Remediation Plan

This paper represents a remediation plan that is designed to assist the writers in assessing their weaknesses and strengths of the writers. The paper also assists the writers in understanding the proper procedures that should be followed when citing the work of other people.

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Introduction
This paper represents a remediation plan that is designed to assist the writers in assessing
their weaknesses and strengths of the writers. The paper also assists the writers in understanding
the proper procedures that should be followed when citing the work of other people. Most of the
sources used in this paper are derived from the Capella’s Writing Center. This paper also
discusses some of the way in which individual’s thought and ideas can be protected through
guidelines and copyright law. The paper is divided into different sections. The 1st part discusses
the concepts of academic dishonesty, plagiarisms as well as academic integrity. The 2nd part
describes the protocols and principles of citing sources. The 3rd part explains the differences
between paraphrasing, quoting and summarizing. Lastly, the 4th part discusses the changes that
can assist the writers to avoid plagiarism.
1. Discussion of the concepts of academic dishonesty, plagiarism, and academic
integrity
Academic Honesty
It refers to performing work provided by lecturers without cheating, plagiarism,
tempering, lying, stealing, receiving or giving illegal aid from any other individual, or using any
other people ideas without recognizing the sources of information (McKay, Cray & Mittelman,
2019). It also refers to the quest for knowledge and truth by requiring personal and intellectual
honesty in teaching, learning, service, and research. Cultivating honesty sets the foundation for
permanent integrity. Academic honesty is the act of being honest in all the students’ dealings,
including class tests and assignments. It means the student doesn’t falsify or fabricate

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information, or plagiarize material or cheat. When all the students are honest, then they all
promise to observe all the principles set by the Institution. Personal integrity and academic
honesty are important components of students’ character development and education. The board
of the university expects that learners will not lie, plagiarize, cheat or commit any acts that relate
to academic dishonesty. The success of the entire institution community relies on the learner
accepting responsibility for individual conduct in both academic and social endeavors. An honest
student mostly produces her/his work of their abilities and efforts, while a dishonest Learner
attempts to display skills and knowledge that does not belong to them.
The concept of plagiarism
Plagiarism means wrongful appropriation as well as embezzlement and publication of
other author’s thoughts, language, expression, or ideas as well as the representation of all these
components as the original work of another person (Heckler & Forde, 2015). Plagiarism is
regarded as academic dishonesty as well as a break of journalistic ethics. It is also the use of
video, music or image in your work without providing a suitable citation or obtaining proper
permission. According to some institutions and university especially Capella University,
plagiarism is regarded as an unethical practice. Plagiarism is the submission of different material
initially produced by other persons without referencing or acknowledgment of the work
(Sutherland, 2016). Plagiarism is a well-known fraud in academic, and it mostly leads to minor
or severe offenses (Sadeghi, 2016). The Universities initiates clear laws and rules that prevent
the issue of Plagiarisms.
Academic integrity
This is the act of performing the right thing without supervision. It is the process of
safeguarding the academic honesty and policies that are set by different universities and Colleges

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(Cronan, Mullins & Douglas, 2018). At the personal level, Academic honesty is a situation
where an individual perform their work even if their friends offer them a copy of a take-home
exam. It refers to writing your work and accurately citing the resources used in the research
work. It is also the act of taking online reviews without the use or assistance of your friends or
textbooks.
Similarly, it could refer to reporting an individual has cheated on other assignment or an
exam. Integrity refers to believing in the standards and principles of the community as well as
making sure that the behavior of an individual is in line with those standards and principles. At
the course room level, academic integrity is being encouraged by explaining to the students the
important principles and rules of academic integrity. The course room also contains syllabus of
academic integrity.
2. Principles as well as protocols of citing sources
The three principles of citing sources include:
When you use one’s sources, you must, in turn, cite the source for any methods, ideas, or
words that are not yours: Writers can, therefore, prevent paraphrasing too closely in a situation
where they focus on memorizing what they truly know from the original, not its real words
(Lytle, Schock & Triantafyllidou, 2018). One way of doing this is by putting the original aside
when paraphrasing.
When quoting the exact words, you must place those words in a block quotation or
quotation marks, even if the source is cited in your text (Shamseer et al., 2015).
When you paraphrase passages or single lines, you must not use sentences that are the
same as the original work. In the process of paraphrasing the words, writers should use their
sentences (Koval & Benzar, 2018).

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APA ethical principles, as well as the code of conduct, are made up of an introduction,
specific ethical standard, a preamble, and 5 General principles. The introduction describes the
organization, intent, procedural consideration, scope of general application of the ethical codes.
General principles and Preamble are aspirational goals that help in guiding psychologists. The
ethical standards assist in setting enforceable rules to be used by the psychologists. The
application of the ethical standards depends on the context in which they are being used. The
Ethics Code is only being applied to the activities of the psychologists that are part of their
professional, educational and scientific roles as psychologists (Eissa, 2018). The areas that it
covered include counseling, clinical, research, public service, social intervention, administration,
organizational consulting, educational counseling, program evaluation, and design, conducting
assessments and policy development.
The American Psychological Association (APA’s), five major principles of ethics,
include Nonmaleficence and Beneficence, fidelity as well as Responsibility, integrity, justice,
and Respect for the Dignity and Rights of the people.
Principle 1: Beneficence as well as Nonmaleficence
This principle states that the professional actions of the psychologists should try to
defend the welfare as well as rights of all the individuals that they are interacting with
professionally as well as other affected individuals and the animals’ welfare used in the research
(Yazan, 2015). This first principle stresses out the importance of avoiding biases, malignant
affiliation, and prejudices in the work of the researchers.
Principle 2: Fidelity as well as Responsibility
This principle outlined the importance of conscientiousness in psychological research
and practice. This principle requires that all the psychologists should consider the ethical

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compliance of their scientific, colleagues and professional conduct. Ethical misconduct should be
stated when spotted in the work of the researcher.
Principle 3: Integrity
This principle summarizes what the researchers are not supposed to do. Cases such as
fraud, manipulation, scientific misconduct as well as fabricating are some of the factors that
affect the field. Most of the researchers fixed the results of their papers, and because some of
these papers are being published in esteemed and prestigious journals, it is essential for
Psychologists to consider the use of integrity as one of the principles of APA. Psychologists also
have the responsibility of considering probable consequences of, the need for, as well as their
obligation to correct any harmful effects or mistrust that happen due to the use of such methods.
Deception according to researchers is the express delivery of inaccurate information.
Principle 4: Justice
This principle states that fairness and justice allow all individuals to access to and benefit
from the contributions of psychology as well as to gain similar quality in the procedures,
processes as well as the services that the psychologists are performing (Harriss & Atkinson,
2015).
Principle 5: Respect for the individual’s Dignity and Rights
This principle stresses on obtaining the consent of individuals as well as protecting their
privacy and confidentiality. It is essential to obtain consent from the individuals that will be
included in the research. The principle also inspires as well as facilitates acceptance and
understanding for difference, suggesting that psychologists respect and are aware of individual,
role difference, as well as Cultural, including those that are based on gender, age, race, gender
identity culture, ethnicity, religion, disability and national origin, and take this factors into

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consideration when working with participants of such groups (Holtfreter et. al, 2015). It is
therefore essential to consider the factors mentioned above to understand how they influence the
target of the research.
The publication manual of APA (American Psychological Association) represents the
style manual of choice for editors, writers, students, as well as an educator in the behavioral and
social sciences. It offers invaluable assistance on all phases of the writing process, starting from
the authorship ethics to the word choice that is capable of reducing bias in language. Publication
manual also provides guidance on selecting the tables, headings, tone, as well as figures that will
result in elegant, simple, and strong scientific communication. The 6th edition provides
expanded and new instruction on electronic reference formats, statistics, publication ethics, the
construction of figures and tables.
3. Paraphrasing, Quoting and summarizing
Summarizing, Paraphrasing and Quoting are the various ways of including other people
ideas into the assignments. Summarizing and paraphrasing enable writers to show their
interpretation and understanding of text while quoting passages enables them to share the
specific phrases and words of a different author. Either way, stating outside sources makes the
ideas of the writers and their paper more credible. Similarly, accurately summarizing,
paraphrasing and quoting are favorable ways of avoiding plagiarism (Myers, 2018).
The Differences between Paraphrasing Quoting, and Summarizing
Quoting
This involves copying passages or short sentences word-for-word from the original text.
It is exact use of written or spoken words. This means that the writers should not alter any
spelling, punctuation, and grammar. Quotation marks are being placed on the copied wording to

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tell the reader where the quote starts and where it ends (Myers, 2018). Quotes usually offer
strong evidence, support the statements of the writers, or are being used as an authoritative voice.
It also enables the inclusion of an in-text citation that points out the last name of the author, the
publication year, as well as the paragraph or page number. In-text citation enables the writer to
acknowledge the author.
Paraphrasing
It involves taking a quote and then putting it in the words of the writer. Therefore, it
involves the translation of another writer’ words into terms both the reader and the writer can
easily understand. Paraphrasing mainly focuses on passages or single lines, while summarizing
emphases on the bigger picture. Paraphrasing provides a different way of using direct quotations
as well as helps learners to integrate source material/evidence into assignments. It is also a
suitable skill for creating notes from taking notes in lectures, readings, as well as explaining
information in diagrams, charts, and tables (Bašić et al., 2018). Paraphrasing also involves the
use of in-text citation that points out the last name of the author as well as the year of the
publication.
Summarizing
It involves stating the broader themes and main ideas from the writing in the own words
of the writers. The writer may paraphrase or quote parts of the text especially when making a
summary (Mori, 2018). Nevertheless, a summary usually is more condensed and shorter as
compared to the product of paraphrasing. Similarly, since the themes or ideas originate from the
author, it is essential for the writers to recognize the author for the use of her or his views.
Summaries are essential since they allow writers to mention longer works or the whole articles or
chapters in a single or two sentences.

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4. The specific changes that I will make to ensure that I do not plagiarize again
I will consult with my instructors: I will ask my instructor any questions about plagiarism
if I am unsure about something or cannot get the answers on the available site. I will try to check
out the rules for citing sources.
Plan my paper
Planning my paper well is the most crucial step that can help in preventing plagiarism
(Callahan, 2018). I will have to plan on how to include the available sources in my paper. This
will involves balancing between my own, original ideas with that taken from different sources.
Paraphrase
After finding the information that is suitable for my research paper, I will first read it and
then put it in my own words. I will change both the sentence structure and words of the original,
and avoid changing the content. Lastly, I will try to cite paraphrased passages since the ideas
originated from a different source.
Evaluate and analyze my sources
This will help prevent plagiarism because not all sources that are on the internet are
worth citing. Most of the references are wrong. I will ensure that I know the author, where the
writer got information from, as well as when the data was written. There should also be the
determination of the credibility of the sources to determine the degree in which the sources
support their ideas, correctness of the information and the quality of my writing (Burger, 2018).
Quoting
I will apply the quote properly as it appears when quoting any source. Though the
process consumes a lot of time, the all process will finally pay off. Quoting should be done
correctly to prevent the allegations of plagiarism (Joshi, 2018).

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Referencing
This is one of the essential ways of preventing plagiarism. It involves the inclusion of a
reference page at the end of the working paper. The page must be in line with the guidelines of
document formatting used by my educational institution. The information should also be
accurate as well as includes the authors, source, title, and date of publication (Wiwanitkit, 2015).
Conclusion
The research paper discusses how the writers can avoid plagiarisms. Some of the ways in
which plagiarisms can be avoided includes Referencing, Quoting, and evaluation of the available
sources and thorough planning of the paper. To prevent plagiarism students should also visit the
available sources and then seek clarifications from the instructors. The five principles of APA
include Respect for individual’s Dignity and Rights, justice, integrity, Fidelity as well as
Responsibility and Beneficence as well as Nonmaleficence.

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