Plagiarism was the talk of this week's lectures. We had some pretty interesting guest speakers sharing their most memorable plagiarize cases they've delt with in the past. The story of the frat pledge was funny. Poor guy but he should have still done his paper instead of taking the risk of plagiarizing. On the other hand, the brain surgeon girl, no sympathy for her at all. It's pretty sad how she had to get her parents to defend her. I really like Adam's technique of approaching the person who plagiarized. He gave the person the chance to explain or asked if there's anything the person wanted to say. There are other instructors who doesn't give the students the chance to explain.
Why do people plagiarize? Answers to this question varies. One reason, as mentioned in class, is scarcity. Some people think they lack the skill and don't have enough time. Another reason is just plain lazy. But whatever reason the person may have, plagiarism is plagiarism. It is wrong and should not be done. If there's a fear of not having the paper done on time or not knowing what to do, they should simply address the situation with the instructor. I'm pretty sure the instructors have some sort of sympathy and will give you an extention.
2 comments:
I thought the brain surgery girl was really interesting because she actually facebooked him afterward and laughed about it. I guess I would have been far more ashamed of my actions if I had plagiarized most of my paper....
I agree...I just can't even imagine being in a time crunch and plagiarizing just because I didn't want to ask for an extension, so I think the general consensus is, plagiarizing=stupid
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