CDent2010 Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 A friend sends you an email; you open it and see that it has the questions for your upcoming exam. By accident, you happen to read some of them. What do you do? I'm really hesitating with this one. What do you guys think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentss Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 well... recognize the dilemma: have the exam so you could see the remaining questions and do well but....this would account to academic dishonesty so rather confront your friend about it and urge them not to "cheat" thoughts and action: at first would feel the urge to go through the exam but would resist doing so realizing that it would be unfair to others...would approach friend, and ask them why they felt the need to resort to such resources..also want to make sure that this is indeed the upcoming exam since u could be wrong...want to make sure that relationship with friend remains positive so do not want to offend them but at the same time make them realize that this accounts to cheating...appreciate them for trying to help you but let them know that this is not correct...would urge them not to use the exam and depending on how many ppl have the exam, would have to decide whether or not to tell prof...if friend has given their trust to you that they'd not use it and that no one else has it, then remind them again that this is an academic offense and you're happy that they understand it..then offer help to them if they need it to prepare for the exam... if you feel that others may have the exam as well and friend would potentially resort to cheating, tell them that you would tell the TA/prof that you received an "anonymous" email from someone with the leaked exam...important to relay this to friend because if they study for it and found out later that exam had been changed, they could feel being back stabbed... at the same time, offer help again to friend to enable them to study and perform well on the exam without resorting to such aids. at the end: hopefully friend would take up offer of help as opposed to cheating and you would be able to maintain a good relationship with them...at the same time, letting the prof know ensures that you stood up for what was morally correct... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDent2010 Posted March 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 well...recognize the dilemma: have the exam so you could see the remaining questions and do well but....this would account to academic dishonesty so rather confront your friend about it and urge them not to "cheat" thoughts and action: at first would feel the urge to go through the exam but would resist doing so realizing that it would be unfair to others...would approach friend, and ask them why they felt the need to resort to such resources..also want to make sure that this is indeed the upcoming exam since u could be wrong...want to make sure that relationship with friend remains positive so do not want to offend them but at the same time make them realize that this accounts to cheating...appreciate them for trying to help you but let them know that this is not correct...would urge them not to use the exam and depending on how many ppl have the exam, would have to decide whether or not to tell prof...if friend has given their trust to you that they'd not use it and that no one else has it, then remind them again that this is an academic offense and you're happy that they understand it..then offer help to them if they need it to prepare for the exam... if you feel that others may have the exam as well and friend would potentially resort to cheating, tell them that you would tell the TA/prof that you received an "anonymous" email from someone with the leaked exam...important to relay this to friend because if they study for it and found out later that exam had been changed, they could feel being back stabbed... at the same time, offer help again to friend to enable them to study and perform well on the exam without resorting to such aids. at the end: hopefully friend would take up offer of help as opposed to cheating and you would be able to maintain a good relationship with them...at the same time, letting the prof know ensures that you stood up for what was morally correct... Good answer. I like the fact that you tell them that there is an urge to use the exam (shows honesty) but at the same time do the morally correct thing - I would also maybe add that you would tell the prof to change his exam (due to the leaked exam) and part of your reason for doing so is to not enable cheating as this could lead the acceptance of unqualified future doctors/dentists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earth.razer Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 A friend sends you an email; you open it and see that it has the questions for your upcoming exam. By accident, you happen to read some of them. What do you do? I'm really hesitating with this one. What do you guys think? I think this question is poorly worded because I initially assumed these were practice questions or questions from past years. Since I use those in my exam preparation all the time I didn't even see any dilemma. I guess if this was a real interview question I would've been pretty messed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mintygum Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 One suggestion that I learned from the background package I used was that it is less about the detailed action or getting "the right answer" and much more about showing the interviewer your process of thinking - what are the factors you'd consider --- in other words as you discuss this response you'd bring in factors (in an organized fashion or structure that you use for all responses so that you go through an ordered checklist in your head as you answer) - sensitivity- maintaining a positive perspective on the person, understanding and sensitive to how everyone in the situation feels - watching for sign language/reaction in process of how you deal with it and altering what you say and do accordingly as you proceed -communication - in discussion restate other's opinion to digest respnse etc etc etc...... All this stuff is more important than choosing to report or not report - its the discussion of the handling of the process that counts more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dentss Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Although I think u re correct mintygum in that the how to should be emphasized more, wouldn't it be important to also highlight ure action at the same time. Just stating the process of thinking without alternate actions u could take would seem incomplete, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mintygum Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 Although I think u re correct mintygum in that the how to should be emphasized more, wouldn't it be important to also highlight ure action at the same time. Just stating the process of thinking without alternate actions u could take would seem incomplete, no? For sure - it's just that the final course of action is more the conclusion but the meet of the discussion is your process in getting there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDent2010 Posted March 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 One suggestion that I learned from the background package I used was that it is less about the detailed action or getting "the right answer" and much more about showing the interviewer your process of thinking - what are the factors you'd consider --- in other words as you discuss this response you'd bring in factors (in an organized fashion or structure that you use for all responses so that you go through an ordered checklist in your head as you answer)- sensitivity- maintaining a positive perspective on the person, understanding and sensitive to how everyone in the situation feels - watching for sign language/reaction in process of how you deal with it and altering what you say and do accordingly as you proceed -communication - in discussion restate other's opinion to digest respnse etc etc etc...... All this stuff is more important than choosing to report or not report - its the discussion of the handling of the process that counts more. This is all true. I can confirm that I have heard about this as well as the proper way to do an interview. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricCartman Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 A friend sends you an email; you open it and see that it has the questions for your upcoming exam. By accident, you happen to read some of them. What do you do? I'm really hesitating with this one. What do you guys think? Thoughts running through your mind: 1. If you use the questions and write exam and do well, you are being dishonest with yourself and performance isn't a true reflection of your ability. Its not fair to other pre-meds who probably spent last 4 weeks studying for the exam that you'll end up acing because you have all the questions. On the other hand, scoring high on a major exam is definitely very tempting. 2. If you decide to tell the prof, you are doing the right thing, you might get your friend in big trouble and you might be writing a harder exam, thereby ruining your chances of going to dental school, lol (you know how pre-meds and pre-dents measure their life expectancy by doing bad on one exam, lol). What do you want out of your educational experience? Honesty and integrity are one of the qualities that are hard to get, because sometimes, doing the right thing is the hardest thing to do because you may lose a lot in the process (you friend may never talk to you because he might get an F and suspension from university, you might write a harder exam and do bad in the course overall, rest of the class might hate you for being a sell out). So how do you go about solving this problem? Well, decide if you want to be honest or not. You should be honest because thats how ur mama raised you and you are a man who is not afraid to take hit and go down like a hero and then get back up and most of all, that is what the CDA interviewing people wanna hear. What about your best friend who is committing dishonesty? is this his first offence? maybe. why is he doing this? he is stressed, depressed, wants high grades, etc. Should you give him another chance before selling him out? yes, one mistake should not alter one's life and people do stupid things when they are stressed. This is what you should do: Anonymously send a letter to the prof telling him that the exam has been leaked and he should make a new exam and just to make sure he gets the message in time, leave an anonymous voicemail on his telephone. also, in your message, mention exact questions so that profs knows that you are not BSing. Tell your friend not to do this again and help him cope with stress, etc..advise him that you are an honest guy and would prefer not participate in such activities. Once your friend writes the exam, he'll know that you have talked to the prof assuming that prof will change the exam. But at the same time he will know that you didn't rad him out because the prof obviously didn't mention any names or didn't approach your friend regarding dishonesty. Your hope is that the one chance you gave him will deter him from going down this path in the future. you are giving your friend benefit of the doubt that he is stressed and depressed and doing this stuff out of stupidity. if he does the same thing in future, he probably won't tell you because he knows that you have the testicles to be honest, and if he does tell you, then you might have to tell someone explicitly for his own good. hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDent2010 Posted March 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Thoughts running through your mind:1. If you use the questions and write exam and do well, you are being dishonest with yourself and performance isn't a true reflection of your ability. Its not fair to other pre-meds who probably spent last 4 weeks studying for the exam that you'll end up acing because you have all the questions. On the other hand, scoring high on a major exam is definitely very tempting. 2. If you decide to tell the prof, you are doing the right thing, you might get your friend in big trouble and you might be writing a harder exam, thereby ruining your chances of going to dental school, lol (you know how pre-meds and pre-dents measure their life expectancy by doing bad on one exam, lol). What do you want out of your educational experience? Honesty and integrity are one of the qualities that are hard to get, because sometimes, doing the right thing is the hardest thing to do because you may lose a lot in the process (you friend may never talk to you because he might get an F and suspension from university, you might write a harder exam and do bad in the course overall, rest of the class might hate you for being a sell out). So how do you go about solving this problem? Well, decide if you want to be honest or not. You should be honest because thats how ur mama raised you and you are a man who is not afraid to take hit and go down like a hero and then get back up and most of all, that is what the CDA interviewing people wanna hear. What about your best friend who is committing dishonesty? is this his first offence? maybe. why is he doing this? he is stressed, depressed, wants high grades, etc. Should you give him another chance before selling him out? yes, one mistake should not alter one's life and people do stupid things when they are stressed. This is what you should do: Anonymously send a letter to the prof telling him that the exam has been leaked and he should make a new exam and just to make sure he gets the message in time, leave an anonymous voicemail on his telephone. also, in your message, mention exact questions so that profs knows that you are not BSing. Tell your friend not to do this again and help him cope with stress, etc..advise him that you are an honest guy and would prefer not participate in such activities. Once your friend writes the exam, he'll know that you have talked to the prof assuming that prof will change the exam. But at the same time he will know that you didn't rad him out because the prof obviously didn't mention any names or didn't approach your friend regarding dishonesty. Your hope is that the one chance you gave him will deter him from going down this path in the future. you are giving your friend benefit of the doubt that he is stressed and depressed and doing this stuff out of stupidity. if he does the same thing in future, he probably won't tell you because he knows that you have the testicles to be honest, and if he does tell you, then you might have to tell someone explicitly for his own good. hope this helps. very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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