We have followed a similar policy in disciplinary cases as Gail Waters' establishment
because we believe it is in our legitimate interest to do so. A student who has plagiarised
will do almost anything to get out of the charge, so if we do not provide evidence of the
plagiarism in the first instance, including the name(s) of the others involved, the student
will then challenge us to provide it (rightly so). Therefore, we avoid the middle step and
the resulting delay by providing the evidence we have up front. If the student is innocent,
they will be able to produce their argument against our case far better by knowing how our
suspicions have arisen.
Samantha Hill
On 11 Oct 2004 at 13:50, Antoinette Carter wrote:
No! Don't do it!! I would suggest that in the first instance that
you say only that plagiarism is suspected. People know if they are
guilty or not. If they are genuinely innocent, and they actively seek
further information, then you can think about the circumstances, ie.
possibly consult with the "plagiaries" or refer to other existing
appeals processes etc., before you take it any further.
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11 October 2004 12:07 To: [log in to unmask] Subject:
[data-protection] Disclosure of data in disciplinary cases
It has been practice in disciplinary cases involving plagiarism to
give to the individual being investigated the name (only) of the
student whose work appears to be very similar or the same as theirs.
It is thought that this gives them the fairest way of explaining the
alleged collusion. Do others think that this is a legitmate
disclosure? Gail Waters
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