Can you believe this????
---I am certain that others have already made this prediction but in the past I have argued (though perhaps not on TIPS) that one of these days a graduate who never acquired the level of academic proficiency (e.g., basic writing skills) expected of a college student will some day sue their institution for failing to adequately prepare him/her. Well, the following case, which surprisingly did not happen in the US first, may very well set the precedent.
From: Miguel Roig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 10:35 PM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences
Subject: Speaking of plagiarism ...
From the Chronicle of Higher Ed: "British Student Says University Was Negligent For Not Stopping His Plagiarism"
http://chronicle.com/
Unfortunately, the article is not in the public area. However, here are two relevant quotes:
"A British student who has plagiarized throughout his undergraduate career is threatening to sue his university for negligence for failing to inform him that such conduct is against the rules".
The student claims that he "always used the Internet, cutting and pasting stuff and matching it with my own points" and never thought "it was a problem".
Pretty wild stuff.
Miguel___________________________________________________________________________
Miguel Roig, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Notre Dame Division of St. John's College
St. John's University
300 Howard Avenue
Staten Island, New York 10301
Voice: (718) 390-4513
Fax: (718) 390-4347
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Http://facpub.stjohns.edu/~roigm
On plagiarism and ethical writing: http://facpub.stjohns.edu/~roigm/plagiarism/
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