plagiarism aug2010
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The purpose of university
• To challenge ideas and minds by thinking freely within research and education
• BUT…within an international traditional regulatory system
• University and academy lacks a sense of humor when dealing with academic honesty
WHY DO WE NEEDWRITTEN WORK INDIGITAL ENVIRONMENTS
BORROWING, COPYING AND PLAGIARISM
What’s wrong with Copy Paste
UNIVERSITY PLAGIARISM
What is a copy?
FormIdeas
Plagiar
ismCopyright
Copyright protects form but not the idea
“Copying non-generic details of a plot may be copyright
infringement” (Posner 1987)
Disciplinary Measures
• Disciplinary measures may be taken if (Chapter 10 Higher Education Ordinance, SFS 1993:100):– Use of non-permitted material or tools– Attempts to deceive examiners– Disrupts or prevents teaching, examination
or other activities at university– Harassment of students or staff.
Attempt to deceive
• By using non-permitted aids or in other ways attempt to deceive in connection with examinations or other occasions when student work is assessed.
Let me repeat
• any attempt by a student to use the ideas or words of others in an attempt to deceive the examiner into believing they are students own.
WHAT CAN HAPPEN?
What happens
• The department is required to notify the Vice Chancellor
• The Vice Chancellor may decide to:– Not proceed further– Hand out a formal warning– Defer to the university disciplinary
committee
The Disciplinary Committee
• May decide to– Not proceed further– Hand out a formal warning– Suspend the student for a period of up to six
months
• Suspension entails that the student may not participate in teaching, examination or other university activity
UNCERTAIN?
Ask!
Ignorance is not a defence
Thanks!
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