Arizona State University's Plagiarism Case Study

Plagiarism refers to the purposeful or accidental use of text without properly giving credit to its author. Bucks County Community College, A Statement from the Facility states the following, “It must help them to make connections among disciplines, help them develop an integrated view of knowledge, and help them recognize that their use of knowledge always carries consequences, as well as moral and ethical responsibilities.” An elaborated look at this sentence defines the responsibility we as students carry in our educational meaning. While plagiarism can be unintentional, taking credit for someone else 's work is wrong, students should consistently cite work while, professors should be aware of any plagiarism errors in order to correct them. Administrators should also voice plagiarism and enforce it, and most importantly the community at large should become aware of the wrongs in plagiarism to avoid further piracy.

Plagiarism is a form of cheating, and a serious violation of the honor code and academic honesty in educational institutions. According to dictionary.com, plagiarism is: a piece of writing or other work reflecting such unauthorized use or imitation [1]. In simplified terms, plagiarism is taking and using some else’s work without giving credit to the righteous owner, for using their information. This work includes but is not limited to text, graphs, pictures, statistics, or other types of information that is not considered “common knowledge.” It is also considered as stealing, thus it is not tolerated anywhere in the world, and penalties are strictly

The paper applies a content analysis to review student files which record the formal process by which students in a large US West Coast university were 'charged' with plagiarism and defended themselves. The article recognises the fact that students may disguise their true reasoning whilst providing the reasoning, but concludes that 'they are still exposing the logic that they use to defend plagiarism – and

There are many definitions of plagiarism. The Code of Academic Honesty at Cornell University described this act as “the unacknowledged use of the words or ideas of others” (2005). “Using the words, sentences, arguments, rhetorical structures, and ideas of another without proper citation and acknowledgment” is how plagiarism was defined in the Code of Academic Honesty at the University of Iowa (2016). The Honor Code

Plagiarism, defined by Merriam Webster Dictionary, is “the act of using another person's words or ideas without giving credit to that person”, but in simpler terms is the wrongful copying of another’s work for your own(Merriam-Webster). Plagiarism though seeming like a simple offense, can cause the downfall, if not caught, of a creative person and their work. However when justice is served, and the plagiarizer is caught, they can lose everything from their reputation to even their job. Even though plagiarism seems like a common sense crime not to commit, people such as Joe Biden, Jane Goodall, and even president Barack Obama, have been found to plagiarize another’s work. For the purpose of this essay, Jayson Blair, a once up and coming

Plagiarism is a temptation every college student faces. It's also a serious issue that doesn't always get taken care of. I think the way it has been dealt with is strange. Strange in the sense that there isn't just one procedure when it comes to the punishment of those who plagiarize. In Raymond A. Schroth's article, he focused more so on the professor's side of the issue. He also presented ways to prevent the issue in effective ways and gave information on not so effective way. I really enjoyed his approach to the article. Trip Gabriel's article brought to light just how common the issue of plagiarism is. It made me truly question the way students are taught how not to plagiarize and if it needs to be revisited or updated so it's more geared

Plagiarism is a serious issue that may diminish the value of a scholarly work and interferes with the professional growth of an individual. For example, in 2003, Jayson Blair resigned from his position as a reporter for the New York Time because of “alleged plagiarism” (Dolak, 2003). Another case of plagiarism would be Matthew C. Whitaker, an associate professor at Arizona State University who in 2011 and 2015 was accused of plagiarism (Ryman, 2017). In both scenarios, Jayson Blair and Matthew C. Whitaker failed to properly paraphrase and cite sources (Dolak, 2003; Ryman 2017).

Plagiarism cases can provide insight on the dire consequences that can occur if a student is caught copying within an academic setting. The professors accused Amanda Serpico, a former student of Rutgers University, of plagiarizing on her opinion paper in her argumentation class (Bailey, 2011). Amanda obtained partial credit for using citations in a majority of the writing and providing the sources in the reference section, but she did not properly cite at least three verbatim passages that she used within her work (Bailey, 2011). Amanda utilized Turnitin software to review her document and to detect plagiarism before turning in the paper for grading, but the plagiarism accusation still resulted in her receiving a failing grade on the assignment and in the course and denied admission to several graduate schools. (Bailey, 2011).

Evan Osnos writes about plagiarism and how it affects two parties or people. One being politicians, the other academic or college educator. Osnos gives an example of Montana Senator John Walsh, which was found that he’s paper that had been written were involve in some sort of plagiarism. Yet, Walsh was not punished severely, however, Osnos agues how are they not punished but professor or college students does.

During the Fall Semester of his third year of law school, Hutz plagiarized a paper for his class Law, Secrets, and Lying. Professor Michael Callahan, who taught the course, discovered that Hutz copied three law review articles he did not cite including the original articles’ footnotes.

However, long experience has taught the members of the Unfair Practices Committee that not all students fully grasp in their minds what the term ‘plagiarism’ really means and in consequence what the concept signifies. Put simply, plagiarism is the act of passing off someone else’s work as your own. Yet it has also to be admitted not only that there is sometimes something of a grey area between passing off and sloppy referencing, but also that even when the dividing line is clear to faculty members, some students seem unable to perceive it. It is the purpose of this document to try to make the distinction as plain as possible, but it should be stressed from the outset that, in any event, the dictum “If in doubt, acknowledge directly” should reign: always err on the side of caution.

Matthew Whitaker, a professor at ASU, has agreed to resign "after a series of plagiarism controversies dating back over four years." Mr Whitaker, observed by ASU faculty members, is reported using quotes from other sources for two books he wrote in which he got promoted for.

Everything starts with suspicion. A teacher, teaching assistant or professor discovers similarities thanks to a plagiarism report, and this is the beginning. After similarities are detected, evidence is passed to an academic integrity committee.

According to our readings, "the type of plagiarism deliberate or unintentional has an impact upon the perception of the offence for both faculty and students" (Academic Integrity 2011). This is an important distinction to some people, although the act of plagiarism remains unacceptable no matter why it is done.

Sheridan College expects that his students claim credit for their own work; therefore, created a step by step academic integrity policy and procedure to follow by the Faculty members and the students. Usually well-meaning students do not plagiarize because of evil will but ignorance, laziness, low self-confidence, as in the case of “Chris Spence, the former Toronto District School Board director”, who was accused of plagiarizing (Infantry, 2013, p.1, para. 1).