Adama is taking a foods course and a case study assignment is due soon. The professor has told the students that they can use the textbook or course notes to answer the assignment but they should not use other sources. Instead, Adama looks online for the answer. Adama is excited to find the instructor manual for the course textbook which includes the solution for the assigned case study. Adama changes the sentences and a few words around to make it their own. This is plagiarism, but what should Adama have done?

Question

BlackTom AI · Accepted Answer

Because the professor limited acceptable sources to the textbook and course notes, Adama should have relied only on those materials and sought help through permitted channels.

Relevant knowledge points and concepts:
- Academic integrity: follow instructor rules about allowed sources.
- Plagiarism: copying or closely paraphrasing someone else’s work without permission or proper attribution is dishonesty.
- Paraphrasing does not make unauthorized material acceptable if the instructor prohibited external sources.
- Appropriate responses when stuck: ask the instructor/TA, use office hours, use allowed materials, or request an extension.

Step-by-step reasoning:
1. The professor explicitly allowed only the textbook and course notes. That creates a clear constraint on acceptable sources.  
2. Adama searched online and found the instructor manual (an unauthorized source containing the solution). Using it violates the instructor’s rule.  
3. Adama paraphrased the manual’s solution. Paraphrasing still presents someone else’s intellectual work as one’s own and therefore is plagiarism, particularly because the source was disallowed.  
4. The correct corrective action is to follow the original instructions: use the permitted materials and seek clarification or help from the instructor/TA if needed, rather than searching for disallowed answers online.

Why the correct answer (a) is correct:
- It matches the instructor’s restriction and preserves academic honesty: Adama should have done their best using only the allowed materials and asked for help if necessary.

Why the other options are incorrect:
- b: Choosing a different online source still breaks the rule; switching sources doesn’t make cheating permissible.  
- c: Asking a friend can lead to collusion and may not be allowed; the proper route is instructor/TA support.  
- d: Citing the instructor manual doesn’t fix the violation because the professor forbade external sources; citation doesn’t override assignment rules.

Conclusion: The best course was to use only permitted materials and seek authorized help, confirming answer a.

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