This paper counts for up to 50 points, or 5% of your final grade.
Use 12-size Times New Roman font, single-spaced. Format your paper according to the MLA Citation Guide (in D2L).
Submit this paper on Microsoft Word or Google Docs, as D2L is not compatible with software like Pages for Mac. This paper will consist of no less than five short paragraphs of text. There is no maximum length limit for this or any other assignments in this class, but at least one full page, single-spaced, is appropriate.
Keep in mind that you must always write in your own words. This means that you can still summarize and paraphrase the document you are studying. If you choose to cite the source, your quote must be within quotation marks. Your writing must be original and quotes, if you use any, must be no more than 10% of the total text of your essay. Example,
Lone Star College defines sabotage as “destroying or vandalizing student or faculty course materials or records.”
Unfortunately, academic dishonesty is a major problem in American colleges and universities. The penalties for academic dishonesty are severe. Never plagiarize in any of your assignments. Plagiarism will earn students an “F” in this course and could get them expelled from Lone Star College. Never submit any work that contains plagiarized material.
Since we are all using the same source, there is no need to include a Works Cited page.
Keep in mind that you are writing for a college-level course. You must make a serious effort to submit work that does not contain major English grammatical and/or style errors.
This paper is based on your careful study of the four sources below, which you may find in D2L.
1) The MLA Citation Guide.
2) The syllabus for this course.
3) The Lone Star College Academic Integrity Brochure.
4) The Types of Plagiarism paper.
Write a one-paragraph answer for each of the five prompts below. Do not re-submit parts of an assignment that you already wrote for me or for another class in the past. Plagiarizing even one sentence in this assignment will earn a student a “zero” in the assignment and an “F” in the class. Write all your answers in your own words.
1. Briefly discuss the participation and conduct policies for this class spelled out in page 3 of the syllabus.
2. Describe the specific steps that you will follow when completing your InQuizitive and History Tutorial Skills exercises. See pages 4-5 of your syllabus.
3. Academic dishonesty is another name for cheating. Based on your readings of the syllabus and the Lone Star College Integrity Brochure in D2L and on page 2 of your syllabus, write one paragraph describing what academic dishonesty is.
4. Study the “Types of Plagiarism” paper in D2L and add an eleventh type which is “self-plagiarism.” Then, write a paragraph explaining what these types of plagiarism have in common and how you will avoid plagiarizing your college assignments.
5. Describe the strategies you will engage to succeed in this course. Refer to pages 2-3 of your syllabus.
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