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Penalties for Plagiarism |
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When faculty members discover
plagiarism, they may choose between simply penalizing the student
themselves or reporting the plagiarism to College administrators, who
will determine the penalty. Faculty members make such choices at their
own discretion, depending upon the circumstances of each case. It is
possible for a student to be penalized both by the faculty member and by
administration. In general, the severity of the penalty matches the
severity of the plagiarism. |
A n incomplete list
of some common penalties imposed by faculty (used alone or in
combination):
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Lowering a student's grade on the
assignment
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Giving the student a failing grade on
the assignment
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Lowering the student's overall course
grade
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Giving the student a failing
grade in the course
A n incomplete list
of some common penalties imposed by College administration (may be in
addition to faculty-imposed penalties):
2.12.2 Sanctions for Violation of Regulations (from
the Student Handbook)
Failure by a student to
adhere to the "Regulations Governing Student Behavior" will subject
the student to one or a combination of more than one of the following
sanctions:
Official warning in
writing that continuation or repetition of violation or
inappropriate behavior may result in a more severe sanction.
Loss of Privilege
Students may be
sanctioned and prohibited from the use of certain college
facilities, i.e. Skills Laboratory, Learning Resources Center,
etc.
Restitution
Student's misconduct may
require reimbursement or otherwise compensate another for
damage or loss of property.
Probation
Student may receive a
formal written warning that the conduct is in violation of
college policies and the student's standing as a student is in
jeopardy.
Suspension
Student status may be
terminated at the college for no less than the remainder of
the semester.
Dismissal
Student status
may be terminated at the college permanently or for an
indefinite period of time.
The above sanctions do
not preclude other disciplinary actions that may be deemed warranted
by the college.
Things to
keep in mind:
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The
most serious forms of plagiarism (downloading an entire paper from
the Internet, having someone else write the paper, copying the whole
paper from some other source or sources) frequently result in the
most serious penalty (dismissal).
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Even
the least serious forms of plagiarism (e.g., improperly documenting
a quote) result in some sort of penalty from the faculty member.
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