I'm currently in college and it just crossed my mind if answering HW problems in the text using its own materials is considered plagiarism. \n\nUnless I'm writing essays or research papers, I don't put references when I'm typing my regular HW, (especially since the the materials come from the same text as the problems.)\n\nI would appreciate if a college professor or someone involved in the education system can answer my questions. Thanks.
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Ok, let's talk about getting around plagiarism when you're in college.  \n\nFirst of all the verbatim thing works against you so cut'n'paste is not a good option.  You, of course, are allowed and even expected to form your own opinions about what you've read and your opinions are not copyrighted by the originator.  Now express your opinions in your "own words" some of which you've just learned from the material you just read.  \n\nLearn to type really fast so that you are not tempted to use others' words in your HW.  There are plenty of your own words around so that you never have to plagiarize anything.  You can always learn the MLS or APA methods of quickly and efficiently referencing your material in case a direct quote is necessary to convey even your own idea;  sometimes it's just the best words.\n\nI am not a professor nor anyone involved in the education system at this time.
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don't do it. that IS plagiarism. it is a serious thing. this guy i know used to go to my college. he was smart, well loved and respected. he was a very important person in our community. he was accused of plagiarism and kicked out without a hearing. if you are not a good writer you should take this opportunity to practice so you don't get screwed later on.
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Ok, here it is. If you follow these guidelines, I guarantee you'll finish in no time, and learn a skill you'll need if you are even contemplating applying to Ph.D. programs. Trust me - I walk my Master's students through this every year.\n\nIt sounds like you already have a thesis statement, so we won't worry about that.  Your problem is you have a GIANT editor sitting on your shoulder, and this editor is keeping your writer from actually doing anything.  You need to lock this editor in a closet or something, and give your writer some freedom.  In order to get this editor off your back for a while, make him go on vacation, but promise him he can come back later and edit absolutely everything.  After he's been banished, you can actually start.\n\nFirst, outline each chapter.  Then make the outline more detailed by adding subheadings, and sub-subheadings. Then make the outline even more detailed, including notes TO YOURSELF noting where appropriate citations will be included. (An example might be: "Cite from Williams chapter 4 here." -or- "Chakravorty has a sweet illustration of this point.") And then once more.  Remember, This Outline Is Only For You.  No One Will Ever See It.\n\nThen, under each heading and subheading and sub-subheading, write a paragraph or two.  If you catch yourself editing any of the sentences in these paragraphs, STOP.  If you're writing on a computer, ditch the computer and handwrite each paragraph (or vice versa).  Scribble each sentence out quickly, but fully.  You're NOT allowed to edit.  Just keep writing.\n\nThis process will take a few days.  Let yourself look up quotations if you need to, but don't let any one search take more than 10 minutes.  Let me emphasize that: Books need to LEAVE YOUR HAND after 10 minutes. \n\nDon't let yourself go through this process completely in order.  Every day, find a section in your outline that you FEEL like working on.  Proceeding in a linear fashion will crush creative thought.  Don't let it happen.\n\nAfter you've finished this process, let yourself go back and elaborate on each section.  DON'T CUT ANYTHING, just add.\n\nAfter you've gone through this process, you should have your chapters just about finished, in terms of length.  NOW you can invite your editor back home, and let him go to work.\n\nBut there are two things left to do. Write your introduction and conclusion.  How?  In the same way.  Why did you save these for last?  Because your introduction and conclusion must encompass everything you just wrote, and you had no way of knowing what that would include until the chapters were finished.\n\nLet this process take two or two and a half months.  Then, call your giant editor back from vacation, and FINALLY, let him do his thing.\n\nI guarantee this will do it.  Best wishes to you!
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has it not occurred to you that pretty much anyone who posts on here is trying to get help with their homework? i don't see a problem with helping, even the solution as long as it can be useful in understanding problems
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OK. You've posted this (and several other) questions(with exactly the same words and numbers) for the fourth day in a row, and everytime you've asked, one person has responded and we've all got different answers. \n\nI can't tell if you're a student that's gonna keep posting until several people give you the same answer, of if you're just someone that likes making the nerdy people solve chem problems. If you're the latter, you should really find a better use for your time. \n\nIf you're the former, try working the problem yourself and then compare your answers to ours, or compare our approaches, your notes, and textbook and see where they differ. Our different answers can probably be attributed to some math or conversion error. \n\nRemember, when all else fails follow the units and you'll be right more times than not.
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Ask your professor before you buy anything. They may assign specific homework problems that aren't in the edition you plan to use.
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At my university (and I would imagine at most others), it is definitely considered cheating, and sanctions for doing it range from a reprimand to losing credit or being removed from the university.\n\nSpecific quote: "Multiple submission - submitting the same paper or oral report for credit in two courses without the instructor's permission; making minor revisions in a paper or report for which credit has already been received and submitting it again as a new piece of work." \n\nIf you're just reusing old material, you're not actually learning anything from the course, are you? (That'd be the general you, not a specific you!) It's often in the process of writing an essay that I figure things out and finally "get" them :)\n\nEdit: just noticed that someone else gave the same site - I wasn't expecting another answerer from my university!
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I can certainly see why you would be discouraged.  Students who disregard the necessity of academic honesty poison the environment for others.  Speaking as a professor, I would want to be told.  I would regard your report as a good example of academic honesty, and I would do my best to discourage further plagiarism on the part of all students.\n\nHowever, it is quite possible that the professor already knows! (We've gotten quite good at detecting these things.) But that should not discourage you from informing the professor. \n\nBest wishes, and keep your integrity.  It pays off in the long run.
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Gee, the last time I saw that on the homework list, it wasn't nearly so well worded.  I guess I'm supposed to be lured into answering this because it's so polite and insightful.  Yet, you see, I'm in a, ummm,  a double-bond here.  1)  I don't like doing people's homework - it's unethical, and 2)  How do THEY learn the material?\n\nAnyone out there got additional comments?
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I doubt there is any way to fully identify whether each assignment individually is plagiarized, nor do I feel it to be a constructive use of a teacher's time.\n\nIn-class assessments of individual understanding (and with stringent monitoring of all forms of communication) provide the only fully reliable feedback of student understanding that I can think of. With almost any other assignment, students can easily receive assistance, and this is often a good thing. In order to build successful in-class individual assessments, one must take the following into consideration:\n\n1) There are students who will try to cheat. Providing several different versions of the assessments can help minimize this, though good classroom monitoring is essential. I recently caught one student completing another student's final!\n\n2) Consider carefully what you want the students to know and create assessments that will accurately reflect this. For example, If you want them to be able to write a 5-paragraph essay, test them by giving them a writing prompt that they will know -- like their family. Don't give them a prompt like "Compare and contrast the evolution of primates and the development of quantum physics" and then assume that they didn't understand how to structure an essay!\n\n3) Make sure that individual in-class assessments are weighted highly enough that a student cannot pass on the efforts of others.\n\n4) Understand that everyone has bad (or good) days. Assessments should be frequent enough that these peaks and troughs will be averaged out.\n\nAlthough tests and quizzes are the most common types of assessments, various alternatives should be considered in order to compensate for test anxiety.
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Plagiarizing sucks.  You can live without it, its just easier for you to live with it.  Your teaching yourself bad habits for the future, in the aspect of searching for easy way outs even within breaking rules.  You're definately not the only one that does it, but it still doesn't make it right.
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yes it is wrong because if you copy other peoples work then you dont learn anything. take the time to study and do ur hw even if ur tired, otherwise take a short rest then do ur hw.\n\nTo correct ZCT homework DOES have educational value. It helps u review wat u have learned and that way you will remember it for future reference.
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I only do this when I don't know the answer myself.  But, it's not really plagiarism as long as you do not take credit for the answer.  As long as you give the original author due credit and in no way, explicitly or implicitly take credit for the answer then I would have to say I do not have a problem with it.  I will always say who the answer came from if it is not my own two times, once at the top, once at the bottom with source link.\n\nBut if someone is just outright copying an answer from a source without giving them due credit, then yes I do have a problem with that.  An exception to this is if you are taking the information from your own website.
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That's a fine line to the legallity of it.  Yes, it is plagerism.  If you got caught, would you try to go after the company you paid to write your essay to possibly lose a second time?  \n\nColleges are getting better at catching plagerists.  They get programs that scan papers and do searches on-line for exact text matches.  Too many per paper without referencing and you are called on it by the prof.  They also set up dummy accounts with the on-line paper sellers to search for work turned in by  students looking for copied papers.   \n\nI have found some that I actually write better than most when it comes to papers.  I don't know why.  I have had people read my papers for flow and fluidity.  Many people have stated "you should change this or that".  When I have followed their advice, I get a negative comment on from the professor on the change.  When I stick with my gut feeling that what I wrote is better than the suggestion, I usually get a "Yes!" or similar kudo in that section.
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Some of us do care, luv.  It's a question of what constitutes help.  If someone posts "please do these 24 problems for me", then I tend to ignore them.  If they post one or two, then I provide solutions as opposed to just providing answers.  I answer them essentially the same way I would answer someone in class (without, unfortunately, the blackboard, which does sometimes cramp my style).\n\nI have the same problem when someone posts multiple questions that obviously all come from the same assignment.  If someone posts a single question, I think it reasonable to assume they just need an explanation of that kind of question and they'll do the rest themselves.  When there are multiple postings, though, that's obviously not the case.\n\nIn short, I guess, you help someone with his/her homework by showing them how to do that type of problem.  You help them cheat by giving them an answer.\n\nAnd, to be honest, I do that sometimes, too - so I guess it's a judgement call.
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Why can't you work on your term paper at the university library or computer lab?  Why do you have to be at your house to work on it?  How about your school's gym?  Why not use that till class starts.\n\nI know sometimes it sucks to have to go to class, but you're paying a lot of money to just be enrolled.  What if very important stuff is given in lecture that will be on the midterm or final?\n\nHow about pop quizzes or an in class assignment that could really hurt your grade if you miss?\n\nI suggest going and finding something to do on campus (such as the library or gym like I said previously) before class.
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The problem is that some tutors are editors rather than teachers.  It's one thing for a student to have a tutor help him or her make sense out of sentence diagramming or explain the relative merits of ending sentences with prepositions; more instruction is generally better, so long as it doesn't conflict with the point of view expressed in the classroom.\n\nBut, some "tutors" get involved in helping students with specific assignments, including writing assignments such as essays.  These misguided "tutors" can involve themselves in all sorts of things--from helping choose a topic, to assisting in choosing supporting ideas, and even proofreading for grammar or other errors.  The worst "tutors" do these parts of the work for the student.  Others at least have the sense to try to teach the student something while helping with these tasks.\n\nWhat the students too often fail to realize is that any of this kind of "assistance" on an assignment, received without the knowledge and approval of the instructor, is academic dishonesty as well as plagiarism.  It is academic dishonesty because it is unauthorized collaboration; the student is working with someone else to complete the assignment, without the permission of the teacher.  Further, it is plagiarism because the student submits the work as her or his own, not acknowledging the input from the "tutor."\n\nThere are, of course, cases in which instructors ask students to participate collaboratively in all of the activities mentioned above.  But, the fundamental difference is that if the instructor asks that it be done, it is then approved, and is understood to have been a part of the writing process.  (And it is typically done in a controlled setting.)