Consequences of plagiarism
Ruin student reputation
Ruin student reputation
Jessica Merritt(April 9th, 2014) claims that " Reputation is an valuable asset." Student can be suspended or expelled with the act of
plagiarism. The academic record could also be affected and this could lead to a
more concrete barrel towards pursue of higher level education. This is due to
higher level education takes plagiarism more seriously. Suspension is commonly
used towards student that violate for the first time, further violation are usually
expelled by the school.(iThenticate, 6
consequences of Plagiarism)
U.S.News posted in 14 August 2008, a
student from Ohio University was expelled after being accused for plagiarism.
She was found taking three sentence fragments verbatim from Wikipedia and
paraphrasing a movie synopsis from the site. Her appeal was also dismissed.
Recent research stated by Rebecca
Attwood that Higher Education Academy and Joint Information Systems Committee, 2008, studied that in a survey of 93 UK higher education institutions, a total of
9,229 cases of plagiarism were recorded in one year, and 143 students were
kicked out.
Destroyed Professional
Reputation
Impact from plagiarism for business person, politician, or
public figure may follows them for entire career. They will be criticise and
likely to be demoted. They will also more likely to have difficulty obtaining
another respectable job, making any kind of meaningful career impossible. (iThenticate, 6 consequences of plagiarism)
The
Amherst Student’s News reported in 17 September 2012 that a former professor
Carleen Basler resigned from the college due to plagiarism. Former professor
Carleen Basler admitted that her written work contained unattributed verbatim
quotations and improper references of other scholars’ work. "Teacher management is important" posted by reputation.com(2014).
Legal Repercussion
Legal reflection for plagiarism can be very impactful
because copyright laws are absolute. In some cases, plagiarism could be
determined as criminal offense that lead to prison sentence as an author has
the right to sue a plagiarist due to copyright laws. (iThenticate, 6 consequences of plagiarism)
As Moriarty,J. posted on 12 of July in 2012 about the law sues from author Adrian Jacobs
against JK Rowling in June 2009. The sue was about the fourth book in the
Potter series, The Goblet of Fire, by
JK Rowling, was copied heavily from Jacob’s previously published novel The Adventures of Willy the Wizard: Livid
Land. Both content contain about the main character went through a dozen of
challenges to save friends. However, in 2011, cases was declared dismiss due to
lack of evidence. Despite of that, JK Rowling reputation was harmed. Douglas MacAurthur(1964) emphasized that " you are remembered for the rules you break."
Reference list:
Reference list:
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7.Reputation.com, (2014). Why School Teacher Reputation Management is Important. [online] Available at: http://www.reputation.com/reputationwatch/why-school-teacher-reputation-management-important [Accessed 3 Jun. 2014].
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