Discussion: Academic Integrity HLT 307
Discussion: Academic Integrity HLT 307
Integrity in the classroom is essential to both the core values of GCU and the culture of our university. The Center for Academic Integrity identifies the following five core principles as the foundation upon which academic integrity is built: honesty, trustworthiness, fairness, respect, and accountability. Before you respond to this Discussion Question, please visit the webpage for GCU’s Academic Integrity, which may be found at http://www.gcu.edu/Academics/Academic-Integrity.php.
Pay close attention to the sections on this page that are under Policies and Resources.
Take a look at the following illustration: One youngster did exceptionally well in his communication class during his first year of school and earned an A. The student returns to school after an absence of four years to take a leadership class that will require him to complete an assignment comparable to the one he worked on as a freshman. He repurposes one of his assignments and hands it in as an assignment for the leadership course that he is currently enrolled in.
Is it possible that this violates the standards of academic integrity? Please explain your response taking into consideration the five core principles upheld by the Center for Academic Integrity as well as the policies of the Center.
You should proofread your paper. However, do not rely solely on your computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so
indicates a lack of effort on your part, and your grade will suffer as a result. Papers with a high number of misspelled words and grammatical errors will be penalized. Before submitting your paper, go over it in silence and then aloud, and make any necessary changes. It is often beneficial to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Uncorrected mistakes are preferable to handwritten corrections.
Use a standard 10 to 12 point typeface (10 to 12 characters per inch). Smaller or compressed type, as well as papers with narrow margins or single spacing, are difficult to read. It is preferable to allow your essay to exceed the recommended number of pages rather than attempting to compress it into fewer pages.
Large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between letters), and other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are also unacceptable, waste trees, and will not fool your professor.
The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced, and have a one-inch margin on all four sides of each page. When submitting hard copies, use white paper and print with dark ink. It will be difficult to follow your argument if it is difficult to read your essay.