Hi, please I ask you guys to be comprehensive…
I am taking a course online as an independent student( I am current enroll in another institution and I am not a degree-seeking on this university where I took the online course),I just took the course to fulfill a requirement.
As part of the course I needed to submit homework,but none of the homework would factor to your final grade, it was just a matter of evaluation of your progress. I already completed my first exam and had a good score, as I needed to complete the course ASAP, I copied some part of the homework from an online manual.
I discovered that my professor discovered and is charging me for academic dishonesty.
I know what I did and now I feel guilty.But I would like to know if you guys have an idea of what could happen, in severe cases could I be expelled or suspended( I am not a student, I am just taking this course!),future plans could be harmed by this( jobs or graduate degree). Moreover they can tell my current institution( I did not need to say where I study when I register). They said if I sign that I am guilty they will give me a XF( Failure for academic dishonesty), but after the suspension time I can ask to take the X out and turn into a F.