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

Scenario:
A university student is writing a term paper in biology using data from a WHO report. She changes some terms to synonyms and does not provide a citation, believing that “it’s not a direct quote.” She also includes a data table from the report, slightly modifying the font and colors but without mentioning the source.

Tasks:
   1.    Identify which principles of academic integrity were violated.
      ●    Why should paraphrased text still be cited?
      ●    Does altering the design of a graph justify not citing the source?
   2.    Review the APA formatting requirements.
      ●    Provide an example of a properly formatted citation.
      ●    How should a table taken from another source be cited?
   3.    Use Google Scholar or another tool to find the original report relevant to your topic.
   4.    Edit a segment from any openly accessible report so that it adheres to academic integrity standards.