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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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 Posted - Nov 16 2010 : 5:14:42 PM
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I am in college and one of the requirements of a class of mine is to post in a discussion board on a topic the teacher assigns. I was just reading a fellow student's work and it is obviously plagerized.
So here is my question- What would you do?
Do nothings and if the teacher reads it and catches it, though I am pretty sure she only reads a portion, have the consequences come as they may
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Point it out to the teacher since it is such a gross violation of the code of ethics of the school?
And this isn't a little plagerism. She copy and pasted directly from a pretty common accounting website and only deleted a few sentences.
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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lilwing
True Blue Farmgirl
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Brooke
Fulshear
Texas
USA
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Posted - Nov 16 2010 : 5:29:08 PM
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Wow, that's kind of tough. If you did point it out, maybe do so anonymously? Hmm, I would definitely be put in a quandary. That is not right. I asked Adam and he agreed with me..turn them in anonymously ...
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Lessie Louise
True Blue Farmgirl
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Carol
PECULIAR
MO
USA
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Posted - Nov 16 2010 : 5:33:21 PM
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When someone plagerizes an article, they are stealing. You would not stand by and watch some one steal something from a store with out saying something. I would drop the teacher an anonymous note, and let the cards fall where they may.....tough decesion, that is how I would handle it, good luck, Carol
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting them in a fruit salad!
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knittinchick
True Blue Farmgirl
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Megan
Wisconsin
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Posted - Nov 16 2010 : 6:49:00 PM
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Alee, plagiarism was taken very seriously at my grade school last year. It didn't happen at our school, but like Carol said, it is stealing someone's intellectual property. I do believe that it is breaking the law. There will be some definite consequences for her, but that's what she gets for not doing her own work. I think you should say something. Definitely!
God's Blessings,
Megan aka Loretta Rae
At heart, I am both a sassy city girl and a down-home country gal.
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
22941 Posts
Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Lessie Louise
True Blue Farmgirl
1406 Posts
Carol
PECULIAR
MO
USA
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Posted - Nov 16 2010 : 9:23:31 PM
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You did the right thing, Alee. Sometimes that is the hardest thing to do. It will all work out, Carol
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting them in a fruit salad!
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rachaeltolliver
Farmgirl in Training
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Rachael
Petersburg
VA
USA
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Posted - Nov 17 2010 : 04:48:52 AM
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| I think you did the right thing. All through school they drill plagerism is wrong & bad & you can be expelled for doing it. In college they make it even harsher. It's not right to take credit for someone elses work but it's even worse if you are going to do it for a grade. Some people work really hard for their grades & others dont care & will try to get grades for doing nothing. |
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star-schipp
True Blue Farmgirl
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Starletta
Middletown
Indiana
USA
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Posted - Nov 17 2010 : 05:33:15 AM
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Hi, Alee! You absolutely did the right thing. I teach online and would certainly hope that I would have caught that myself but would have definitely appreciated you bringing it to my attention.
We can do no great things; only small things with great love - Mother Teresa
Star - farmgirl sister #1927
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Penny Wise
True Blue Farmgirl
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Margo
Elyria
OH
USA
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Posted - Nov 17 2010 : 06:55:38 AM
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alee...i know this was not easy - and i read everyone else's comments-too bad there was no way for annonymity --however -if you had chosen NOT to report it -you were being as bad as the person who did it......hugs
Farmgirl # 2139
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missusprim
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karen
Fostoria
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Nov 17 2010 : 07:40:50 AM
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I agree with the other ladies in that you did the right thing. It's too bad that you didn't have the option to do it anonymously, kudos for you for putting yourself out there. The teacher might commend you for having a sharp eye, and would appreciate the heads up to keep a closer eye on this student.
Fair is fair, and rules are rules. It's not fair that a majority of students abide by rules and there are the few that do not - and they shouldn't get away with it!
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
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Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
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Posted - Nov 17 2010 : 08:39:48 AM
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The question is Alee...Would your teacher respond? There are quite a few instructors who just want to grade it and get it done.
I know it's not fair to other students who have worked hard and used original thought not taking from someone else-It's cheating plain and simple. The easy way out for them but in the end they will be the ones who lose.
I think a lot of students feel it's okay to do that and that anything on the net is fair game. How sad is that? What will happen to original thinking? Imagination?
Melody
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Sue Feely
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sue
Buffalo
New York
USA
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Posted - Nov 17 2010 : 09:18:50 AM
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| Alee - I would say I would let the student know about this; maybe she would change it or at least she would have a fair warning! |
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
1825 Posts
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Nov 17 2010 : 3:10:28 PM
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| Alee, I know you've already contacted the teacher, but you could still approach the student (ideally in person) and say, gee, you noticed some strong resemblance between her work and a source you often consult because it's so well-known and respected. Add your concern that your teacher will suspect plagiarism -- note the correct spelling for future notes to teachers ;-) -- and give the student the URL so she an check it out and decide for herself if there's a problem. You assign not specific blame, but you make the point that plagiarism is wrong. Please consider the possibility that this student got someone else to do the assignment for her and unwittingly accepted something that the person she "hired" cadged from that website. Her problem would thus be cheating rather than plagiarism. Neither is okay, byt this way, you give her the power to do right before the school intervenes. Maybe that will be her wake-up call. Of course, it could be that plagiarism is a way of life for this student, in which case you'll have awakened her to the need for her to find a better way to live. Good luck! |
Edited by - Rosemary on Nov 17 2010 3:10:48 PM |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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SarahJ
True Blue Farmgirl
198 Posts
Shreveport
Louisiana
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Posted - Nov 18 2010 : 06:27:39 AM
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Alee, most online instructors I've worked with are pretty strict on this type of behavior. Because teaching online can be done from home, and is much more convienent for them, they do not want to see the class quality go down by this type of behavior, because school administrators may nix the online option.
I ran across this one term, and pointed it out to the instructor. Luckily, he had already realized it, and planned to handle it.
SarahJ
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