1. What is the penalty for plagiarism at Stanford University?
The standard penalty for a first-time violation of the Honor Code is a one-quarter suspension and 40 hours of community service. If the student is in his/her final quarter of enrollment the standard practice is to convert the one-quarter suspension into a two-quarter delay in the conferral of the degree.
2. What are the six possible punishments you can get at the University of Washington for plagiarism? (Hint: you don’t have to read the whole thing. Read the beginning and then skim and scan for the correct parts)
They are Disciplinary Warning, Reprimand, Restitution, Disciplinary Probation, Suspension and Dismissal.
3. Google the words “Fired for plagiarism”. List three examples of people who have lost their jobs for plagiarism. Make a brief summary of them and write it on your blog. (there are far more than three you can find)
Madonna G. Constantine was the former professor of psychology and education at Columbia University. She had plagiarized the work of two former students and a former colleague. She claimed the accuser had stolen her work.
The Honolulu Star-Bulletin's Tim Ryan was fired for plagiarism. His stories contain phrases lifted from elsewhere, including Wikipedia and NPR.
San Jose Mercury News intern David Cragin was suspended for using material from the Washington Post. He was then fired when more evidence of plagiarism was found.
4. Read the following examples of plagiarism and the action that was taken because of it at one American university. Do you agree with the punishment in these cases? If yes, why. If not, explain why.
I totally agree with the punishment in these cases except for No.5. I think if a student wants to confess his or her fault that we have to give him or her a chance. Many students don’t want to face their behavior, and they usually tell a lie to protect themselves. That’s not a good idea if they commit plagiarism. At first, if they can acknowledge their fault, the punishment probably becomes not so severe.
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Almost all of the students confessed and got the same punishment. i think the students in number 5 said that he did it, but argued that it was an accident and he misunderstood the assignment, but the university said he was guilty anyway.
I see. Unfortunately, this student was caught by his careless for the assingment and the university thinks it's the student's fault, so he must take the responsibility to accept this punishment. By the way, I feel probably it's just his excuse to avoid school's punishment.
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