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Review time : Test your knowledge For each scenario described below , there is one appropriate answer and two answers that lead to possible violations of academic integrity and plagiarism .
1 ) You have an assignment due in six hours . Because of deadlines at work , you ’ ve had to stay late all week and didn ’ t have time to start the assignment . Your roommate , who was in the same module last semester , has left his laptop on the kitchen table . Do you : a ) Look for the files on your roommate ’ s laptop to help you get started ? b ) Ask your roommate to send you the assignment he submitted ? c ) Finish as much as you can before the deadline ?
Best response : C . Students and candidates must complete their own work . With option A , you are committing theft and possibly plagiarism ; with option B , your roommate is also at fault — enabling plagiarism .
2 ) A friend who previously completed the course you are about to start offers you his assignments to use as learning tools . Do you : a ) Take them just in case you need them ? b ) Decline ? c ) Forward them to another friend enrolled in the course without looking at them ?
Best response : B . With option A , your friend is enabling plagiarism ; with option C , you and your friend are enabling plagiarism . Once you share files , you have no control over where they end up .
3 ) You ’ ve submitted your weekly assignment and have received the CPA Canada solution . You then need to complete a revision of your assignment . Do you : a ) Copy parts of the CPA Canada solution and cite CPA Canada ? b ) Submit the entire CPA Canada solution as your revision ? c ) Review the solution and your facilitator ’ s comments and then submit the revision in your own words ?
Best response : C . With options A and B , you are committing plagiarism , as this is not your own work . You cannot submit any part of the CPA Canada solutions in your original or revised assignments , even if cited .
More guidance online You ’ ll find more information on academic integrity and misconduct online at cpawsb . ca under About Us > Regulations for Candidates .
50 CPABC in Focus • Jan / Feb 2017