Assignment

1. What is the penalty for plagiarism at Stanford University?
The standard penalty for a first-time violation of the Honor Code is a one-quarter suspension and 40 hours of community service

2 What are the six possible punishments you can get at the University of Washington for plagiarism? (Hint: you don’t have to read the whole thing. Read the beginning and then skim and scan for the correct parts)

1 Disciplinary Warning: verbal or written notification that the student has not met the University's standards of conduct, and that a repeated offense will result in more serious disciplinary action. It is not the case that first offenses automatically receive a warning; most first offenses receive a stricter response, with warnings reserved for cases with unusual mitigating circumstances.
2 Reprimand: a written statement censuring a student for violating University regulations, and stating that another offense will result in more serious action. This is normally considered a lenient response, even for first offenses.
3Restitution: requirement that the student compensate the University or other persons for damages, injuries, or losses. Failure to comply results in canceled registration and a hold on future registration.
4Disciplinary Probation: an action that places conditions on the student's continued attendance at the University, including the statement that further violation of University policies will likely result in dismissal. The Committee fixes the term and conditions of academic probation. First offenses often result in probation.
5Suspension: a written statement notifying a student that his or her enrollment has been suspended for a specific period of time for violating University policy. The statement includes the terms and length of the suspension, as well as the conditions for re-admittance.
6Dismissal: a written statement notifying a student that his or her attendance at the University has been terminated for violating University policy. Unlike suspension, dismissal is considered to be a permanent action. However, the institution may also provide conditions for re-admittance.
3Google the words “Fired for plagiarism”. List three examples of people who have lost their jobs for plagiarism. Make a brief summary of them and write it on your blog.
According to Giacomo, the former teacher at the school and two former students who alleged plagiarism had in fact plagiarized from Constantine. He called the termination of his client's employment an "entirely retaliatory" move intended to punish Constantine for filing a grievance against the university president and appealing the faculty's prior decision to suspend her.

The chief editorial writer of a local Japanese newspaper has been fired for plagiarism. Hiroshi Kobayashi confessed to copying at least 15 editorials from other papers when he could no longer think what to write for his paper, the Kofu-based Yamanashi Nichinichi Shimbun. The company's president and chairman, Eiichi Noguchi, also resigned from his post as president. (Via Pressnet)

Shinika Sykes, who had worked for The Salt Lake Tribune since 1993, was fired Monday after editors found that a story under her name was phrased similarly to a story that appeared in the University of Utah's student newspaper.