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GC Use of Google Translate a Violation of Academic Integrity Discussion

 

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  1. Zora is still learning English, so she writes her assignments in her native language and uses Google Translate to convert the text to English. Is this a violation of academic integrity? Explain your response.
  2. Michael is working a lot of hours and is behind in his coursework; he offers a tutor on StudyPool the essay prompt and articles, and hires that tutor to do a first draft for him. Michael edits that draft himself before submitting it. Is this a violation of academic integrity? Explain.
  3. Grace is a returning student after being out of school for nearly two decades, and she worries her skills aren’t sharp anymore. She has an older son who is excellent in English, and Grace asks her son to edit her papers for her. Is this a violation of academic integrity? Explain.
  4. Fernando has no idea what to argue regarding an interpretation of a book, so he posts the prompt question on Yahoo Answers and pulls together his own thesis statement from three different user responses. Is this a violation of academic integrity? Explain.
  5. Alex is worried that they might be plagiarizing a source in their essay. Alex sends the example to the instructor before the essay is due. When the instructor responds, Alex finds out that they did not paraphrase or cite correctly, and they receive instructions for how to credit the source. Is this a violation of academic integrity? Explain.