Assignment: Analyzing Possible Violations Of Academic Integrity
Now that you have studied Walden's policy on academic integrity and learned about different types of plagiarism, you will apply this knowledge when analyzing possible violations of academic integrity. This exercise will help you begin developing your skills of recognizing violations of academic integrity.
To prepare for this Assignment:
Think about Walden's policy on academic integrity, and review the other resources from Week 1.
The Assignment:
Compose a three-paragraph essay in which you examine possible violations of Walden's academic integrity policy. Study the three scenarios below, and explain in your own words whether violations of Walden's policy occurred. Organize your paper by writing one paragraph for each scenario. You are not required to integrate sources in your paper. However, if you do use source material, please do your best to cite it properly, per APA style. You will work on developing your citation skills in the coming weeks.
• Student A was told by his instructor that half of his essay matched a paper previously submitted in a Walden course. Did the student violate Walden's academic integrity policy?
• Student B used plagiarism-detection software called SafeAssign to check for accidental plagiarism. The student found a 30% match with source material. Did the student violate Walden's academic integrity policy?
• Student C was told by her instructor that 20% of her paper contained word-for-word source language that included citations but not quotation marks. Did the student violate Walden's academic integrity policy?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.