Here at Hofstra students are expelled automatically upon conviction of their second case of plagiarism. conviction can occur even in the absence of proof of plagiarism--it is defined in the student code as even the "appearance" of plagiarism. thus, a student repeatedly seen looking at their neighbor's paper during a test can be considered to be plagiarizing even if they claim they were just stretching their neck or whatever. We use the Turnitin.com service a lot, our students expect it. we run workshops in our intro bio courses on what plagiarism is and is not, our students are often surprised to learn how much they do is actually plagiarism. the ones we mostly catch now are those they were too negligent to check their turnitin reports before submitting their papers for grading. Dr. Russell Burke Department of Biology 114 Hofstra University Hempstead, NY 11549 voice: (516) 463-5521 fax: 516-463-5112 http://www.people.hofstra.edu/faculty/russell_l_burke/
>>> Andy Dyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/3/2006 11:44 AM >>> I am currently pursuing an undergraduate case where I will advocate that the student in question be expelled for the 4th documented occurrence of plagiarism. We cannot, in good conscience, allow students that cheat to graduate from our departments. I consider plagiarism to be intellectual dishonesty of the worst kind. It is premeditated cheating: planned and intentional. What could be worse than plagiarism at the next level? Now, I understand that there can be mistakes. I helped publish a MS thesis a few years back that had direct uncredited quotes, but I believe the student had written the quotes into a note book from papers on the subject and then later failed to recognize that the notes did not represent his/her own writing. Sloppy, but excusable, and I caught it in time. And I became more careful after that. Bottom line, if it's intentional, it's serious and should not be tolerated. Andy Andrew R. Dyer Assoc. Professor of Ecology Dept. of Biology & Geology University of South Carolina Aiken 471 University Parkway Aiken, SC 29801 Vox 803-641-3443 Fax 803-641-3251 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan Wilson Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 7:46 AM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: plagiarism Dear All, I recently reviewed a manuscript that plagiarized from at least two of my papers. Based on my findings, the editor quickly rejected the manuscript and discouraged the authors from submitting it elsewhere. After sharing the experience with my colleagues, I was surprised at the disparity in their reactions. Some were disgusted by the plagiarism (as I was), while others would have been flattered if their text had been copied. Although I am happy to know that the manuscript was rejected, I am not totally convinced that the punishment (i.e., rejected manuscript) fit the crime given that the manuscript may have been rejected anyway - regardless of the plagiarism. My questions to the group have to do with how you feel about plagiarism and plagiarists. (1) Is this a common phenomenon? (2) How should plagiarists be handled? Thanks for your feedback. Alan Alan E. Wilson CILER - University of Michigan 2205 Commonwealth Blvd. Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] office: 734-741-2293; cell: 770-722-9075; fax: 509-356-5349 website: http://ciler.snre.umich.edu/research/profiles/wilson/wilsonprofile.html
