ProfSnarkyDec 16, 2022

End of semester dilemma:

Student plagiarizes in my class. I dock him grade and ask him to come see me about it. He doesn't, so I don't have the opportunity to read him the riot act. I also don't report him.

Now, his final paper also has plagiarized sections. Should I report it? Email him first? I feel like he would just ignore me again.

PS He's not really doing the work for this class either.

Show threadDr. Kathryn Woodcock
@ProfSnarky We're advised not to have ex parte discussions or riot-act readings, but go to the system in case of suspicion of academic misconduct. (This avoids students dropping a course to evade discipline.) The system-generated notice indicates that no decision has been made but if the student does not attend a scheduled fact-finding meeting, the prof will make a determination without their input. If they don't care to attend, the consequent penalties tend to get their attention.
Dec 17, 2022 at 2:50amWeb