<p>The problem I see with the situational response is the likelihood of it continuing. The student cheats on one homework assignment, being done by 200 students - what’s to say the student isn’t going to cheat on all homework assignments? And then, does getting away with it embolden the student to cheat on other items? Or does the student end up cheating more because he doesn’t fully understand the material because he cheated on the homework?</p>
<p>I would encourage the students to give the cheater the opportunity to turn himself in, and then turn him in if he chooses not to use that opportunity. Cheating impacts all of the other students, and turning him in maintains the integrity of their grades. But it also helps the cheater, who may otherwise learn to rely on cheating, rather than learning the necessary material.</p>