Academic disciplines

reported. Students are responsible for their own work and following the code of honor, however faculty can also help to improve the concept of academic integrity in each of their courses. Although Purdue has the code of honor that comments on how each Purdue student should possess self-discipline, conduct oneself with integrity, and recognize the high academic standards this university is known for; students don’t take the time to process…

The article that I chose to read is called “Ethical Discourse on the Use of Genetically Modified Crops: A Review of Academic Publications in the Fields of Ecology and Environmental Ethics.” The authors, Daniel Gregorowius, Petra Lindemann-Matthies, and Markus Huppenbauer, discuss the ethical issues present in a multitude of academic articles in regards to the use of genetically modified crops. The authors of this article are all staff members at different universities and specialize in the…

subject areas: Aboriginal Cultural Studies, Aboriginal Communication studies, Aboriginal Education and Aboriginal Health. The degree emphasised the value of critiquing culture, history and politics. With my undergraduate degree dedicated to the discipline area of Aboriginal Studies, I effectively utilise this knowledge and experience when teaching Indigenous Studies courses at the University of the Sunshine Coast. I am currently…

are discipline and management itself. The way in which students are disciplined has changed a great deal over the past few years and the way that classroom management is look at has changed along with it. It is important to note that education has undergone a great many changes. The changes in education appear to be ongoing. Teachers today must understand the newest theories regarding discipline, management, and how students misbehave so that they can combat it in the classroom. Discipline use…

Burns states that this divide is not only separating individuals, it is splitting education as well. Despite the evidence that many may present to prove they are not academic, an individual is not destined to be either smart or not smart. In the words Burns, “many brilliant people think they are not because they have been judged against this particular view of the mind.” An individual is as smart as they believe their…

Graduating from high school is important in furthering a student's education, making higher salaries in the future possible, and giving more lifetime opportunities. Every year over twelve million students drop out of high school in the United States. Although a large number of students do graduate, the drop out rate is a serious problem. Upon entering school, students are taught that they must stay in school. Maybe it is time to teach students the high price that they may have to pay with…

Academic honesty is a cornerstone of the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) student-athlete model. It is based upon the view that student-athletes will satisfy and meet the same academic standards as their non-athlete students. Unfortunately, academic fraud continues to be an ongoing problem on a majority of NCAA campuses. Student-athletes are student’s first, athletes second. There should be no special treatment for these students just because they play a particular sport. In…

College A college is a educational institute and is usually the next step after high school. They are found all over the world and come in many forms like community or universities, or four year colleges. College in other countries other than the united states collage can be used to refer to a secondary high school. Colleges can be very expensive or cheap depending on where you live, if you have a scholarship, and depend on what type of collage you go to and what you go to said college for.…

In Stephanie Ericson’s “The Ways We Lie,” Ericson discusses a contemporary issue of how we as humans justify lying to big institutions for our self-benefit. An ever-growing branch of this form of lying includes academic dishonesty. In today’s society, schools praise GPA and grades rather than student progress, prompting students to feel the external pressure of meeting these expectations. Rather than appraising students based on growth, schools admire the top students, unknowingly encouraging…

with large sums of money in the form of compensation to the affected authors (Smith). In light of this, it is recommended that plagiarism should be avoided at all times. Plagiarism manifests in different forms all of which are severe violations of academic integrity and have severe consequences in the end. Plagiarism appears in several…