Week 1: Academic Integrity

False

If you forget to cite a source in your paper, that is ok. It happens to everyone.

False

It is acceptable to copy-and-paste a sentence written by someone else into your paper and simply add quotation marks around it.

True

Even though no one may be harmed by it, plagiarism is still unethical.

The paper may receive a grade of zero with no option to re-write it.

First, here is the policy on academic integrity as stated in this course's syllabus: Academic IntegrityStudents are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic conduct, professional honesty, and personal integrity. Plagiarism, cheating and other misconduct are serious violations and will not be tolerated, and may result in academic penalties, including suspension or dismissal. If a student in a college course here at Keiser University is caught having copied and pasted large amounts of material from online sources into his or her paper without putting quotation marks around the material or documenting the sources, which of the following is MOST LIKELY to happen?

False

Plagiarism is a major concern only in education.

Type 2 - Using another writer's exact words without quotation marks

Read the following original source. Then, read the student submission. Identify which kind of plagiarism is being used, if any. If no plagiarism is taking place, mark "No plagiarism." Original source: A problem with shifting responsibility from the company to the users is that people often can't identify what's harmful to them on a conscious level, according to Holly Shakya, an assistant professor at UC San Diego. Shakya studies the impact of Facebook on mental health. She says one way social media can be damaging is negative social comparisons. That's when people see carefully curated versions of other people's lives and then feel bad about their own. They likely won't think to mute these kinds of friends, who could number in the hundreds. Kelly, H. Facebook worries it might be bad for you, adds a mute button. (2017, December 15). CNN Wire. Retrieved from http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A518939124/OVIC?u=lirn99776&sid=OVIC&xid=8043dafa Student submission: Facebook recently implemented a mute button in response to growing concerns over the platform's effects on its users' mental health. A problem with shifting responsibility from the company to the users is that people often can't identify what's harmful to them on a conscious level, according to Holly Shakya, an assistant professor at UC San Diego. Shakya studies the impact of Facebook on mental health. She says one way social media can be damaging is negative social comparisons. That's when people see carefully curated versions of other people's lives and then feel bad about their own. They likely won't think to mute these kinds of friends, who could number in the hundreds.

Type 3 - Paraphrasing or summarizing a source using language or sentence structure too close to the original

Read the following original source. Then, read the student submission. Identify which kind of plagiarism is being used, if any. If no plagiarism is taking place, mark "No plagiarism." Original source: A problem with shifting responsibility from the company to the users is that people often can't identify what's harmful to them on a conscious level, according to Holly Shakya, an assistant professor at UC San Diego. Shakya studies the impact of Facebook on mental health. She says one way social media can be damaging is negative social comparisons. That's when people see carefully curated versions of other people's lives and then feel bad about their own. They likely won't think to mute these kinds of friends, who could number in the hundreds. Kelly, H. Facebook worries it might be bad for you, adds a mute button. (2017, December 15). CNN Wire. Retrieved from http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A518939124/OVIC?u=lirn99776&sid=OVIC&xid=8043dafa Student submission: Facebook recently implemented a mute button in response to growing concerns over the platform's effects on its users' mental health. Users will be able to suspend notifications for the groups, friends, and pages they do not wish to see. Assistant Professor Holly Shakya notes that the problem with this is that it is shifting responsibility to Facebook users probably who won't mute the friends they need to, those who offer perfect versions of their lives, which can lead to damaging comparisons.

Using another writer's exact words without quotation marks

Read the following original source. Then, read the student submission. Identify which kind of plagiarism is being used, if any. If no plagiarism is taking place, mark "No plagiarism." Original source: A problem with shifting responsibility from the company to the users is that people often can't identify what's harmful to them on a conscious level, according to Holly Shakya, an assistant professor at UC San Diego. Shakya studies the impact of Facebook on mental health. She says one way social media can be damaging is negative social comparisons. That's when people see carefully curated versions of other people's lives and then feel bad about their own. They likely won't think to mute these kinds of friends, who could number in the hundreds. Kelly, H. Facebook worries it might be bad for you, adds a mute button. (2017, December 15). CNN Wire. Retrieved from http://link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/A518939124/OVIC?u=lirn99776&sid=OVIC&xid=8043dafa Student submission: Facebook recently implemented a mute button in response to growing concerns over the platform's effects on its users' mental health. Users will be able to suspend notifications for the groups, friends, and pages they do not wish to see. However, a problem with shifting responsibility from the company to the users is that people often can't identify what's harmful to them on a conscious level. One way social media can be damaging is negative social comparisons. That's when people see carefully curated versions of other people's lives and then feel bad about their own. They likely won't think to mute these kinds of friends, who could number in the hundreds (Kelly, 2017).

Put the text in your own words and cite it

To paraphrase properly, you need to: -Change a few words and cite it to make it your own. -Put quotation marks around the text and cite it. -Put the text in your own words and cite it. -Use only the idea from the text without citing it.

All of the Above

Which of the following are realistic consequences of plagiarism? -Ruined reputation -Being suspended or expelled from school -Losing money or job -All of the Above

all of these instances would constitute plagiarism.

Which of the following instances would constitute plagiarism? -paraphrasing someone else's ideas using language that is too close to the original -using another writer's words or ideas without acknowledging the source -using another writer's exact words without putting quotation marks around them -all of these instances would constitute plagiarism.

When I refer to my own papers that I have previously written.

Which of the following requires proper citation?

the opinion of another person

Which of the following sources would NOT need formal acknowledgment in your paper?

the opinion of another person

Which of the following sources would need formal acknowledgment in your paper?