At 11:59 PM -0500 12/8/99, Stephen Black wrote:
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>In any case, John thinks that the violation might be "technical" and
>if this is intended to mean "not serious", then I agree. How else are
>we going to determine whether double-dipping has occurred without
>consulting with other instructors?
One thing that helps is to make assignments specific enough so that a paper
written for a different course is not likely to be acceptable.
Another is to be acquainted with related courses taught by our colleagues.
>I'd say that the instructor has a duty to consult a colleague about
>his/her suspicions. If a technical breech of confidentiality is a
>concern, perhaps a note could be added to the submission instructions
>warning the student that in suspicious cases the paper may be shown to
>colleagues. And I agree with other posters who said that students
>should be told in advance, in writing, that double-dipping is
>unacceptable. If the inquiry turns up negative, the student need never
>know that the paper was questioned in the first place. If the inquiry
>results in discovering that the student was dishonest, let him/her
>sue. Isn't this why we have university lawyers?
At some schools, the University lawyer would be supporting the student,
leaving the Union to defend the faculty.
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