Academic dishonesty

For an educator, as with any professional, false accusations can prove disastrous to your reputation on both a personal and professional level. Although there is no foolproof way to avoid bogus allegations, the best defense is to limit the opportunities where these types of accusations can be made. An article from Northwest Professional Educators (NWPE) indicates fourteen steps teachers should take to limit the possibility of having their reputations tarnished by false accusations. The goal of the

Under immense pressure I made a very costly action. I admit that I was guilty of plagiarism on my public education project in my section for my summary. This semester I tried and persevere through my concussion but it was too consequential and hurt me very bad in the end. I attempted to play catch up and get caught up in my classes and I couldn't and its apparent. I will own the fact that this happened and because of this I will learn and be better. I am going to create better daily habits and become

Point Loma Nazarene University (PLNU) has an established community living agreement, which directs all its members on how to carry themselves within the institution’s environment, as well as in the community. The institution’s mission is to offer higher education within a Christian community where character is modeled and transformed to express Christian faith. Students who join the institution are expected to maintain good conducts, which are guided by the Holy Spirit. Accountability and integrity

The biggest takeaway I experienced from the workbook was, the plagiarism grid, and the section about everything being plagiarism.  I thought that the plagiarism grid could be useful before, and after writing a paper.  It could help remind you of all the types of plagiarism to avoid.  The section about everything being plagiarism really made me stop and think.  If you really think about it, everything we say, write, and do we learnt from somewhere.  From the time we were born everything we think,

Plagiarism is against the law and is taught through school to avoid. Stealing is one of the earliest and basic sins known from the beginning of time. Plagiarism is illegal and is considered theft, morally wrong, but many people made a career because they plagiarized someone else’s work. Plagiarism is a form of theft and is therefore illegal. The United States has made laws in action to stop and punish people that steal others’ work. One of the basic laws of the land is that theft is wrong. The government

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Colleges will cheat the system in order for school profit to be consistent. Not only are colleges cheating the system, but are cheating the rest of the students going to the college as well. CNN, the Cable News Network, is a basic American news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. The article ‘How College Sports Cheat Student-Athletes’ was written by Sally Kohn, an activist, columnist, and television commentator who goes on to explain the sneaky workings some colleges have recently been caught

Cheating: Colleague students using smart drugs to get good grades “Asked if the improper use of stimulants was cheating, students were split. Some considered that the extra studying hours and the heightened focus during exams amounted to an unfair advantage. Many countered that the drugs “don’t give you the answers” and defended their use as a personal choice for test preparation, akin to tutoring.” (Schwarz) It is scientifically proven that young adults are the most stressful people. Because they

Luis Gutierrez English 101 Professor Moore 20 August 2014 It’s Easy Lets Cheat Journalist and math teacher Victor Dorff’s article “Educations Cheating Epidemic” deals with his concerns about the cultural and educational problem with cheating. Dorff claims that cheating is a cultural problem and that society’s acceptances of cheating only perpetuates the malicious cycle. Dorff uses Classical Oration and uses his personal teaching experience, the general student perspective, and societies frequent

Anthony Scaletta - "Avoiding Plagiarism Part One." "Plagiarism 1.1" A. #1.) "changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit" is plaigiarism - Even if design and structure are mimiced in a sentence but the of the wording is different, the sentence is not your own. This is a very easy act to commit. (Fox and Azman, 2014, p. 15) #2.) "recycling an old paper" is plaigiarism - This is the equivalency of when any type of resource is taken and the wording is reconfigured