"We are coming across an increasing number of cases where students have been accused of plagiarism when it's not obvious that the accusation is justified,"
The article also suggests that cases are often dealt with informally in departments and students are encouraged not to appeal, this is crazy, every student has the right to appeal, and should do if accused of such a thing. An essay that is marked down or not graded can be the difference between a degree classification. At Reading this hasnt been an issue, and it should stay that way....
The problem appears to be that students are not being told what plagiarism is, or how to avoid it, it is written the course handbook you recieve when you arrive and thats about it!
During week 7 of the Autumn term and again the Spring term, the union will be raising awareness of this issue and assisting students in avoiding such problems.... interactive workshops, handouts, and useful diagrams will coming your way.
If you have any academic issues that you need support with, please dont hesitate to contact me or pop along to membership services at RUSU.
Anyway week 7 is a long way off yet, first Freshers week, South East Weighting Campaign, Admission Impossible Campaign, The National Demo, Money Week.....
more to follow
Ryan
r.j.e.bird@reading.ac.uk
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We've heard it all before!
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