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The consultations between the researchers and another data analysis expert produced a checklist containing five categories of existence, definition, directness, guidelines, and consequences of plagiarism, put another way, the categories were determined on a priori grounds.
Understand the consequences of plagiarism.
Legal consequences of plagiarism include criminal and civil penalties for violating copyright laws.
Social or relational consequences of plagiarism include distrust, suspicion, and public embarrassment and shame.
Immediate consequences of plagiarism include failing an assignment or class, being suspended or expelled, and losing your job.
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One important aspect requiring reflection in drafting a syllabus is discussing the issue of plagiarism: supplying students with a definition of the term, information regarding the consequences and penalties for committing plagiarism, and university policies about academic dishonesty (Parkes and Harris, 2010).
The 34 syllabuses with a plagiarism policy were meticulously examined by the researchers to determine how many of the 34 syllabuses actually defined plagiarism, whether they approached the issue of plagiarism directly, whether the syllabuses offered any guidelines or strategies on avoiding plagiarism, and whether the consequences of committing plagiarism were specified.
The researchers analyzed the syllabuses to find out if they contain a plagiarism policy, and if so, how the term is defined; whether they approach the issue of plagiarism directly; if they offer students any guidelines on how to avoid plagiarism; and if the consequences of committing plagiarism are specified.
The issue was that of plagiarism.
Even the definition of plagiarism was, well, plagiarized.
Many of these studies have revealed that students do not know what constitutes plagiarism and the consequences of committing the act (Bamford and Sergiou, 2005; Park, 2003; Rezanejad and Rezaei, 2013; Wheeler, 2009); that instructors are typically indifferent towards both term projects and plagiarists (Ahmadi, 2014; Bartlett and Smallwood, 2004).
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