Week 6 Assignment 1

Week 6 Assignment

Curtis Evans

School of Business, Liberty University

Author Note

Curtis Evans

I have no known conflict of interest to disclose.

Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Curtis Evans

Email: cmevans15@[Link]
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In the plagiarism exercise, the student plagiarized two passages by copying content

directly from source material without citing the material. The manner of plagiarism exhibited is

control + c type plagiarism as the material was copied verbatim. The paper contained errors in

lacking citations and formatting. The process for checking for plagiarism included that the

sources cited in the reference list were reviewed to find the wording was present in the passages

listed. In the selection on page two, the phrasing was found on page nineteen of the journal, and

on page three, the verbiage was found on page three of the journal. A discussion about

confronting the student on plagiarism will include education on the plagiarism, questioning the

motives behind the plagiarism, and discussion surrounding tools available to prevent plagiarism

in the future.

In this exercise, the passages identified for plagiarism are provided; however, that option

is not available for our own uses. To prevent plagiarism in my own work, I have utilized

Grammarly to check for unintentional plagiarism and ensure that I put at a minimum a

placeholder for any direct quotes used in my works, even in the draft stage. The combination of

checking my own work for plagiarism via the Grammarly tool and the process I use to write,

ensuring that any citations are noted even at the draft stage, ensures that plagiarism does not

occur in my works. The provision of which works were plagiarized from in the assignment left

the only work for identifying plagiarism to be reviewing the quoted work. To check for direct

quotation of the work, a quick search of the pdf journal returned the results which were copied

from. Once the passage which was copied was identified, validating the format and lack of

citation in the assignment was all that was required to prove plagiarism.
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Confronting the student about plagiarism is a three-part process. The investigation

surrounding the offense, advisement on the offense, and education on offense prevention going

forward. The investigation of the offense started with the review of the paper and sources to

identify that plagiarism, in fact, occurred. The second part of the investigation is a discussion

with the student to determine intent. If the student knowingly and intentionally committed

plagiarism, there are academic disciplinary considerations. If the student submitted a draft paper

instead of a final paper that had the appropriate citations or if the student was unaware of correct

citation procedures for the required formatting, education alone may be enough to address the

plagiarism. In the event of intentional plagiarism, school policies regarding consequences would

be enacted, which may include an automatic zero on the paper, automatic failure of the course,

placing the student on academic probation, or other punitive measures. If the plagiarism was due

to a lack of knowledge on citing procedures or an accidental submission of the wrong draft,

which contained an error was submitted, taking points off the grade for the submission combined

with educating the student on proper procedures should be sufficient to resolve the issue.

There are many resources available to prevent plagiarism in academic submissions.

Grammarly, as previously referred to, is one resource to identify plagiarism that is unintentional;

the school has a writing lab that can guide a student on potential submission issues, and

obtaining the publication manual of the American Psychological Association is an additional

resource for education. Reviewing the publication manual of the American Psychological

Association gives guidance on how to cite sources in detail for all possible sources used in

preparing a paper. The online writing center at Liberty University offers draft reviews and skype

appointments to help with papers. Additional resources available at the online writing center are

writing aids, video tutorials, writing style resources, and chat-based assistance. Grammarly is a
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good resource for identifying potential plagiarism, the writing center is a good resource for

formatting and citation help, and the APA manual is a thorough resource for how to

appropriately cite a source.

I would advise the student that plagiarism was found in their paper identified through

reviewing the sources cited on the paper and that the passages used were not correctly formatted

or cited. I would advise that through checking the referenced material, exact copies of sentences

in their paper were identified and which passages they were—questioning the student about any

potential issues with submitting a draft version or accidentally leaving off the correct citation to

determine the necessary motives or next steps. If the student mistakenly plagiarized the passages,

I would caution the student to double-check their work prior to submission to ensure that all

intended citations are included, and the correct version is being uploaded. I may recommend

utilizing naming conventions for drafts versus final papers to ensure the correct file is easily

identified to prevent erroneous submissions. After the recommendation to prevent the issue of

incorrect papers from being submitted, a brief review of proper citation formatting would be

completed to ensure no further problems arise. If the student were unaware of the correct citation

procedure and knew the verbiage was copied but did not know how to cite the sources properly, I

would advise using the writing center and/or purchasing the publication manual to have the

information available on how to prevent plagiarism. If the student knowingly plagiarized the

information and turned in the paper, hoping not to get caught, disciplinary actions as outlined in

school policy would be followed.

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