Academic Honesty Lecture Notes

Introduction

• Academic honesty is pivotal for students at all educational levels.
• Beyond just rules, it involves values guiding educational and personal growth.

Section 1: Fundamental Values of Academic Integrity

• Honesty: Truthfulness in academic work.
• Trust: Building a dependable reputation.
• Fairness: Equal opportunities for success.
• Respect: Valuing others' contributions.
• Responsibility: Acknowledging one's actions and consequences.
• Courage: Upholding the right actions even when difficult.
• Overall, these values encourage genuine contributions and deter plagiarism.

Section 2: Understanding Plagiarism

• Definition: Using someone else's work without proper acknowledgment.
• Includes text, images, data, and ideas.

Section 3: Why Students Plagiarize

• Intentional Reasons:
  • Lack of confidence
  • Procrastination
  • Grade pressure
• Unintentional Reasons:
  • Poor note-taking
  • Ignorance of citation rules
  • Cultural misunderstandings
  • Improper paraphrasing

Section 4: Scenarios on Academic Honesty

• Scenario 1: Buying and submitting a paper - Plagiarism.
• Scenario 2: Copy-pasting with citation - Still plagiarism without proper quoting.
• Scenario 3: Quoting without citation - Plagiarism.
• Scenario 4: Paraphrasing with citation - Acceptable.
• Scenario 5: Submitting a classmate’s work - Plagiarism.
• Scenario 6: Citing without quotation marks - Plagiarism.
• Scenario 7: Misleading source information - Plagiarism.
• Scenario 8: Using TV show elements - Plagiarism.
• Scenario 9: Combining paraphrase with quotes and citations - Acceptable.
• Scenario 10: Paying someone for a project - Plagiarism.
• Scenario 11: Reusing one's own work - Self-plagiarism.
• Scenario 12: Unintentional direct wording - Plagiarism.

Section 5: Preventing Plagiarism

• Quoting: Use exact words with quotation marks and citations.
• Paraphrasing: Restate in your own words and credit the source.
• Summarizing: Condense ideas and cite the source.
• Citing Sources: Properly attribute all forms of information used.

Conclusion

• Academic honesty is crucial for authentic success and integrity.
• Embrace honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility, and courage.
• Understanding plagiarism is about valuing and respecting knowledge.
• Commit to upholding these values in your academic pursuits.