Assignment task: Defending Academic Integrity
Instructions
Imagine that you submitted the last project in a course, and you professor refers you to the Academic Integrity Board because your Turnitin score is too high. You are certain that your work is original, so you request a meeting with the professor and the Program's Director to defend yourself and present your evidence. Write the statement that you would present in that meeting to defend your work and to be cleared from the academic integrity accusation. Remember to use social cues of an academic context, and to write your statement using formal language. Once you have written your statement, record yourself presenting it as you would in that meeting.
Your statement should:
- Include at least 10 or more complete sentences.
- Have a formal greeting.
- Identify 5 academic vocabulary words or phrases included in the learning resources of this module.
- Be written using formal language.
- Include a strong final statement that is intended to convince the audience of your innocence.