Academia

Form and style of academic writing differ all over the world due to different cultural backgrounds. According to Dirk Siepmann, academic discourse can be distinguished in regard of text structure and use of language, the difference increases the less scientific a text is. Thus, four academic communities – first indicated by Johan Galtung – are mentioned in Siepmann’s essay “Academic writing and Culture: An Overview of Differences between English, French and German”: the Saxon, the Teutonic, the Gallic

Most people believe that people will cheat just because they are a dishonest person. Although, scientists have done studies that have shown that most people will cheat under the right situation. In James Lang’s article “How College Classes Encourage Cheating,” Lang states, that 75 percent of students have at least cheated once while attending college (1). Academic dishonesty is a growing problem in college and there are many possible ways to fix it. My solutions are improving plagiarism detection

Reading and writing a good piece of work takes effort. Writing a great piece of work takes effort, time, and hard work. There are many aspects to reading and writing concise, coherent, pieces that will engage a reader. While reading can be done for personal enjoyment, it is also necessary for everyday life. We read signs, posts, directions, menus, text messages, and so much more every minute. While reading these objects does not take much effort, there are pieces of writing that do take an

According to Shahabuddin (2009) plagiarism is an unethical problem that affects the academic community and presents a serious problem to society. For example, if a student engages in unethical practices, such as “cheating or plagiarism” the student may be charged with an academic integrity violation and could face serious consequences, including failure of the course and dismissal from the university (University of West Florida, 2012). Therefore, to prevent plagiarism in the academic community,

Showing Your Skills A lot of people don’t realize that there are intelligent people out there waiting to be found, waiting for their time to shine. Because everyone is intellectual in their own way whether or not they attend college. You would think that with the title of a degree would come with massive amounts of knowledge in a certain subject. But in reality college isn’t always the best way to show your strengths. Some of the most intellectual people you will meet will neither be a college

The purpose of this Literature review is to signal to the reader how study abroad is beneficial to all college students ' development. The journals make it a point to say that the study abroad programs offered in universities are expanding and participation by students is increasing. Also stated, is professors that wish that their students who are excluded by their major from studying abroad to have a program that allows them to go abroad. This field of study is interesting because it positively

Influencing a Decision to Encourage Change Introduction Leadership requires the ability to identify opportunities for improvement. But to bring these opportunities to reality, leaders must have the skills of influence. Influence is a capacity of power, it is the ability to make things happen (Bolman & Gallos, 2011, p. 74). For as Bolman and Gallos (2011) write “without power, administrators can 't lead because no one will follow and they can 't get anything done” (P.73). These authors go on

It’s the Culture. Cheating is the new culture, well it’s not the new culture is has been the culture. Cheating is when you be dishonest in class submitting work and answers to the professor as if they were your own. Not everyone has the same depiction of cheating. According to Rebekah Nathan, cheating has been part of the college culture for the last couple of centuries (Nathan 28). In college there is many ways to cheat. Throughout Nathan article, “The Art of College Management: Cheating”, she

Mass Media has always been a big impact on society, influencing people in so many ways. It keeps people in on the latest fashion trends and what is considered “in”. The media can be considered positive and or negative depending on the group of society. With mass media being easy access at anywhere and anytime, the most influence group being effect and influence on the media are teens. They tend to believe whatever the media says and displays, causing them to behave, dress, speak, talk, and think

Academic Honesty: Important or Irrelevant? Academic honesty is the key factor that allows students to be successful and scholars in life, and without academic honesty a student’s success is not feasible. Academic honesty is a student’s utmost high morals in the academic field. Academic dishonestly can be expressed in many ways from cheating on an history exam to copying someone's geometry homework. Consequences for academic dishonesty are contemporary and can be portrayed in a simple detention to