You are a college accounting instructor, and you have just agreed to teach Principles of Accounting I on-line for the first time. Lecia Berven and Nancy Schendel are two seniors at Estherville-Lincoln Central High School who have enrolled in Principles of Accounting I on-line. Lecia and Nancy are good friends, and they have decided to work together on their accounting assignments. Lecia is particularly excited about this arrangement because she knows that Nancy has taken high school accounting and received an A in the course. Lecia, on the other hand, has never taken an accounting course, so she knows Nancy will be very helpful to her. The course syllabus specifically states that students are to work independently on all graded assignments in the course. On the first graded assignment, an accounting lab, you (the instructor) notice that Lecia and Nancys labs are identical. They have even made the same typos! You now must decide how to handle this situation. Consider the following (answer each of these questions in your initial threaded discussion posting):

What is the ethical dilemma in this case study?

Who are the stakeholders?

Who stands to gain or lose?

Define academic integrity Define cheating As the instructor, how are you going to handle this situation? Be specific!