what we come to school or work every day to do. We are adults now, and as Shell said, it is time to set ethical standards we will follow for the rest of our lives. To be truly proud of anything you accomplish in work or school, that final result must come from 100% of our efforts. There are no benefits of dishonesty. The work wouldn’t come from you, and the consequences are far greater than anyone would expect. We choose to come to ASU everyday because we know what we want out of life, and we’re willing to make it happen. At the end of the day, I would much rather be proud of my efforts because I know I had put everything I had into my work, I made my goals and dreams happen because I wanted them, not because there was an easy way out. Honoring academic integrity and ethical standards is the best way to reach success. We’re adults now, it’s time to show everyone what we’re capable of on our own.