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I believe that academic dishonesty in any shape or form should not be condoned. However, although I've found a plethora of advice on how to capture a plagiarist, I have found little to help those college students who are the ones plagiarized. Let me explain.
A person I know is accused of academic dishonesty from writing a paper that is a close match to another student from the same quarter. They turned in a final project in roughly the same time period -- so it is difficult to prove who stole who's work. Let's say that this person did not plagiarize. It is a possibility that his or her paper may have been stolen because he or she lives in a college dormitory -- with a high potential for unknown shared networks, people coming into the room and looking at the paper, being hacked through e-mail, or various other scenarios. The university accused him or her of cheating, but has not told him or her who the other perpetrator is.
As a college freshmen utilizing the college (shared) connection, he or she may not be aware of the fact that his files may be leaked to the network due to lack of firewall.
Does this person have a case? And what are some realistic approaches to prove innocence?
I've searched many many resources and was disappointed to not be able to find anything substantial to help this case. Is it really impossible to do anything about it?
This person is not me -- I am personally curious because I want to know so I know how much precautions I need to place on myself when I am using campus computing resources (or even university e-mail) to submit my work. I was rather surprised (and frustrated) to find what little this person can do -- even though he or she is the one who is the victim here. It is a shame to work honestly, only to have plagiarism and an F placed on your record.
Thank you in advance for your help
I believe that academic dishonesty in any shape or form should not be condoned. However, although I've found a plethora of advice on how to capture a plagiarist, I have found little to help those college students who are the ones plagiarized. Let me explain.
A person I know is accused of academic dishonesty from writing a paper that is a close match to another student from the same quarter. They turned in a final project in roughly the same time period -- so it is difficult to prove who stole who's work. Let's say that this person did not plagiarize. It is a possibility that his or her paper may have been stolen because he or she lives in a college dormitory -- with a high potential for unknown shared networks, people coming into the room and looking at the paper, being hacked through e-mail, or various other scenarios. The university accused him or her of cheating, but has not told him or her who the other perpetrator is.
As a college freshmen utilizing the college (shared) connection, he or she may not be aware of the fact that his files may be leaked to the network due to lack of firewall.
Does this person have a case? And what are some realistic approaches to prove innocence?
I've searched many many resources and was disappointed to not be able to find anything substantial to help this case. Is it really impossible to do anything about it?
This person is not me -- I am personally curious because I want to know so I know how much precautions I need to place on myself when I am using campus computing resources (or even university e-mail) to submit my work. I was rather surprised (and frustrated) to find what little this person can do -- even though he or she is the one who is the victim here. It is a shame to work honestly, only to have plagiarism and an F placed on your record.
Thank you in advance for your help
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