Is It or Is It Not COPYING/Plagiar?

The following four incidents were brought to a college judicial-review board to determine if a student had committed COPYING/plagiar and, if so, what the penalty should be. After reading each case, respond to the questions listed below it.

CASE 1. A student turned in an essay that included substantial material copied from a published source. The student admitted that he didn't cite the source properly, but argued that it was because he misunderstood the directions for the assignment, not because he was attempting to steal someone else's ideas. Is this COPYING/plagiar? YES OR NO? WHY OR WHY NOT? How severe is it? (Rate it on a scale from 1 = low to 5 = high) What should the consequence or penalty be? How could this accusation of COPYING/plagiar been avoided? Explain

CASE 2. A student turned in a paper that was identical to a paper submitted by another student for a different course. Is this /COPYINGplagiar?YES OR NO? WHY OR WHY NOT? How severe is it? (Rate it on a scale from 1 = low to 5 = high) What should the consequence or penalty be?

CASE 3. A student submitted a paper he wrote in a previous course as an extra-credit paper for a course. Is this COPYING/plagiar?YES OR NO? WHY OR WHY NOT? How severe is it? (Rate it on a scale from 1 = low to 5 = high) What should the consequence or penalty be?

CASE 4. A student submitted a paper in an art history class that contained some ideas from art critics she read about and whose ideas she agreed with. The student didn't cite the critics as sources, but claimed it wasn't COPYING/plagiar because their ideas were merely their own subjective judgments or opinions, not facts or findings; furthermore, they were opinions she agreed with. Is this COPYING/plagiar? YES OR NO? WHY OR WHY NOT? How severe is it? (Rate it on a scale from 1 = low to 5 = high) What should the consequence or penalty be? How could this accusation of COPYING/plagiar been avoided? Explain

Look back at these four cases. Which do you think represents the most and least severe violation of academic integrity?

Why?

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I AM SO CONFUSED AND IN DIRE NEED OF A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON THESE CASES BEFOORE I SUBMIT MY FINAL PAPER TO COMPARE MY FINDINGS. BUT HONESTLY ON CASE NUMBER 4 I AM TOTALLY STUMPED. I JUST DONT KNOW, I MUST ADMIT AND WITH YOU EXPLAINATION IT WILL HELP ME TO FULLY UNDERSTAND AND ESPECIALLY WHY. THIS IS WHY I ADMONISH YOU TO PLEASE BE THOROUGH AND DETAIL ORIENTED BECAUSE I AM SEEKING TO UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE AND EFFECT OF EACH ACT SO THAT I CAN PREVENT ANY OF THESE FROM OCCURING IN MY STUDIES. LIKE THE QUESTIONS ASKS, "HOW COULD THIS HAVE BEEN AVOIDED"? I WANT TO AVOID THIS AT ALL COSTS AND I THINK THAT WHEN THAT QUESTION IS ASKED IT IS A CLUE TO THE RIGHT ANSWER BECAUSE IT IS NOT ASKED FOR ALL OF THE QUESTIONS IF YOU NOTICED. I IMPLORE YOU NOT TO PROVIDE ME WITH SIMPLE ONE LINE SHORT SWEET ANSWERS BUT BREAK IT DOWN FOR ME LIKE A FRACTION TO THE LOWEST TERMS SO THAT i GET A FULLY UNDERSTANDING WHICH WILL BETTER HELP ME TO AVOID AND PREVENT COPYING/PLAGIAR