Name of the Book:
REGULATORY ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
Book Review Chapter:
Chapter 1: The Matter of Plagiarism: What, Why, and If
Quote: The information they present, accurate in their portrayal of texts and theories, reliably fair in their evaluations of students’ work. E-mail addresses are collected from chat rooms, websites, newsgroups, and viruses.
Learning Expectations:
The information and the honest presentation of one’s self are important responsibilities for career and citizenship. The habits students develop in college as they write papers prepare them for the kinds of writing and speaking they will do throughout a lifetime. Honesty and fairness cannot be compartmentalized as character traits to be practiced later, “when it really matters.”
Review:
The Plagiarism carries severe disciplinary and financial consequences. When a student is proven to have plagiarized a paper, he or she faces serious penalties, ranging from failure on the assignment to failure in the course. Plagiarism in the professional world can also lead to serious consequences, including professional disgrace, loss of position, and lawsuits.
Lessons Learned
The issue can be either legal, in the case where copyright of the prior work has been transferred to another entity, or merely ethical. Typically, self-plagiarism is only considered to be a serious ethical issue in settings where a publication is asserted to consist of new material, such as in academic publishing or educational assignments.
Integrative Questions
1. What are the liberal educations within the context of the historic Christian Faith?”
2. Is there “an atmosphere of search and confrontation that will liberate the minds, enhance?
3. What are the discernment, enlarge the sympathies?
4. How to encourage the commitments of all students?
5. What can be given to others in service to God and humanity?
