1.03 Plagiarism
1. Academic Integrity
1. Describe the activity that is the focus of this summary of learning
Academic Integrity refers to the intellectual honesty regarding information used and avoiding cheating or plagiarism. It is the honorable policy, or ethical code of academia. Academic Integrity means to have values and to maintain academic standards.
2. Explain in detail what you found most interesting or surprising about this activity and why
It surprised me how broad the term ‘plagiarism’ is. I have always understood that you cannot simply copy and paste from Google (or other websites) as that is purely cheating, but I did not realise that copying 5 consecutive words in a row is labelled as plagiarism. I found this very interesting and now understand academic …show more content…
2. Explain in detail what you found most interesting or surprising about this activity and why
What I found most interesting during this activity focused on the social issue of the homeless is how we perceive them. We degrade them terribly and our view is outrageous. I had no idea our perception could be so negative. It also surprised me how us as a society interpret the homeless, automatically thinking they are ‘drug addicts’ or ‘alcoholics’. It is outrageous to see how negatively we think instead of automatically trying to find a way to help.
3. Identify and record questions and additional sources of information to help you explore this topic/issue in more detail (use APA 6th for recording sources)
What is the difference between Perception and Interpretation? “Perception is defined as that how we see any one or any thing means the way of viewing to someone, but interpretation is the by which we make a result or conclusion by using our perception”. (AllInterview.com, 2013) By knowing the difference between these two words I found it easier to comprehend this
1. Describe the activity that is the focus of this summary of learning
Academic Integrity refers to the intellectual honesty regarding information used and avoiding cheating or plagiarism. It is the honorable policy, or ethical code of academia. Academic Integrity means to have values and to maintain academic standards.
2. Explain in detail what you found most interesting or surprising about this activity and why
It surprised me how broad the term ‘plagiarism’ is. I have always understood that you cannot simply copy and paste from Google (or other websites) as that is purely cheating, but I did not realise that copying 5 consecutive words in a row is labelled as plagiarism. I found this very interesting and now understand academic …show more content…
2. Explain in detail what you found most interesting or surprising about this activity and why
What I found most interesting during this activity focused on the social issue of the homeless is how we perceive them. We degrade them terribly and our view is outrageous. I had no idea our perception could be so negative. It also surprised me how us as a society interpret the homeless, automatically thinking they are ‘drug addicts’ or ‘alcoholics’. It is outrageous to see how negatively we think instead of automatically trying to find a way to help.
3. Identify and record questions and additional sources of information to help you explore this topic/issue in more detail (use APA 6th for recording sources)
What is the difference between Perception and Interpretation? “Perception is defined as that how we see any one or any thing means the way of viewing to someone, but interpretation is the by which we make a result or conclusion by using our perception”. (AllInterview.com, 2013) By knowing the difference between these two words I found it easier to comprehend this