Plagiarism: Academic Integrity

Plagiarism is a violation of academic integrity that a concern of educational institutions, including Liberty University (Liberty University, 2017; Sisikyou Union High School, 2012). Graduate students at Liberty have an ethical and moral obligation to be aware of and attain to the standards regarding plagiarism outlined in the Graduate Honor Code. In addition to keeping within the rules, students may avoid plagiarism by seeking to obtain to the higher value, and consider practical steps to achieve this goal (1 Corinthians 10:31).
Summary
After viewing the LU official plagiarism policy and the avoiding plagiarism video, I conclude that plagiarism is the misrepresentation of authorship or information as original work due to lack of or improper

The study introduced education-centered methods to inform students about plagiarism, citation, and strengthening literacy skills. The rate of plagiarism in the study then dropped to 25 percent of the student (n=151). The author highlights the importance of not only education, but also creating a school culture of academic integrity and good reading and writing practices. The author concludes with her recommendations to provide both positive incentives such as education to help students who plagiarize unintentionally as well as negative reinforces for students who cheat intentionally to reduce plagiarism in higher education institutions (Ellery,

I have begun to implement the reading and writing strategies we learned in class. It was encouraging to hear that good reading skills do not require and exorbitant amount of time, and these skills can significantly contribute to comprehension, not just memorization. Lastly, to increase my skill in APA citation and avoid unintentionally plagiarism, I plan on finally reading the APA Publication Manuel. I bought a physical copy of the book years ago, but I have barely read it. I preferred to use website to generate citations for me. However my ethics professor advised us to read the manual for the purpose of understanding why APA citation is formatted the way it is, and thus better comprehend and not just memorize. With spring break coming up, there will be more time to do extra reading.
Conclusion
Plagiarism policies are in place to protect academic integrity. Students can plagiarize both intentionally and unintentionally, however the goal is to aim is to add to scholarly writing rather than avoiding academic penalty. Graduate level literacy skills take time and energy to acquire, but a well worth the effort, not only to avoid plagiarism, but also to promote academic excellence. Small but particle steps in education can produce graduate who are ready add to the filed of knowledge, not simply glean from