Charles Comer

Granitz, N. and D. Loewy (2007), Applying Ethical Theories: Interpreting and Responding to Student Plagiarism, Journal of Business Ethics, vol. 72, pp 293-306.

Plagiarism is a serious issue that may diminish the value of a scholarly work and interferes with the professional growth of an individual. For example, in 2003, Jayson Blair resigned from his position as a reporter for the New York Time because of “alleged plagiarism” (Dolak, 2003). Another case of plagiarism would be Matthew C. Whitaker, an associate professor at Arizona State University who in 2011 and 2015 was accused of plagiarism (Ryman, 2017). In both scenarios, Jayson Blair and Matthew C. Whitaker failed to properly paraphrase and cite sources (Dolak, 2003; Ryman 2017).

Plagiarism is the action of stealing and copying whole information from another author and I have used a plagiarism checker to prevent this from happening when presenting my work with the use of internet research. This has developed my ethical capability as one of the topics in ethical understudying is recognising and exploring. I have recognised the ethics behind it and researched why it is important.

1. Give a brief introduction about your person. Who are they, what do they do, where do they live, what is important to them, etc.?

I have noticed that the plagiarism rate at Sheridan College have greatly increased and it is a big issue. Today, plagiarism is perceived to be a growing problem in universities and colleges. It is an act of taking information and claiming it as your own. Plagiarism is wrong because you deny yourself the opportunity to learn and practice skills that may be required in the future, you are disobeying the rules of the school and you deprive author’s credits for their hard work.

Plagiarism is a very important topic that needs to be addressed with students at all phases of their academic progression. Plagiarism is a form of academic dishonesty. It involves taking information from a source and using it as your own (Bethel, 2015). Plagiarizing can be a very easy thing to do if you do not pay attention, but it can also be easily avoided. The most important thing to do is make sure that you are citing your sources and citing them properly (Bethel, 2015). I think that for me, this is the hardest thing to avoid. I am always afraid that I will cite sources improperly and be charged with plagiarism. I have been afraid of plagiarism ever since I wrote my first essay in high school. One great way to avoid improperly citing is to get your information from the Bethel University library (Bethel, 2014). If you get your information from there, you can click on the yellow piece of paper on the right of

Identify and explain two examples of plagiarism, and describe specifically how plagiarism could harm your academics or career. Make a personal pledge to adhere to each area of the Code of Conduct and guidelines for academic integrity, and what specific strategies you will use to accomplish this. Consider how you will conduct your research and writing, etc.

After reading the Unit Three material and taking the Academic Integrity Tutorial I feel the hardest and most dangerous type of plagiarism to avoid would be paraphrasing. I read a lot of different genre books and when speaking on them find that I tend to paraphrase too closely to the author's writing. My fear is that I would plagiaphrase unintentially (Bethel, 2014). This week's reading taught me a better way to paraphrase which will help reduce those opportunities. Conducting all the research, finding the main points, putting the book or source material away and deliberate how it all pertains will also be of

My plan to dodge plagiarism is to: outline my thoughts before starting the writing process, revisit rules of citations frequently, use other people’s ideas in moderation, use print sources to reference more than Internet sources, and take advantage of plagiarism avoidance technology. The advantage of outlining my thoughts before I begin writing is that it will help decipher my individual ideas from someone else’s. Keeping up with the rules of correctly citing sources is important and understanding all the rules will help me avoid the types of plagiarism that are less obvious like unintentional plagiarism and self plagiarism. When beginning the writing process, if I rely on someone else’s ideas more than my own I am more likely to plagiarize, even if it is unintentional, than if I use other people’s ideas only to further support my own. By using printed sources such as books or magazines in exchange for Internet sources will make it less likely for me to copy and paste someone’s ideas as suggested by Sarah Brookover who is a senior at the Rutgers University (1). Lastly, taking advantage of the advances in technology by using anti-plagiarism websites such as plagiarismchecker.net, turnitin.com, and writecheck.com I can check my work for plagiarism and further avoid unintentional acts of stealing another person’s

3. The hardest type of plagiarism for me is APA citation. I have a habit of re-wording the information I study or find without citing who said what. I fail to give credit where it is due. Sometimes I will remember to put the author's name , and forget the year it was published. On several occasions I have paraphrased other writings in which more than one author was responsible for the writing, in which I only recognized one author without recognizing the other. After going through the lesson about plagiarism, I plan to re-check my work to ensure i am not plagiarizing. I will cite all sources to ensure no one is left out as well

Students may have poor time-management skills or they may plan poorly for the time and effort required for research-based writing, and believe they have no choice but to plagia¬rize. Students may view the course, the assignment, the conventions of academic documenta¬tion, or the consequences of cheating as unimportant. Teachers may present students with assignments so generic or unparticularized that stu¬dents may believe they are justified in looking for canned responses. Instructors and institutions may fail to report cheating when it does occur, or may not enforce appropriate penalties. (http://www.wpacouncil.org). In The New Century Handbook, there are a few helpful ways described to avoid plagiarism. Step one is to take accurate, usable notes. Step two to record complete citation (bibliographic) information along with your notes. Step three is to determine when acknowledgment is needed. Step four; avoid copying and pasting information (text or graphics) from the Internet into your paper. Step

The first part of the assignment is to analyze the ethical implications of plagiarism detection services and consider the four ethical standards (rights, justice, utility, and care). Where I will first talk about the issues with plagiarism sites and software. Then how it violates the rights of students and what should be done to reduce plagiarism as much as possible. The second part of the assignment is to write a letter to the administration from the student council and present the findings. I will write a one page letter discussing the positive and negatives of the idea and what the student council thinks about it. Then, being a student, I

Many ethical norms in research, such as copyright and patenting policies, authorship guidelines, policies for data sharing, and confidentiality rules in peer review, are designed to protect intellectual property interests. Every member of a research group has an ethical responsibility for ensuring the credibility of the project. Ethical lapses in research like fabricating data in a clinical trial can significantly harm human or might even kill them. If proper research techniques are not followed it might lead to the death of several patients and also an embarrassment to the field of science and to the person himself. In the second workshop, we received a poster about the different types of plagiarism which one of the ethics to be followed. In class, we discussed the problems arising due to plagiarizing without even knowing that you

I can avoid plagiarism and keep my integrity by doing my own work and using my own ideas on articles I read. I can also avoid plagiarism by remembering the consequences if I do commit plagiarism. Again I should always run my work threw the center for writing excellence. The college has no tolerance for plagiarism and I have to uphold to that.

Academic learning in today’s changing world brings demands to future professionals. Whether in a traditional classroom, or through distance learning, one thing is similar and which cannot bring forth a successful educational future. One thing that can damage anyone’s academic future is plagiarism. Whether being the future of a straight “A” student, or a student who is just getting by. The fact remains that anyone can fall victim to plagiarism. Plagiarism is the use of other writer’s words without acknowledging the source and taking those words and passing them off as one’s own ideas (Jones, 2001). Some people may think plagiarism is just copying someone else’s work but in reality plagiarism is much serious and hold very serious