Tee hee. So yesterday my lit class gets this e-mail (I took out the names...):
"Gentlemen, Mr. J's 2nd paper is Mr. C's with only minor changes. Mr. J has committed Academic Misconduct by plagiarizing, and Mr. C has facilitated Academic Misconduct by making his paper available for Mr. J's use. Both of you will fail the course and, per MTSU Policy, be referred for Academic Misconduct to the Vice-Provost for Academic Affairs. "
OK I'm sorry, but it's a 2000 level class. And the paper only had to be 1200 words (about 2 pages DOUBLE SPACED). And the paper was on Sherlock Holmes. I mean really now people. I completed the paper in 2 hours. The night before it was due. And got a 95. It's not like it was about the book Contact (no offense to anyone who actually liked that book - maybe I will if I read it un-begrudgingly, but I digress).
I'm going to save this little e-mail gem as a reminder that there are Professors who still care about academic honesty, and that cheating is still punishable. And it's always nice to see justice. We all *know* it happens, but seeing is believing.
And if you have to cheat on a 2 page paper, what's going to happen in a senior level class when you have to write 10 pages...3 times...in 1 semester. :o
Until next time,
:)
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