In regards of the college’s policy, I feel that she acted unethically because she chose to not abide by the rules of reporting an act of plagiarism. As Professor Ramirez started to analyze the situation more and compared the positive and negative effects that this decision of reporting plagiarism would have on the student’s life. I believe that I would have done the same thing because making ethical decisions isn’t always about following the rules, but dividing what you think is right from wrong and making decisions based on the outcome. In this situation, I believe she acted ethical since she took into consideration the disparity of why the student reduced themselves to these methods and she also took the initiative to talk and reason with the student first to see if they would come clean to her about the accusation of plagiarism. From the perspective of another student …show more content…
She demonstrated caring for her student because when she analyzed more the situation; she realized that student was going through a rough and busy point in her life since she had to look after her ill mother and still have time to focus on her studies. Ramirez demonstrated a sense of compassion by assigning a less harsh punishment than the actual one that is imposed by the school because she either related to that student or had a sense of kindness towards that student. Ramirez demonstrated respect because she was being considerate of the impacts that this harsh decision would have on the student’s academic success towards graduation and the loss of a potential job offer after graduation. Lastly, Ramirez displayed responsibility towards her student because she thought first the negative consequences that this decision would have on the student, and she allowed the student to confess and take accountability of her own wrong doing to assign a less impactful punishment in
... to support the claim of plagiarism. But the woman who wrote of her experience with Anorexia was confronted with no evidence at all, just a suspicion. Professors are not taught how to approach these situations. If sales associates in retail stores are not allowed to confront suspected shoplifters without consulting loss prevention staff and real evidence, professors should not be able to do the same with suspected plagiarizing students. Students are likely always going to find some way to cheat because there is too much importance put on grades from a very young age, and not enough on the importance of actual learning.
Malesic mentions that a student committing plagiarism is “shameful” and “dishonest” (87). If a student plagiarized an author’s article then it is a disgrace. It is dishonest because the student is stealing someone else’s words and ideas. For example, once there was a student who was plagiarizing an author’s work on the Revolutionary War, and an honest student told the other that this was a shameful, idiotic decision. Whether a student feels guilty or not, plagiarizing is dishonest to him/herself the professor, and the author.
If anything is held to the highest value in any array of schools, it is a policy against plagiarism. Academics understand the severity that plagiarism can hold, especially since many of them tend to do it to each other. In 2005, Melissa Elias, who was at the time the President of the Madison School Board, gave a commencement speech that had several sections that were plagiarized from a speech Anna Quindlen, a Pulitzer Prize winner author, had given to Mount Holyoke in 1999. Kaavya Viswanathan, a Harvard University Sophomore, had published a book with several portions of copied from works of four different authors. Individuals held at high academic expectations committed both of these incidents, one being the president of a school and the other being a student of an Ivy League University. However, despite their valor in academia they both plagiarized, the only difference being that Viswanathan was getting royalties for her act of plagiarism. One has to question whether there really is a difference between these two cases, because both individuals clearly intentionally plagiarized. When handling cases of plagiarism one has to be extremely cautious due to the various degrees of plagiarism that depend on the individual’s intentionality and regards to profit.
It is a random Thursday night on the first floor of Brewster Hall and the Campus of State University when a frazzled young girl wanders into the room of a fellow student inquiring about The Stranger by Albert Camus. She needs to have a three page paper completed by tomorrow and cannot find a kick start on the essay writing process. Since her peers are on the level of the common doormat concerning Camus, she was left without any further help. However, had she just typed “the stranger, camus” into Google, three of the first ten sites listed would have directed her to either free or paid essay sites.
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.
Due to her major in Biology, Samantha’s courses were Biology of Organisms, Microbiology, Pre-Calculus and Academic Writing. This was a challenge for Samantha because there was limited personal time and extravagant duration of school, homework and studying. In spite of the dragging nights at the library, Samantha kept up with studies, and had a thorough understanding of what each course was referring to. In despite of Samantha’s first year in college, she learned a significant amount about her morals and the way she was raised. She came into controversy when she realized that not every individual had the amount of discipline and respect that she was enriched in at a young age. Nevertheless, when she had a dispute with her roommate, Jocelyn, Samantha didn’t understand why her levels of sincerity and gratitude were different than her own. Samantha was taught when she was an adolescent to apologize by declaring how to say sorry by explaining what she did wrong. Whereas, Jocelyn would announce her apology due to thinking that is what Samantha wanted to hear; however, not because she believed that she did something regretful. Although, despite their opposition of consideration towards sincerity, Samantha realized their differences and decided that arguing, hostility and physical contact was not key to this situation, which reminded her of a
PARODY/PLAGIARISM/APPROPRIATION How close does parody have to be to the original to be considered plagiarism? Or is parody always safe territory? According to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary plagiarism is the act of copying another person’s work and labeling it as your own. Also, according to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, a parody imitates the style of someone or something in an amusing way for comic effect or to ridicule.
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
“Displaying kindness and concern for others. The work or practice of looking after those unable to care for themselves, especially sick and elderly people”(cite). The nurse displayed this character all day. Her interactions with the kids and how she treated each minor thing showed that she really cared for each and every person that came into her office, whether it was a student or a member of the staff.
The case under review occurred in the city of Newton against a backdrop of economic decline, political disenchantment, and a widening racial divide. A Newton High School senior,Sheila Allison, is accused by her teacher of plagiarizing a book review. Mrs. Durnitz, the teacher, reported to the school principal that Sheila admitted to taking material from the web but claimed she did not know that doing so constituted plagiarism. The district’s policy states that students found guilty of plagiarism must receive a failing grade and repeat the course. Mrs. Durnitz feels that Sheila, having a copy of the student handbook in which plagiarism is discussed, should have known that what she did violated the policy. The teacher also believes that the policy, drafted by the teachers who teach honors classes and approved by the administration, must be followed to the letter despite any extenuating circumstances.
A person’s ethics can be seen in their everyday life. Ethics are the morals someone lives their life by. Merriam-Webster defines ethic as “rules of behavior based on ideas about what is morally good and bad.” The ethics that someone shows helps describe their personal character and refer to the way that person acts in personal and socials relationships.
Also,the teacher should mark everyone fairly because they did something wrong which could lead the students to a bad learning environment. The student will think that they can get away with plagiarizing all the time and won’t get caught. This will result in them thinking to do this consistently. Using plagiarism may cause you succeed once or maybe all the time, but you know it’s wrong and you will be caught. Maybe not by a teacher or anyone else but the one person that will come after you is yourself. You are going to be in the work force with a reputation that is poor, which will affect the job you receive. Therefore, we believe that the two students should be given a warning about what they did wrong and be told not to do it next time. Also, the teacher should understand her reputation is not going to be affected if she tells them what they did wrong but it will help her students to learn not to do it
Plagiarism, or the unaccredited use of another's work or ideas, has become more and more of a problem in recent times than it was in the past. According to statistics found in a survey conducted by the Free Press, 58% of high school students let someone copy their work in 1969, but by 1989 this number had risen to 97%. The expansion of the World Wide Web and the number of people accessing the Web on a regular basis has caused an epidemic of plagiarism in this country, especially among students. This is a serious problem that must be addressed because many students feel that if they are not getting in trouble for cheating, than it is okay.
Plagiarism is when someone steals or copies someone else’s work without giving credit to the original owner. As soon as someone else’s work has been used citation is required in order to show that it is made by the original creator. There are many types of ways of plagiarism. Such as find-replace, 404 error, duplicate and hybrid.
Plagiarism is a very serious subject to talk about. It doesn’t sound like it is that big of a deal but very serious things can come out of it. Students could lose scholarships and get kicked out of school for something as simple as copying someone else’s work. Students should learn the rules and regulations of the school ,that they are attending, about plagiarism.[1] That’s basically what plagiarism is; copying someone else’s work.