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Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a key component of successful work at the doctoral level. Too
often, academic dishonesty goes unreported due to leniency from instructors or from a
disconnect in communication between instructors and academic administrators (Garza Mitchell
& Parnther, 2018). It is important for professionals in the academic environment to hold
students to high standards of academic integrity in order to provide the workforce with ethical
professionals.
Achieving and Maintaining Academic Integrity in the DSL Program
Academic intregrity is crucial to my performance in the DSL program. The avoidance of
plagiarism is a key part of that goal. There is a wide range of activities that constitute
plagiarism. Some of these violations are intentional; while others are mistakes (Cronan, Mullins,
& Douglas, 2018). One of the ways that I avoid plagiarism in my writing is through the writing
process I utilize. When I am writing a paper, I first read a source. Then, I look away from the
document and spend a few minutes thinking about what I read. Following this reflection period,
I write about what I read and cite the source. Typically, I will not remember what was said in an
article in the same words the author used. To ensure I avoid plagiarism, however, I review my
statements against the referenced portion of an article to ensure that I did not copy word for word
rather than merely utilizing the concept.
The Look of Academic Integrity at the Doctoral Level
Academic integrity at the doctoral level involves avoiding properly citing sources when
referencing or quoting material from a source. Even failing to put quotation marks around a
directly quoted source is plagiarism (cite). This is one reason that I try to avoid quotations in
writing. First, when a paraphrased referene can be used, it often works better in the synthesis of
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ideas and keeps paragraph flowing smoothly. Second, excessive quotations show a lack of
effort on the part of the writer.
My Adherance to the Standards of Integrity in Real Estate
The real estate career field in Utah has a large problem with agent integrity (cite). This
can be seen by the number of people that are fined by the Utah Division of Real Estate every
quarter. (cite numbers here). I think accountability is one of the key instruments of ensuring that
I operate with integrity in the real estate profession. I have an office manager that checks my
documents for errors and irregularities that may indicate an ethical problem. After she reviews
my documents, my broker also reviews them as a double check on the completeness, accuracy,
and ethicality of my work. In the near future, my father will be working with me. He will be
reviewing the quality of my work as I am in the process of assisting clients. All of these pieces
of the accountability process help to ensure that everything is running as it should under the from
the perspective of the law and the Utah Real Estate Commission.
Continuing education (CE) classes are required to maintain a real estate license in Utah
(cite). I have already taken almost triple the number of CE hours required for the current
licensing period. This helps me stay abreast of changes in the law and technology that affect the
performance of my required tasks. Maintaining a current and sufficient knowledge base is key to
avoiding mistakes in my chosen profession. Those real estate agents that fail to take a sufficient
amount of educational classes put themselves at risk of violating legal and ethical standards.
They also put their clients at a disadvantage in the negotiation of property transfers.
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