Early in the first week of Module 1, respond to the following:

1. Share what you have learned about the term “academic integrity” and how it relates to students preparing class assignments.
2. Share your knowledge, experience, and/or research related to writing a master’s-level paper that (a) does or (b) does not violate the academic integrity policy. For example, share with your peers any experiences you have had with similarity scores and paraphrasing in your ETH501 Case 1, ETH501 SLP 1, or in an undergraduate assignment from your prior degree program.
3. Explain which ethical philosophy (or philosophies) relate to academic integrity.
4. Do you think the university practice of using software to detect plagiarism issues is ethical? Why or why not?
5. Is finding a similarity score for each assignment a good learning experience for students (i.e., does it teach students to be better writers)? Why or why not? If not, how can it be improved upon?

Remember in this discussion forum that you should respond with substantial detail to this topic early in the module’s first week. This will be your “initial post.” For your initial discussion, also bring in information from at least one background source or your own research to help inform your classmates. Cite the source.

Then by week 2 of the module, respond to the posts of at least two of your classmates. Your responses should have depth of critical thought and not simply agree or disagree. For each response, also bring in information from at least one background source or your own research to help inform your classmates. Cite the source.