Double dipping is explicitly considered an academic violation here as well. I do not think it is "plagiarism" though - just an unacceptable practice (for the reasons that Stuart gave).
We had a case last semester (not in my dept) in which a student turned in essentially the same paper for two courses. After a disciplinary hearing the student was found responsible (and got an F in the course that was deemed the double dipping course). The professor in the course where the paper was then "counted" started grading it and found that the paper was plagiarized (from various published sources). Back to a new disciplinary hearing and another F. Did the student during the first hearing wonder whether anyone would find out about the plagiarism? PS. I do not know the details of the case - other penalties might have occurred as well. Marie **************************************************** Marie Helweg-Larsen, Ph.D. Department Chair and Associate Professor of Psychology Kaufman 168, Dickinson College Carlisle, PA 17013, office (717) 245-1562, fax (717) 245-1971 http://www.dickinson.edu/departments/psych/helwegm Office hours: Monday 10:30-11:30, Tuesday & Wednesday 2:00-3:30 **************************************************** -----Original Message----- From: Stuart McKelvie [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 12:57 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] Can you plagiarize your own work? Dear Tipsters, Paul asks: "Would we consider either or both of these examples cheating? Do you explicitly (in your syllabus) disallow such reuse of papers in your classes? Why?" At Bishop's, we specifically outlaw this practice. This is what we say in our academic honesty document: "Guideline 6 DO NOT HAND IN FOR CREDIT A PAPER WHICH IS THE SAME OR SIMILAR TO ONE YOU OR SOMEONE ELSE HAVE HANDED IN ELSEWHERE. It is dishonest to claim course credit more than once for essentially the same work. In addition, it deprives you of the opportunity of researching and gaining knowledge on different topics, one of the aims of a university education. Note, however, on some occasions, it may be appropriate to follow up or extend previous work when writing a paper. Consult with your instructor here. You may be permitted to continue your work on the same issue and you will probably be asked to hand in the original paper to ensure that overlap is minimal. Of course, you must never submit (wholly, or in part) the work of another student as your own, or purchase papers for submission." Now, if a student tells me that they are interested in pursuing a topic that they have covered elsewhere, we can discuss that. In fact, I think it is a good idea for a student to take a topic further or treat it from a different point of view. When this happens, we may ask the student to submit both papers so that everyone is clear about what is taking place. Sincerely, Stuart --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
