Defining Academic Integrity
Answers should be written in complete sentences and paragraph form. There should be 4-5 sentences provided for each question. Please be sure to proofread, as scholarly writing is essential. Review the grading rubric to ensure all requirements are met.
- In your own words, what is academic integrity?
Academic integrity refers to practicing honesty and responsibility in researching and learning. Engaging in plagiarism, cheating, and unauthorized collaboration violate academic integrity. Students who act honestly add value to their degrees. Institutions have established ways of curbing academic dishonesty, such as providing online support tools to ensure students’ works’ originality.
- How might violations of academic integrity (plagiarism) impact:
- You?
Colleges and universities do not take plagiarism lightly. Students who act dishonestly are likely to be forwarded to disciplinary committees. They may be suspended for the first violation or expelled for repeated offences. It is essential for students to observe academic integrity.
- The reputation of your program?
Students who engage in an authorized collaboration while pursuing their programs can be terminated from their schools. Discontinuation from schooling may shutter their dreams and affect them psychologically. Also the program may be suspended for review this affects the entire group on the program.
- The reputation of your school?
Academic dishonesty of one or more students has effects on the reputation of a school. New parent will shun away from admitting their children to such institutions. Also universities and colleges fail to admit students from cheating high schools. The high education offices can revoke the rights of a school to operate where students engage in plagiarism and cheating.
- Graduates from your schools (when it is known that violations are allowed)?
Honest students are frustrated by cheating and plagiarism that goes unpunished. The often end up having lower grades from their honest and hard work. This demoralizes their efforts to compete healthily with dishonest students.
- A potential employer?
Potential employers consider graduates knowledge and skills. Academic dishonesty diminishes the value of a program in the labor market because, employers pay graduates based on quality of their work. This resulting to low earning to honest students and diminishes of the value of a program.
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Defining Academic Integrity
Answers should be written in complete sentences and paragraph form. There should be 4-5 sentences provided for each question. Please be sure to proofread, as scholarly writing is essential. Review the grading rubric to ensure all requirements are met.
- In your own words, what is academic integrity?
Academic integrity refers to practicing honesty and responsibility in researching and learning. Engaging in plagiarism, cheating, and unauthorized collaboration violate academic integrity. Students who act honestly add value to their degrees. Institutions have established ways of curbing academic dishonesty, such as providing online support tools to ensure students’ works’ originality.
- How might violations of academic integrity (plagiarism) impact:
- You?
Colleges and universities do not take plagiarism lightly. Students who act dishonestly are likely to be forwarded to disciplinary committees. They may be suspended for the first violation or expelled for repeated offenses. Students need to observe academic integrity.
- The reputation of your program?
Students who engage in an authorized collaboration while pursuing their programs can be terminated from their schools. Discontinuation from schooling may shatter their dreams and affect them psychologically. Also, the program may be suspended for review; this affects the entire group on the list.
- The reputation of your school?
Academic dishonesty of one or more students has effects on the reputation of a school. A new parent will shun away from admitting their children to such institutions. Also, universities and colleges fail to accept students from cheating high schools. The high education offices can revoke a school’s rights to operate where students engage in plagiarism and cheating.
- Graduates from your schools (when it is known that violations are allowed)?
Honest students are frustrated by cheating and plagiarism that goes unpunished. They often end up having lower grades from their tr and hard work. In honesty, demoralizes their efforts to compete healthily with dishonest students.
- A potential employer?
Potential employers consider graduate’s knowledge and skills. Academic dishonesty diminishes the value of a program in the labor market because employers pay graduates based on their work quality. This resulting to low earning to honest students and reduces the value of a program.