Digital Competency and Problem-Solving: Skills for Communication and Collaboration

Scenario:
First-year student Alina was assigned to write an essay on the topic "Digital Ethics in Modern Society." She found a popular online article that closely matched the topic and decided to copy large portions of it verbatim, without any modifications and without citing the source. Her paper was submitted on time, but the plagiarism detection system flagged a high percentage of similarity.

Tasks:

1. Which principles of academic integrity did Alina violate?
2. What could be the consequences for the student in an academic setting?
3. What would have been an ethical alternative to her actions?