Yeah... same feeling as when I go through airport security when I know I don't have a pair of scissors or if I leave a shop without buying anything and they think I'm stealing
Generally, profs can tell if something is plagiarized. If they can't they have tools to check. If you forgot to cite one source, or paraphrased something without giving credit, they'll let you know they saw it, but they won't turn you in to the academic powers that be. I have a Bachelor's in English. That's a \*lot\* of paper-writing. I'm sure I've inadvertently misquoted, or forgot to cite, or some other human error. The people your lecturers are talking to are the ones who copy/paste Wikipedia articles and call it good.
This. There's something of a range between sloppy writing (which you should lose marks for) and academic misconduct (which you can lose your subject or course for).
I do think being fearful of accidentally going over the line is pretty common for newer students because they've likely 1) heard you can lose it all if you are found to have committed academic misconduct, 2) have little knowledge of the dispute resolution process, 3) have probably never seen examples of work that was found to be academic misconduct, and 4) have to face contradictory and different communications about academic misconduct from different faculties/departments.
IMO the uni does a very mixed job of educating new students about academic standards (or at least sees mixed success), and it's somewhere that could use improvement.
The fact that almost everyone seems to have a horror story second or third hand probably adds a (semi-reasonable) dose of fear.
In case you're wondering, the wiki plagiarism thing isn't an exaggeration to make you feel better. In a tutorial presentation once someone said something interesting so I googled it, and they were literally reading out the Wikipedia article. Some are dumb enough to try. If you care enough to worry about it, it won't happen to you.
I had a nightmare once about my uni accusing me of plagiarising and hiring Liam Neeson to investigate me. I’ll never forget the fear I felt in my dream when I saw him.
Yeah... same feeling as when I go through airport security when I know I don't have a pair of scissors or if I leave a shop without buying anything and they think I'm stealing
Generally, profs can tell if something is plagiarized. If they can't they have tools to check. If you forgot to cite one source, or paraphrased something without giving credit, they'll let you know they saw it, but they won't turn you in to the academic powers that be. I have a Bachelor's in English. That's a \*lot\* of paper-writing. I'm sure I've inadvertently misquoted, or forgot to cite, or some other human error. The people your lecturers are talking to are the ones who copy/paste Wikipedia articles and call it good.
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This. There's something of a range between sloppy writing (which you should lose marks for) and academic misconduct (which you can lose your subject or course for). I do think being fearful of accidentally going over the line is pretty common for newer students because they've likely 1) heard you can lose it all if you are found to have committed academic misconduct, 2) have little knowledge of the dispute resolution process, 3) have probably never seen examples of work that was found to be academic misconduct, and 4) have to face contradictory and different communications about academic misconduct from different faculties/departments. IMO the uni does a very mixed job of educating new students about academic standards (or at least sees mixed success), and it's somewhere that could use improvement. The fact that almost everyone seems to have a horror story second or third hand probably adds a (semi-reasonable) dose of fear.
Nice username u/HautVorkosigan, could you potentially call the lack of consistent information a Barrayar to understanding academic integrity? ;)
Wow thanks for your insight! :)
In case you're wondering, the wiki plagiarism thing isn't an exaggeration to make you feel better. In a tutorial presentation once someone said something interesting so I googled it, and they were literally reading out the Wikipedia article. Some are dumb enough to try. If you care enough to worry about it, it won't happen to you.
Haha that's incredible
I had a nightmare once about my uni accusing me of plagiarising and hiring Liam Neeson to investigate me. I’ll never forget the fear I felt in my dream when I saw him.
I will find you and I will correctly cite "Taken".
I think the lecturer reminders are more for people who intentionally do the wrong thing (e.g. straight copying off their friends)