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Plagiarism 101
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2. Section 2: Consequences of Plagiarism
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3. Academic Integrity
The University at Albany values academic integrity as an important component of building and maintaining a community of scholars on campus.

4. As part of that community, you are expected to practice academic integrity.

5. Plagiarism, the act of passing off as your own the work of someone else, is considered a violation of academic integrity.

6. Whether plagiarism is intentional or not, it can come with serious consequences.

7. When an instructor finds plagiarism in a student's work, it is up to them to decide on an appropriate action.

8. These actions can include, but are not limited to:
Giving a warning
Requiring the student to redo the assignment
Giving the student a failing grade for the assignment
Lowering a student's course grade
Giving the student a failing course grade

9. If the case is serious enough, or if a student shows a pattern of plagiarism, the case may be referred to Community Standards for formal adjudication.

10. If a student is found to have engaged in wrongdoing, they may have a scholarship revoked, be put on academic probation or be expelled altogether.

11. You should also know that each department and college/school on campus has procedures in place to allow students to file grievances if they feel an instructor who has penalized them for plagiarism is in error or if they feel the penalty itself is out of proportion with the severity of the violation.

12. Check the appropriate website for information on the grievance process.

13. A course instructor's expectation is that the work you hand in should be your own.

14. The instructor wants to know that your learning in the course has been successful and that you are continuing to develop as a scholar by contributing meaningfully to the ideas and conversations in your own field and in other fields you may encounter as a college student.

15. Students who plagiarize may find that they have difficulty earning the respect of others in the scholarly community.

16. The best way to avoid being penalized for plagiarism is to practice strategies for avoiding it, such as the proper citation of sources.

17. These strategies are detailed in the next section.

18. Check Your Knowledge
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19. An instructor who finds plagiarism in a student’s work:
Must give the student a warning if it is a first violation. Can only penalize the student if the plagiarism was intentional. Is required to automatically fail the student. Must decide on an appropriate penalty based on the nature of the violation. B C D

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21. When an instructor finds plagiarism in a student’s work, it is up to them to decide on the appropriate penalty for the violation.
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22. This penalty can range from the relatively mild, such as giving the student a warning, to failing the student for the entire course.
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23. A student can file a grievance with the Department or College/School if they feel the instructor was in error or if the penalty given was inappropriate.
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24. Thanks, I understand now. I would like to review more.
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25. Myth 1: The instructor must give a warning if the plagiarism detected is a first violation.

26. Instructors who encounter plagiarism in a student's work for the first time may give the student a grace period by giving them a warning or requiring them to redo the assignment with no penalty to their grade but this is not a requirement.

27. The consequences for plagiarism are whatever the instructor feels might be appropriate to the situation. Even if a student is a first-time offender, the instructor still has the option of enacting more severe penalties, including failing the student for the assignment or failing the student for the course.

28. Myth 2: Instructors can only punish students for plagiarism if the plagiarism was intentional.

29. How to cite?
Which citation format?
To cite or not to cite?
Unintentional plagiarism happens most often when students don't understand how and when to properly cite the work of others.

30. Instructors understand that students who may be new to the research and citation process may make mistakes.

31. However, instructors can still penalize students for unintentional plagiarism and they are not required to be more lenient when they do so.

32. Myth 3: An instructor is required to automatically fail a student if the student is caught plagiarizing.

33. An instructor who finds plagiarism in a student's work can choose to fail the student for the assignment or course but is not required to do so.

34. Possible penalties for plagiarism also include giving a student a warning or requiring them to redo the assignment. Which penalty is most appropriate is up to the instructor's discretion.

35. An instructor who finds plagiarism in a student’s work:
Must give the student a warning if it is a first violation. Can only penalize the student if the plagiarism was intentional. Is required to automatically fail the student. Must decide on an appropriate penalty based on the nature of the violation. B C D

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