Plagiarism In Gcu's Academic Integrity Scenarios

The most notable form of plagiarism mentioned in GCU’s Academic Integrity Scenarios is most definitely scenario three which refers to “self-plagiarism.” This is a concept that not many would think of as a type of plagiarism; however, it can be argued that is just as serious an offense as traditional plagiarism. Building on that, academic dishonesty wholly undermines the purpose of graduate school. As discussed in previous discussion posts, one of the major components that set graduate learning apart from learning at the undergraduate learning is the ability to think and analyze critically. Recycling previous work is not only lazy, but it is cheating (both yourself and your school) and pays no heed to the investigative process essential to