Why Be Ethical?????

Distinguishing between free speech

and ethics

ETHICS DEFINED
Ethics is the branch of philosophy
that deals with issues of right and
wrong in human affairs. Ethical
issues arise when we ask whether a
course of action is moral or immoral,
fair or unfair, just or unjust, honest or
dishonest (Jaska & Pritchard,1994).

Ethics Defined, contd

arry, (2006) stated that, plagiarism is the

new dirty word on campus, and college
instructors are increasingly interested in
teaching students how to prevent
committing plagiarism, (p. 377).

lum (2009) stated that, students must be

persuaded of the value of citationswhich is
far from self-evidentand instructed over
time in how to do it, (p. 2).

ETHICS DEFINED, CONTD

You will always be faced with the
question of ethics whenever you speak
in front of an audience.
A speaker has a lot of power.
You as a speaker, must be cognizant of
ethics as you prepare for each step of
the speechmaking process.
Yes, you do have free speech, but when
you say or display questionable ethical
words or images, are you willing to face
the backlash or consequences??
(Lucus, 2013)

GUIDELINES FOR
ETHICAL SPEAKING
Make sure that you avoid contradicting
messages.
Always be PREPARED to speak!
Public speakers should not lack veracity.
*We will NOT engage in abusive and
derogatory language!!!!!! There is no place
for this in MY class.
Get into the habit of practicing these habits.
(Lucus, 2013)

Plagiarism is not cool!

Plagiarism is taking someone

elses information and presenting
it as though it is your own.
In the classroom, you will earn a
0 and in some instances, it
could lead to expulsion from
school.
(Lucus, 2013)

 Plagiarism is a problem at the

professional level as well (Steinberg,
2003; Lewin, 2002).
For example, Eugene Tobin, former
President of Hamilton College resigned after
plagiarizing a speech from an Amazon. com
book review (Thompson, 2006).
Richard Judd, president of Central
Connecticut State University retired after he
was found to have plagiarized materials from
the New York Times (Thompson, 2006).

Schroth, R.A. (2012) stated that, evidence

shows that academic dishonesty in its various
forms is spreading like the flu (p. 1).

To some this is merely a copyright violation

that "hurts" no one-no one except the
deceiver, who degrades himself and the
culture he typifies, where in business and
politics the contradiction between the face
and the public mask do not matter as long as
the charade makes money for some and
amuses others (Schroth, 2012).

Students likely cheat because there

are too many competing forces in
their personal lives and because of
this reality, they are generally
pressed for time.
So as a result, they become
desperate remember, a desperate
student may decide to do a
desperate thing (Schroth, 2012).

Plagiarism, contd
A study was conducted last year to determine if

software such as turnitin.com would deter students

from cheating. They found that if students know that
their work would be under close scrutiny, they are
likely to be deterred by from plagiarism (Heckler, Rice
and Bryan, 2013).

These findings suggest that, regardless of class

standing, gender, and college major, recognition by

the instructor of the nature and extent of the
plagiarism problem and acceptance of responsibility
for deterring it are pivotal in reducing the problem
(Heckler, Rice and Bryan, 2013).

THREE TYPES OF PLAGIARISM

Global plagiarism is copying an entire
document from one source and pasting it
onto a word document or power point.
Patchwork plagiarism occurs when you
copy two or more sources and pasting it
onto a word document or power point.
Incremental plagiarism happens when
you do not give credit to everyone
included in the research.
The same holds true for the internet.
(Lucus, 2013)

Im Trying To Scare You!!

Im just saying.

HOW TO AVOID PLAGIARISM

Start Early!

(Lucus, 2013).
Use lots of
sources instead of
just one or two.
(Lucus, 2013).
Basically, do your
own work!!!!!

We remove everything
from our desks before we
start to speak.

Listeners should not

prejudge the speaker.

Everyone has a right to

their views.

(Lucus, 2007)

Love
One
Another

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define

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Blum, S. (2009). Academic integrity and student plagiarism: A
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Lewin, T. (2002, October 3). Hamilton College president
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Steinberg, J. (2003, October 29). S. Naval Academy demotes professor
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