Academic Honesty

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Academic Honesty

• Integrity 101 Nursing Convocation

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A Scriptural Basis for Academic Integrity

• Rendering to Caesar what is Caesars
• Owe no man anything except to love
• Individual giftedness (I Cor. 12)
• Self-judgment (If we judge ourselves, we will
  not come into judgment)
• Thou shalt not steal (obviously)

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Scholarly Integrity Some Characteristics

• Generosity Respectful treatment of others work
• Honesty Accurate representation of others
  thoughts and your own findings
• Gratitude Giving all possible credit to others
• Industriousness Willingness to work hard to find
  the truth and share it effectively
• Humility Accurate estimation of your own
  contributions
• Remember We work (study, research, and write)
  for God, not for ourselves.

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Academic Integrity at LU

• Avoid these things
• Cheating
• Falsification
• Plagiarism
• Note If you make it a point to be academically
  honest, you wont have any of these issues.

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Cheating Some Definitions

• Referring to information not specifically
  condoned by the instructor.
• Receiving information from a fellow student.
• Stealing, buying, selling or transmitting a copy
  of any examination. (Liberty Way)
• A form of dishonesty in which a student attempts
  to give the appearance of a level of knowledge or
  skills that the student has not obtained
  (Graduate Catalog, 2008-09, pp. 32).

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Falsification Some Definitions

• Unauthorized signing of another person's name to
  an official form or document.
• Unauthorized modification, copying, or production
  of a University document. (Liberty Way)
• Inventing or distorting the origin or
  content of information used as authority
  (Graduate Catalog, 2008-09, p. 33).
• This includes misrepresenting a sources ideas or
  arguments.
• This includes falsely reporting research results.
• This includes deliberate suppression or
  distortion of information sources.

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Plagiarism Some Definitions

• Omitting quotation marks or other conventional
  markings around material quoted from any printed
  source.
• Paraphrasing a specific passage from a specific
  source without properly referencing the source.
• Replicating another student's work or parts
  thereof and submitting it as an original.
  (Liberty Way)
• A form of intellectual theft (Graduate Catalog,
  2008-09, p. 32).

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Plagiarism Three Places It Occurs

• Quotations
• DIRECT transcriptions of others language
• Require quotation marks, parenthetical citations,
  and bibliographic entry
• Paraphrases
• Rewording others language
• Require parenthetical citations and bibliographic
  entry
• Summaries
• Rehearsing or referring to others ideas or
  findings (require parenthetical citations and
  bibliographic entries)

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When NOT To Cite

• When you come up with an idea entirely on your
  own.
• When you do primary research and want to report
  the results of your study.
• When you have a thought that grows out ofbut is
  different fromwhat you talked about in class.
• When, conversing with others, you come to a
  realization you had not had previously.
• When the fact you refer to is common knowledge
• If your sources all assume something is true or
  well known, then you can too (e.g., Projection
  and displacement are common phenomena in the
  counseling profession).
• If your next-door neighbor, spouse, and child all
  know something, then its common knowledge (e.g.,
  Sesame Street is a childrens television show).

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When You Research

• Take good notes
• Write down sources bibliographic data.
• Write down quotations EXACTLY (with page
  numbers).
• Read carefully so that you have an accurate
  understanding of others work.
• Try to learn as much as you can from each source.
• When you get an idea, write it down and mark it
  as your own.
• Finish your research before you begin writing.

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When You Write

• Close your web browser, and avoid the temptation
  to cut and paste.
• Write your citations and bibliography AS YOU
  GOnot at the end.
• Dont be afraid to work hard to get it right
• Be clear.
• Be organized.
• Make transitions between others thoughts and
  your own clear and obvious.
• Revise through as many drafts as necessary.

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Some Resources

• Your professors
• The LU Graduate Writing Center (www.liberty.edu/gr
  aduatewritingcenter)
• Plagiarism web resources
• APA formatting help
• Writing-related web links
• Dr. Emily Heady (eheady_at_liberty.edu 592-3713 )

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Concluding Thoughts

• Remember
• If we really believe we are working for Gods
  glory, we will take our scholarly labor
  seriously
• Well remember the larger spiritual context in
  which we learn and work.
• Well do our very best to get it right.
• Well seek truth at all costs.
• If we need help, well be humble enough to ask.
• There is no difference between the work you do
  for God and the work you do for your classes!