Question

A student completes an original written assignment in Microsoft Word at home, then copies and pastes the work into Google Docs before submitting it. The content is entirely the student’s own and no outside help was used. According to the academic integrity policy, which consequence is most likely and why?(5 points)
Responses

The submission is acceptable because the student did not copy from another person or online source.
The submission is acceptable because the student did not copy from another person or online source.

The submission is only a violation if the student used AI or internet sources while writing in Word.
The submission is only a violation if the student used AI or internet sources while writing in Word.

The submission violates policy because all work must be created directly in Google Docs with a visible revision history.
The submission violates policy because all work must be created directly in Google Docs with a visible revision history.

The submission is acceptable as long as the student can explain that the work is original.

Answer 1

The submission is acceptable because the student did not copy from another person or an online source. Copying a personally authored file from Word into Google Docs for submission does not breach academic-integrity rules — the policy targets plagiarism or unauthorized assistance (including unacknowledged AI/internet help), not the choice of authoring tool.