Plagerism Case

Dear Student,

You have FAILED this course because of academic dishonesty. Per the course syllabus:

Academic Honesty: While students are always encouraged to discuss class work and assignments between themselves, all work turned in is to be original work done by the student. All sources should be carefully and clearly footnoted. Plagiarism will not be tolerated and any student caught plagiarizing or cheating will receive a failing grade for the course.

You have plagiarized either part of (at least four instances) or all of your required course paper. This was discussed in class and was discussed in detail in the paper requirement handout.

WHAT IS PLAGIARISM?

Generally Defined is taking the product (writings, art etc) of another and claiming authorship.

Samples of Written Plagiarism

Original Information: Plagiarism is almost always seen as a shameful act and plagiarist are usually regarded with pity and scorn. [Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2003. pg 66]

Plagiarized: So how does society view Plagiarism? Plagiarism is almost always seen as a shameful act, and plagiarists are usually regarded with pity and scorn. It is considered an unethical thing to do.

Correct Version: So how does society view Plagiarism? "Plagiarism is almost always seen as a shameful act, and plagiarists are usually regarded with pity and scorn."(Gibaldi, 66) It is considered an unethical thing to do.

I have attached a copy of your paper (I will keep the original) and copies of my proof (copies from the sources you copied from) of your academic dishonesty. Please note this failure may also be noted on your transcripts. (E for academic dishonesty)

If you have any questions concerning this, please feel free to discuss it with me.

Theresa Catalano-Reinhardt

Instructor of Philosophy