Academic Dishonesty

Which of the following is an example of academic dishonesty?

• Sharing electronic files with another student

• Giving info about a test to a student who hasn't taken it

• Taking a picture of a test or quiz

• All of the Above

Plagiarism is a general term used when..

• a person tells a lie at school or work.

• someone gives away his or her creations for free.

• a piece of information is had to verify using common research tools.

• one person uses another person's work or ideas as their own.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Academic dishonesty is...

• an action that gives a student unfair advantage over others.

• a method of unfair grading.

• leaving school property without proper permission.

• using technology to assist in academic or professional research.

Copying and turning in someone else's work WITH their permission is considered...

• Fun

• Easier than doing it yourself

• Cheating for both persons

One way to avoid plagiarism is to...

• copy and paste information into a digital document.

• search for completed papers on-line.

• take notes in your own words.

• copy well-written paragraphs from reliable sources.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Appearance of academic dishonesty can be avoided by...

• writing on your hands and body before a test.

• looking around the room while testing.

• making gestures and signals to classmates.

• Keeping quiet, focused, and on task while taking the test/quiz

In the grown up world, which of the following is the most likely consequence for a professional caught using plagiarism?

• fired from job, sued for theft of ideas; loss of professional credentials, possible criminal charges

• sent to detention for cheating; no longer allowed to use the school library

• expelled from high school; required to repeat classes to earn credit back

• charged with impersonation of an officer; sentenced to probation and community service

Using passages from online websites exactly word by word, without quotation marks or without a reference...

• is plagiarism

• is not plagiarism

• depends on the situation

• isn't exactly plagiarism but is considered academic dishonesty

Using short, selected passages from websites, but with some words changed here and there, without quotation marks or without a reference...

• is plagiarism

• is not plagiarism

• depends on the situation

• isn't exactly plagiarism but is considered academic dishonesty

Paraphrasing an idea and presenting it with a reference (‘paraphrase’= change most of the original words into your own words while keeping the original length)....

• is plagiarism

• is not plagiarism

• depends on the situation

• isn't exactly plagiarism but is considered academic dishonesty