Homework
As you have progressed through this course, you have learned the importance of developing your scholarly voice, you have learned about critical thinking, you have practiced paraphrasing, and you are beginning to understand the importance of crediting the sources of ideas and of presenting the literature in your own words. You are still at the early stages of mastering these many skills. Luckily, Walden provides resources and tools to help you along the way.
For this Homework, you will familiarize yourself with a tool that can aid you in avoiding plagiarism: SafeAssign.
To prepare for this Homework:
1) Review the web page "How to Read a SafeAssign Report" in this week's Learning Resources.
2) Locate the SafeAssign report from your Week 2 Homework.
3) Review the Similarity Index and the Match Overview.
4) Review the matches in detail.
Task (1 to 2 pages):
Describe the SafeAssign report for your Homework:
1) Provide the Similarity Index.
2) List the source that constitutes the highest match with your written work.
3) Explain why a high Similarity Index might not necessarily indicate plagiarism and why a low Similarity Index does not necessarily indicate a lack of plagiarism.
4) Based on the review by SafeAssign, what changes would you make to your paper?
5) Explain how you would use SafeAssign in the future to minimize issues with plagiarism.
Format your homework 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 homework, 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.