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I posted some of my work on Course Hero and a Professor found it, how screwed am I?

Back when I was in college I used to use Course Hero to check my work with some of the content on there. I never copied, or blatantly cheated off of it, just used it to make sure I understood what I was doing, and that all the work I had done was correct. As my professors rarely ever provided feedback, even when asked, which frustrated me to the point of using the service. All the work I did throughout college was entirely my own, I just wanted to make sure I was correct and actually learning.

Now I understand that's no excuse at all, and is very likely still considered dishonest, which I understand. That's not what was found though. What was found was work of my own that I put on the site in order to get access to the documents I wanted. The work I posted was entirely my own, just an assignment name, and the code I made for it. The questions and the like for the code were not put anywhere in the assignment. It's clear others used it however, I hope just for studying like myself, but I find it unlikely.

Recently the professor I had for the class found the work I put up, and me being a complete idiot, I had way too much identifying information on my Course Hero account. She emailed my old student account that I hardly check a few weeks ago, saying it was academically dishonest and asked me to remove it. Which I immediately did.

The major thing here is. I graduated from this college a while ago, and she reported this dishonesty to the dean of students. I've spent the last few hours freaking out about the possibility of ruining my future career, and wasting 4 years of my life and tens of thousands of dollars just because I wanted to make sure I actually knew what I was doing.

I just wanted study materials to help, and I've ended up dooming myself instead. I'm not trying to throw away blame here, I did something that's considered dishonest, and I'm bad for it. I just don't know what I should do next. I deleted everything I put up, as well as my old account on Course Hero. The dean of students has yet to say anything to me, despite the email being sent by the professor weeks ago.

Are they going to revoke my degree? Will they just take away that class on my records? How screwed am I? Is there any way to get a degree back after revocation?

I spent so many years of my life working honestly, I only started using Course Hero my senior year, and again it was only to check my work. I know I was stupid and dumb for using that resource, but I'm so scared that my life is going to be ruined now. Is all that time just gone now? Worthless? All these loans I've put myself into, were they for nothing?

Should I message the dean of students and professor and come clean about using it as a study source? Should I be waiting for something from the dean of students?

I'm just so scared and confused here and just want some kind of advice.

TL;DR: I'm a big dumb stupid idiot who shared my work online and got caught, will my degree be revoked, what do I do?

APA (7th ed.) Citation Style Guide: Course Related Material

• Paper Format Guidelines
• Four Elements of a Reference
• Missing Reference Information
• In-Text Citations
• Secondary Sources
• Tables and Figures
• Book Sections (Chapters)
• Reference Works
• Business Sources
• Audiovisual Material
• Social Media & Software
• Government Documents
• Open Textbooks
• Course Related Material
• Personal Communications
• Further Examples
• Legal Citation
• Nursing Resources

Power Point Slide - Blackboard

Author, A. A. (Date of posting). Title of presentation [PowerPoint slides]. Publisher. URL

Wardell, G. (2020). Diffusion and osmosis [PowerPoint slides]. Blackboard. https://douglascollege.blackboard.com/

"If the slides come from a classroom website, learning management system (e.g., Canvas, Blackboard), or company intranet and you are writing for an audience with access to that resource, provide the name of the site and its URL (use the login page URL for sites requiring login)." ( Publication manual of the American Psychological Association , 7th ed., 2020, p. 347)

Power Point Slide - URL

Author, A. A. (Date of posting).  Title of presentation  [PowerPoint slides]. Publisher or Website name. URL

Hertzman, C. (2020). Aboriginal ECD in BC [PowerPoint slides]. UBC Human Early Learning Partnership. http://www.earlylearning.ubc.ca/presentations_general.htm# clyde

Parenthetical citation: (Hertzman, 2020)

Narrative citation: Hertzman (2020)

Lecture Notes

Canan, E., & Vasilev, J. (2019, May 22). [Lecture notes on resource allocation]. Department of Management, Control and Information Systems, University of Chile. https://uchilefau.academia.edu/ElseZCanan

Example taken from the Publication manual of the American Psychological Association , 7th ed., 2020, p. 347

Parenthetical citation: (Canan & Vasilev, 2019)

Narrative citation: Canan and Vasilev (2019)

Class Handout

Instructor's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial if given. (Year Handout Was Created if known). Title of handout: Subtitle if any [Class handout]. Blackboard. URL

Hwang, J. (2021). Study skills: Core principles for success [Class handout]. Blackboard. https://douglascollege.yourblackboardlink.com

Instructor's Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial if given. (Year Handout Was Created if known). Title of handout: Subtitle if any [Class handout]. University Name, Course code.

Hwang, J. (2021) Study skills: Core principles for success [Class handout]. Douglas College, BUSN 1200.

Parenthetical citation: (Hwang, 2021)

Narrative citation: Hwang (2021)

Classroom Lecture

Unrecorded classroom lectures are considered personal communications (works that can not be recovered by readers).  APA instructs to "use a personal citation only when a recoverable source is not available.  For example, if you learned about a topic via a classroom lecture, it would be preferable to cite the research on which the instructor based the lecture.  However, if the lecture contained original content not published elsewhere, cite the lecture as a persona communication."  ( Publication manual of the American Psychological Association , 7th ed., 2020, p. 260)

Personal communications are cited in the text only, not in the reference list.

Parenthetical citation:  (R. Morris, personal communication, June 8, 2020)

Narrative citation:  R. Morris (personal communication, June 8, 2020)

Customized Textbook

Chang, T. (Ed.). (2019).  CRIM 2251: Psychological explanations of crime  (Douglas College ed.). Pearson.

Parenthetical citation: (Chang, 2019)

Narrative citation: Chang (2019)

Note: T. Chang is the instructor of the course.  She compiled the customized textbook and is considered the editor.

Chapter in a Customized Textbook

Bartol, C. R., & Bartol, A. M. (2014). Crime and mental disorders. In T. Chang (Ed.), CRIM 2251: Psychological explanations of crime  (Douglas College ed.) (pp. 101-144). Pearson.

Parenthetical citation: (Bartol & Bartol, 2014)

Narrative citation: Bartol and Bartol (2014)

Course Pack - Basic Format

Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year of publication). Title of document. In A. Instructor (Ed.),  Course number: Course title  (pp. xxx-xxx). Douglas College. (Reprinted from  Title of journal, volume (issue), page numbers).

Course packs are collections of materials that instructors compile from many sources. Treat the items in your course pack like articles or chapters in an edited book that are reprinted from another source. Use the name of the instructor as the editor. If the instructor's name is not given, use the department as editor. Use the date the course pack was issued as the date of publication. If there is no date of issue, use the current semester and year for the date of publication.

Course Pack

Collins, D. (2020). Legally speaking: Risk management in obstetrics and gynecology. In S. Kaye (Ed.), NURS 3130: Professional growth, nursing  ethics course pack (pp.5-8). Douglas College. (Reprinted from Contemporary OB/GYN, 51(11), 38-42).

Parenthetical citation: (Collins, 2020)

Narrative citation: Collins (2020)

Course Pack - Individual Page

Philosophical foundations, curriculum concepts and themes. (n.d) In L. Kirk (Ed.). (2012),  NURS 1130: Professional growth I  (pp. 95-96). Douglas College.

Parenthetical citation: ("Philosophical foundations", n.d.)

Narrative citation: "Philosophical foundations" (n.d.)

"If the title of the work is not italicized in the reference, use double quotation marks around the title in the in-text citation." ( Publication manual of the American Psychological Association , 7th ed., 2020, pp. 264-265)

Original Material in a Classroom Course Pack, No Author

Diagram of the tibia-basitarsis joint in Apis Melifera . (2015). In B. Haave (Ed.), NEU 451: Movement and perception (pp.44-45). Douglas College.

Parenthetical citation: ("Diagram of the Tibia-Basitarsis Joint in Apis melifera ," 2019)

Narrative citation: "Diagram of the Tibia-Basitarsis Joint in  Apis melifera ," 2019

(For further information see https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/references/examples/classroom-course-references)

Course Pack - Appendix

Appendix 2: Curriculum framework glossary of terms (2018) In L. Kirk (Ed.) (2012),  NURS 1130: Professional growth I  (pp. 144-153). Douglas College.

Parenthetical citation: ("Appendix 2", 2018)

Narrative citation: "Appendix 2" (2018)

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