My name is Roberta Geis. I am a student at State University. It is my unfortunate, yet appreciative, responsibility to submit this paper on Academic Dishonesty. The purpose of this paper resulted from utter irresponsibility on my part. In an effort to meet a required deadline, along with a lack of proper time management, I submitted an assignment that contained plagiarism. I must admit that this was never my intentions and the first time I have been faced with such a situation. However, in an effort to take total responsibility, I recognize that my waiting until the last minute to complete an assignment is the root cause of this situation.
In completing the assignment, I copied words from different sites, but I honestly thought I paraphrased enough of the original material and cited references accordingly, which would have allowed my submission of the completed assignment without plagiarism violations. The slack in my scheduling employment responsibilities and my school assignments are the reasons I find myself in this embarrassing and unintended position.
First I would like to admit my extreme embarrassment and remorse for my actions. I really feel very bad about this predicament, and honestly I know that plagiarism violations are serious and damaging offenses. I now realize that the consequences are great and that the resulting impact could destroy my credibility and matriculation at State University.
Academic dishonesty, especially plagiarism, is frowned upon and not tolerated in any college or university. It is the epitome of wrong, especially in a scholarly environment. Plagiarism in its truest essence is stealing. Obviously in any civilized society, stealing is a violation of the law, and could resu...
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...cified directives. Also, I do not want to forfeit my ability to obtain my college degree. After many years had passed, I finally mustered the courage to enter college. Now I can finally see that reaching this goal is close, but yet so far. My current classification is a senior at State University, with plans of graduating in December, 2014. I am proud to say that I have continued a full time job- working in excess of forty hours weekly- sustained a peaceful household, and “honestly” maintained a good grade point average. These are achievements that have made me most proud. The last thing I would ever do is to jeopardize my ability to get my college degree. I have waited a long time for this moment. I have truly learned a valuable lesson through this ordeal. I know that at all cost, it is imperative to do the right thing and manage my time more efficiently.
Although my error was unintentional it is still considered plagiarism and I will not deny that this was the case. My goal to research well-phrased sentences that portrayed clearly what I wanted to convey obscured my own. In the process of writing proof reading is an important step to verify accurate citations, and I failed to do so appropriately which resulted in a less than acceptable submission of my work. I am aware this is no excuse but I ask for your consideration. Please know that I am deeply sorry ,
The better educated you are, the better off you are socially, and economically. Having a degree is, in general, a good indicator of your level of education. To get it some students study very hard. Others, on the contrary, prefer to take some shortcuts that seem to be easier for them. Those, not so much interested in acquiring a solid education, simply want to plagiarize to pass their classes, to get that degree. Plagiarism spreads out through any level of our education system. It even extends beyond that limit to reach almost any aspect of our society. With the internet revolution, this problem becomes more acute. “The web has provided global access to an unfathomable cornucopia of term papers, essays, and other scholarly works, right there out in the open for purchase or outright theft” (Simonson, Smaldino, & Zvacek, 2015, p. 160). This paper will discuss the different types of plagiarism. Before getting deeper into that discussion, we will start by explaining the word plagiarism.
The awareness in regards to academic integrity is growing across campuses worldwide. This is a very serious subject in which students and faculty should take additional steps to educate themselves. A great example of this exposure includes Mississippi State University hosts an annual Academic Integrity week during the last week of October. “This program has been put in place to educate students on plagiarism and academic honesty and prevent future cases” (msstate.edu). Intentionally or unintentionally stealing or using another individual’s work verbatim without paraphrasing is considered plagiarism. Rules and regulations are set in place to inform students how to cite, when and where to cite, and the consequences available if the rules are not followed. “The differentiation between cultures can often confuse the true meaning of plagiarism” (Vessal, K). In this research paper I will highlight the details of Academic Integrity, the consequences if rules and regulations are not followed, and lastly tools available to avoid plagiarism.
Academic honesty is defined as the use of one's own work, this includes thoughts, materials and workings, in the endeavours of writing papers, taking exams (online or campus based), and other assessable material (Harder, 2014). Academic integrity is the ethical policy of academia. This includes values such as prevention of plagiarism; upholding a high academic standard; honesty and rigour in research (Kirk, 1996). Plagiarism is one of many dishonesties that occurs and is the most common. In 2010, Johanson published an article that stated there may be a correlation with the recent abundance of technology and the rise of student dishonesty. "Access to high-technology has made cheating more convenient, flexible, and efficient…”(Johanson, 2010)
They show their view of plagiarism clearly in their documents through the use of terms such as “without hesitation” and “will not be tolerated” (Student code of conduct and discipline, 2015, p. 6; 9. Academic Honesty, n.d.). Many college students try to find out the ways how to avoid being accused of committing a serious academic offence as much as they can. Putting their own name on someone else’s works and getting good grades, some of them might succeed cleverly, but it is nothing but dishonesty. Both colleges warn students the consequences of plagiarism strongly, saying it can bring negative
It’s Monday, August 5th, and our teacher just assigned a 3-page essay. She gives us one week to complete our essay and she hands out the rubric and explains what’s expected of us. It’s now Sunday, August 11, and I just opened my folder and realized I hadn’t begun any of my essay that is due tomorrow morning at 8am. As I shift back and forth through my notebook and laptop I begin to panic because my ideas aren’t coming together so, I turn to the internet to complete my paper. Every student has felt this last-minute rush to get everything completed in time, but this can be a death trap. This paper will discuss why plagiarism is bad and why academic honesty is important.
Plagiarism is a serious academic or professional offense that could, unfortunately, ruin one’s academic and professional success. A multitude of people within a student body may not understand the importance of plagiarism and the seriousness of this offense in one’s academic or professional life. As indicated by the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, the definition of “plagiarize”, is “to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own”, the definition also states to “use (another's production) without crediting the source” (“Plagiarizing”). There are several different types of plagiarism; however, each type is very serious. The Turnitin Plagiarism Spectrum is a beneficial website that explains ten different types of plagiarism
With plagiarism comes a variety of consequences and penalties. This form of “academic dishonesty” can mean little to no credit on an assignment, discipline at school, expulsion from a university, loss of a job, and especially loss of credibility and a professional reputation. Outside of education, an act of plagiarism can result in fines, jail time, and it will go on your criminal record. Recently, a Uni...
Academic dishonesty consists of a work or an idea that is claimed by a student to be their own, but is proved to be taken from another source. At Nicklas University, we strive for our college students to be successful and thorough in their endeavors, without taking shortcuts. Although there are different degrees of plagiarism, it is a serious manner that must be treated as such and certainly will not be handled lightly. At this level in a student’s academic career, they are expected to comprehend and demonstrate what academic honesty consists of. Rules concerning academic dishonesty are concrete and no exceptions will be made except in rare circumstances determined by the Dean of Students, who will make these exceptions fairly to the best
Plagiarism is seen as a severe contravention of normal scholarly conduct, necessitating colleges and universities in the US and UK to establish eit...
Academic dishonesty, specifically cheating and plagiarism, recently has increased in popularity. Students often justify unethical academic behavior. Technological innovations, like the cellular telephone, have provided students with new methods of cheating. Plagiarism has also been influenced through technologies, specifically internet companies have emerged that provide unethical solutions to academic assignments.
Plagiarism and Copyright Infringement are two terms that mean different things yet are routinely mentioned as synonyms for each other. This is not the case. The underlying reasoning for people who choose to plagiarize and infringe on copyrights involve some of the same ethics and morals, but from a legal standpoint these terms mean different things. This paper will point out the similarities and differences between the two terms. It will first give some meaning and perspective behind each term then it will go into the details of what each term means. It will point out the types of plagiarism that routinely show in academia and what is covered under Copyright law protection. It will go on to compare and contrast the two concepts.
Children are warned not to be dishonest throughout multiple aspects of life, and this ideal is consistently reminded throughout higher academic institutions and other professional settings. Academic dishonesty describes student behavior which is not in accordance with the ethical standards or ideas considered to be good in a specific culture (Muñoz-García & Aviles-Herrera, 2014). In one study related to academic dishonesty among children, experimenters concluded after the first test that there was a large rate of children who were engaging in academic dishonesty (Callender, Olson, Kerr, & Sameroff, 2010), however the reasoning behind the majority of children cheating can be due to the young age of the children and the innate disregard to follow
Plagiarism is a serious offense and a growing trend in our society today. Some may associate plagiarism with the idea of taking someone else’s writing and making it their own. In fact plagiarism involves anything that is copied or taken and said to be of your own work. Dictionary.com defines plagiarism as “the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work, as by not crediting the author”. In fact this definition covers all types of cheating and misrepresentation of ones own work. There are many numbers and statistics that can be found on the amount of individuals that have admitted to cheating. Perhaps the most astounding number is one that was reported by Moeck in 2002 aloft of 40% of higher education students commit academic dishonesty. This number I’m sure has grown since this report and will continue to grow with the development of the Internet. There are a number of ideas and strategies that can be employed in order to stop this ever-growing phenomenon. As teachers and adults, we are responsible for stopping this trend and educating students about the consequences and dangers of plagiarism. I believe there are a variety of reasons individuals plagiarize. First, students are insecure with their own ability; they don’t believe they can do the work therefore they take others. Second, students believe they can get away with the act because they know others who have plagiarized, and there were not any consequences. Lastly, students are uneducated on what plagiarism is and do not know the consequences of their actions if they commit an act. These ideas will be the focus of the position taken on plagiarism in today’s academic society.
When a crime is committed it is certain that the offender will receive a penalty. It is necessary to serve punishment to learn right from wrong and better ones’ self. At least, that is what has long been our society’s moral standard. Christine Pelton’s situation, however, obviously demanded integrity be forgotten and those values be deemed insignificant. Pelton, a sophomore biology teacher in Piper, Kansas, noticed twenty-eight students’ semester projects had been illicitly stolen. Supported by higher officials, Pelton justifiably failed those sophomores. But wait! Parents’ moaning, preventing Pelton from implementing known consequences to students that immorally cheated, clearly comprised of very logical excuses for the students’ plagiarism. On the contrary, plagiarism must not be disregarded as it entails three vital matters: students’ liability, intervening whiners and dissipating integrity. Despite numerous excuses, punishment must always be executed.