Plagiarism In Seneca College

Plagiarism, which is taking informations from another person's word as your own, is strong problems in academic. According to Todd Pettigrew, “plagiarism carries exceedingly heavy penalties, often expulsion and perhaps some kind of public shaming ritual.”(Dec 13, 2010).
There are both Seneca college (Academic honesty, n.d) and York university (Academic honesty, Feb 2, 2011) , which have similar and differences rule of plagiarism. For instance, each schools are similar in terms of standard about plagiarism, but there are also differences with regard to punishment and enforcement for students. While each schools explained that plagiarism is serious a matter. However, York university (Feb 2, 2011) is more lenient, Seneca college (n.d) has more strict rules.

York university (Feb 2, 2011), which have Policy on Academic Honesty for All of university students, as well Seneca college (n.d).

For example, Academic honesty in York university (Feb 2, 2011) demands that their students are not able to cheating, attempt, actually alter, suppress, falsify or fabricate any research data or results, can not using on their documents or application. Similarly, there are academic honesty offenses in Seneca college(n.d) such as using, giving receiving unauthorized date on any your letter. Obviously, both college and university will give a penalty for students, if each school students do copy paper and put paste on their writing. Moreover, All York university (Feb 2, 2011) or Seneca College (n.d) students must submit by themselves because it will be considered about

plagiarism.

In terms of policy about plagiarism, each schools have difference penalties rule as the rate of plagiarism. For example, When students perform first plagiarism in seneca college (Penalties, n,d), they get a grade of “0” on their work, whereas York university (Penalty for academic, Feb 2, 2011) students get written disciplinary warning or reprimand, and faculty will require completion of an scholastic honesty task. In addition , the penalty for second offense is normally “F” in the course in Seneca college (Penalties, n.d), while York university (Penalty for academic, Feb 2, 2011) penalty policy have more various ways and lenient for students, such as lower score on the assignment, lower grade in the course. However, York university (Penalty for academic, Feb 2, 2011), seems to be more strict system about plagiarism over 3 time than Seneca college (Penalties, n,d). For example, whereas York university (Penalty for academic, Feb 2, 2011) have definite suspension period , not to five exceed years , with transcript notation , more violations of the academic honesty policy will result in Seneca college (Penalties, n.d) set about mandatory purposes, normally for a period of two years.

Moreover, it is obvious that each school have dissimilar procedures for enforcement. Seneca college (Procedures for enforcement, n.d) Academic honesty committee require to be submitted by students no later than five business days since the day of the informal process conversation about the penalty. On the other hand, York university (Purpose, Feb 2, 2011) faculty might give a party written copy of the penalty and a summary of the evidence for summited. Also, York university (Purpose, Feb 2, 2011) students have to be followed date, which not less than twenty-one calendar days. Further, If they want to response to the penalty, it must be received within fourteen days of the date, when students were given the charge, and the response from the committee will inform at least seven calendar days prior to the hearing. However, contrastively, Seneca (Procedures for enforcement, n.d) students have to wait for a meeting of the committee during Ten business days after the completion of the informal process.

In conclusion, each school indicated that have similar and dissimilar academic honesty rule. Actually, Although Seneca college (n.d) is more resolute step about rule than York university (Feb 2, 2011) which has ambiguous rule. However York university (Feb 2, 2011) academic honesty rule is more fit with students because, although first and second offense is not strong than Seneca college (n.d), York university (Feb 2, 2011) explained that students who get plagiarism over Three times and more and more, will suffer a punishment.