Case Study #$1$: Professional Honesty

Professional dishonesty encompasses collusion, fabrication, plagiarism, intellectual property theft, copyright infringement, and any other form of misrepresenting oneself or one's work. This includes self$-$plagiarism, when an author reuses their work and presents as new material. We also have to include $Al$ as professional dishonesty, too, such as when a writer uses Al to write what they were paid to do themselves. Here is a guide to plagiarism for math and science majors:

https:$//$www$.$muw.edu$/$scimath$/$writing$/$plagiarism$/$

Consider Dr$.$ Paul McCory, the former neurologist at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health in Melbourne, Australia. Here is a documented list of his history of plagiarism:

https:$//$steamtraen$.$blogspot.com$/2022/03/$some$-$examples$-$of$-$apparentplagiarism.html

Questions:

How does Dr$.$ McCory's work fit the definition of professional dishonesty$/$plagiarism$?$ Explain why his choices were unethical.

How could Dr$.$ McCory have avoided violating the ethical principle of professional honesty?