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The department asks us to publish all study protocols of anticipated projects in specific journals to increase the impact factor of the department
This is called "juking the stats" (it is what happens in corrupt academic departments)
So, your Head of Department wants you to "juke that stats" to improve the quantitative ...
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Working on a Homework Question I Encountered Before Taking the Course
A slightly different approach: If you actually run into this situation, just reach out to the instructor and ask about their expectations.
There is a gray area and corresponding cultural expectations ...
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Working on a Homework Question I Encountered Before Taking the Course
I don't see any violation or any plagiarism (per se) unless you explicitly copy from another source without attribution.
Learning isn't about doing everything yourself without help. If it were, ...
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