Academic integrity is the commitment to keep academic work free of plagiarism. Before I further explain academic integrity, I will define plagiarism, which is when a student takes other student's work and claims it for them-self. It is important to uphold academic integrity because if a student keeps plagiarizing other's work, the student them-self does not learn anything. They start to depend on others for work they could have done themselves, and when the time comes for them to depend on themselves, they will not be able to. If a student is having trouble coming up with their own ideas, it IS okay for them to use others work. How is this so? By using citation. Students may cite other works, either by quotation or paraphrasing. As long as the original creator of a work is credited, students struggling to come up with something may use others' work to aid themselves, while maintaining academic integrity.
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