Ethics discussion
ETHIC 501 DISCUSSION
Discussion: Turnitin, High Similarity Score, Plagiarism …
· Share what you have learned about the term “academic integrity” and how it relates to students preparing class assignments.
· Explain which ethical philosophy (or philosophies) relate to academic integrity.
· Do you think the university practice of using software to detect plagiarism issues is ethical? Why or why not?
· Is finding a similarity score for each assignment a good learning experience for students (i.e., does it teach students to be better writers)? Why or why not? If not, how can it be improved upon?