top 5 rationalisations for Plagiarism

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top 5 rationalisations for Plagiarism
The Psychology Staff bring you

• The excuses that weve heard once too often

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top 5 rationalisations for Plagiarism

• Denial

Thats not plagiarism, thats all my own work
Cathal (2008)
Leonardo 1519
Its usually obvious when its not your own
work. We wont confront you unless we have
cast-iron evidence.
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top 5 rationalisations for Plagiarism

• Insecurity
• Denial

I just didnt think my own work/words/research
would be good enough
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top 5 rationalisations for Plagiarism

• Stress
• Insecurity
• Denial

I am so busy / my life is in such a mess / I was
desperate / not in my right mind
The rules are for everyone, even those having
personal crisis. If you are struggling, we can
help you, but we cant let you away with
plagiarism
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top 5 rationalisations for Plagiarism

• Scale
• Stress
• Insecurity
• Denial

But it was only a little bit of what I did.
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top 5 rationalisations for Plagiarism

• Ignorance
• Scale
• Stress
• Insecurity
• Denial

But I didnt know that what I did was considered
Plagiarism / not allowed
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Tis better to Fail than to Plagiarise

• People who fail
• Get a 2nd chance to re-sit in the summer. This
  means they can pass that 2nd chance and continue
  next year as if nothing had happened.
• In 2nd and 3rd year Plagiarists
• Dont get to repeat in the summer, they must
  repeat the module next year.
• Risk getting their studies terminated (aka.
  expelled) if they have been found Plagiarising on
  multiple occasions. Even if those occasions we in
  different years.

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Its up to you to make sure you dont Plagiarise

• Learn the rules about Plagiarism and make sure
  you understand them.
• If in doubt, ask your tutor
• Use TurnItIn as a safety-net
• Last but not least
• Dont panic If youre worried about plagiarism
  then take the steps above and youll find you
  have nothing to worry about.

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If you do get caught, show some class, dont lie.

• Copied an internationally known study, with 3500
  participants and claimed it was his own work
• Denied there was any plagiarism
• Claimed it had been submitted by his enemies to
  discredit him.
• Suggested he might know who had done it (probably
  a friend who was willing to lie for him)
• changed his mind when he heard this person would
  have their studies terminated if they admitted
  it.
• Claimed his own work was in his laptop
• which was on a slow boat to Sri Lanka with the
  rest of his possessions.