Re: Question about Plagiarism

[Beth Benoit]

Title: Re: Question about Plagiarism

I know this might sound a little heavy-handed, but in the past I have always found that if my gut said it was plagiarism, it usually was.  (In my experience, it always was.)   So go in there with a suspicious air, and tell the student you have some serious misgivings and concerns.  Essentially, give him enough rope to himself, and he probably will.  I'm not talking entrapment, just some advice about approach.  Have the parts that concern you ready, and your facts in order.   Your biggest concern will probably be how you will handle it after he admits he (probably stupidly) plagiarized.  Will you give him another chance, turn him in, fail him??  Fortunately, we've discussed many of these on TIPS, so you might want to check out the archives. Good luck!  We ALL find these situations to be very difficult.   Beth Benoit Daniel Webster College College for Lifelong Learning Portsmouth NH ---------- >From: Will Will <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Question about Plagiarism >Date: Wed, Feb 21, 2001, 6:21 PM > > > I just got in some papers and I suspect that one of > them is plagarized. It seems that the student has > copied major parts of from one of his articles to > become the heart of his assignment. There is no > citation or reference for this part, while the rest is > cited accordingly. > > I mentioned to the student that I would like to meet > with them tomorrow afternoon, I was wondering what > type of advice people might have to handle this? > > William Frederick > Adjunct Faculty, Lake Land College > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices! > http://auctions.yahoo.com/ >