People who plagiarize tend to be more lazy and careless. Concerning people who have dedicated their lives to their work and are not being credited for what they've written. The primary motives of the student are in mind, wanting to achieve the highest grade of works that is truly not there's to receive credit for. Students are trying to finish work at the last minute and they copy and paste without citing their sources.
2. What would you say is a fair or just penalty for those found guilty of a first plagiarism violation? What do you think would be a fair penalty for a second violation?
I believe that the initial violation of plagiarism has been a just violation mostly equating to an F for the student trying to replicate his school work and make it his/her own when clearly that is not the case. Why is it that when students are found guilty, they don't accept the wrong that the students have committed, which in turn is their accountability? Students want to fight back and they do not believe it is a just penalty. They feel as if they are the ones who are being targeted. …show more content…
If the student does not correct his/her action then will lead to expulsion from the school and on school records into why was expelled from the college or university, also paying a fine $500.00 for the next three years. In an attempt to go back into another college will have to justify his or her wrong doing with an essay 3-5 pages long so that the college will see if there are any issues with citing sources. From there it will be based on the schools'