Shane Hall, eHow contributor, stated, "Plagiarism is an act of academic dishonesty in which a person takes the work or ideas of others and presents them as his own without proper credit or attribution" (2014, para.1). ... However, those students may not know well about the benefit of using their own idea; it helps students to get a better score, a better grade, good reputation in college and also can get admire from their professor because of a good creative idea. ... For example, students can get a punishment to redo the assignment or receive a zero score on that assignment. ... A T...

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Probably one of the biggest mistakes made by students is assuming this class will be easy and just "common sense. " Based on the type and amount of work you will be doing, it is important to remember that on average, students are supposed to be spending 2-3 hours per credit hour, working on a particular course. ... Students will keep their top five (5) quiz scores. ... The top exam score will be used in calculating a student's final grade in the course. ... TENTATIVE GRADE BREAKDOWN Assignment Points Informative Outline 25 Persuasive Outline 50 First Speech ...

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On various occasions, I know people who have been turned down by colleges not by their intelligence level but because of their SAT scores. When describing the evil tricks that colleges and universities use Williams stated, "Baylor University offered students, who were already admitted to the university, $300 in bookstore credits to take the SAT again in the hopes of boosting Baylor's SAT averages. " Colleges have lost sight of what their true to purpose is which is to teach their students the knowledge and skills necessary towards having a successful career in the students' chosen fi...

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Course Description 1101 ENGL 1101 English Composition I (3-0-3) 3 semester credit hours. A composition course focusing on skills required for effective writing in a variety of contexts, with emphasis on exploration, analysis, and argumentation, and also including introductory use of a variety of res...

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