Now we're into the analogy wars: who's analogy is better than whose? Does my
analogy look big in this?
Who cares?
Let's take a tip from contract law.
When you book into an hotel you will see a sign at reception or somewhere
near to the effect that the management cannot be held responsible for the
loss of personal articles ... leave your valuables in the safe.
When you park you car in a car park you will see a sign that the car park
management cannot be held responsible for the theft of personal possessions
from your car ... lock things out of sight ...
Adopt the policy, in your own department at least of erecting a sign right
by the front door and erect signs in every teaching room and refectory:
Plagiarism refers to the act of copying without reference to the original
authors: whether such original materials exist in written form, electronic
form or in spoken form ...
Plagiarism is an offence against humanity and will not be tolerated: even if
you get away with it for 2.85 years out of your three years here and then
get caught, you are not excused because you thought it was right all along.
And so on and even if you don't like precisely what I have just written then
substitute what you do like: this forum has been good at giving us lots of
good ideas of what plagiarism is.
I have said before that this statement also needs to be in a learning
contract that students and Institution both sign at the start of a course.
Be practical, get a grip and deal with it.
Duncan
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