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From: Plagiarism [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Mcintyre D A (CELT)
Sent: 18 May 2007 15:55
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Subject: Question about penalties for proven cases

This may be a kind of Friday afternoon question but it cropped up today in a discussion and, although pretty well hypothetical is none the less interesting.  Here you go:

If a tutor very strongly suspects that plagiarism has taken place (based on various factors such as the writing style, unexpected quality of work, idiosyncratic phrases and more) but cannot find any evidence as such, could a penalty be applied retrospectively if the original source of the work was found at a later date?  Even after graduation??

 

My thoughts were that if such a scenario arose, as much opinion as possible (even utilising the external examiner) would be of help and the end conclusion based on a balance of probability - so a retrospective view shouldn't be necessary.  But any other thoughts would be welcome!  Does any institution have anything as drastic as the ability to revoke an award is something came to light at a late date?

 

Best wishes

 

Denzie McIntyre

Manager,
Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (CELT)
The University of Glamorgan.

Tel: 01443 482791, Fax: 01443 483667
Visit our website on: http://celt.glam.ac.uk/

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