I am currently enrolled in an online course. In the class forums there are students that are obviously committing plagiarism, would you report them to the professor?  I can take a segment of their post and goggle it in advanced search and find the very site where they obtain the information, which they put in quotations or site the sources Is it my place as a student. This is very discouraging because I have worked extremely hard to maintain a GPA of 3.85.
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I can certainly see why you would be discouraged.  Students who disregard the necessity of academic honesty poison the environment for others.  Speaking as a professor, I would want to be told.  I would regard your report as a good example of academic honesty, and I would do my best to discourage further plagiarism on the part of all students.\n\nHowever, it is quite possible that the professor already knows! (We've gotten quite good at detecting these things.) But that should not discourage you from informing the professor. \n\nBest wishes, and keep your integrity.  It pays off in the long run.
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I see how that can be a problem, but the reality is that a college student should be able to read a handbook and follow directions. Additionally, if you don't address their errors, they are likely to make them again in other classes, the reality being this will not be their last research-based paper or project. If I were you, I'd let them know that you made a mistake. Tell them the types of errors you failed to identify and how to correct them; then ask them to fix and resubmit their works cited pages. If they don't resubmit them, it's on them, and you should penalize them.
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Point to how much cheating there is... look for stats on accademic dishonesty.  Why would people cheat if knowledge, as opposed to marks, was the goal?
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And another thing - won't this person's teacher know (s)he cheated, when the assignment turned in clearly isn't in the student's usual wording or of his/her usual quality? In this day and age, teachers must be pretty good at spotting "cut-and-paste-from-wikipedia"-papers, as well as papers written by other people than the student in question.\nAnyway, thanks for bringing this up, it's nice to see that a lot of people are somewhat annoyed by students using Y! answers as their free, effortless homework-service. :o)
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There is no universal site like this, since grades are confidential between the teacher and the student (and the registrar, in practicality).  However, your individual school may have a resource like that - check your school's website.
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Did you just cut and paste your on-line homework?  Couldn't even be bothered to write a title?\n\nWhat do I get if I score you an A?
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Well if it is an official college transcript you cannot lie becuase it is sent from the school.  Do you mean you sent it without verifying an official?  You may get away with this but if they double check you wont.  I work at a school and know this.
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Hi Itsme,   Sounds like this professor sucks in his teaching.So the class move on to a better class,and subject.\n\n  Clowmy
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No it is not illegal.\n\nBut be warned, doing so puts your education in Jeopardy.  If you get caught, you will face up to explusion.  Meaning that no college will ever admit you since your college transcript will note that you have "academic dishonesty by plagerism."\n\nAlso noted, experienced professors can read essays and notice patterns of plagerism and if they know your writing style well, they will notice that something seems different.\n\nColleges even have essay submission programs that will check if everything is legit or not.
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Anything you see is going to be pure speculation no matter what the links may be.  College grades are considered to be confidential.  If they aren't signed, on official university/college stationery by the registrar and don't have the official seal - they can't be real.    But, its fun to speculate since he's such an idiot and acts and talks like a moron.
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Deffinetly, if you let him get away with cheating he is just going to do it again, and you need to set an example for other student's who might also be cheating. You deff need to nip it in the bud before he does it again, even if it is extra work to change the grade. good luck !
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Talk about the US culture? What about it? Your question is too vague. Sorry.\n\nTo DemoDicky ~ unless you site the work (which is not your own) and name your sources, you are committing what is known as plagiarism. The true author of the answer you listed is below. \nIf the link is followed,(to wikipedia) you will see even that article sites it's sources. I, personally, have little use for those who take credit for the hard work of others.
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To plagiarize is to use and pass off (the ideas or writings of another) as one's own (http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=plagiarize).\n\nIf you plagiarize for profit it is intellectual property theft (civil, not criminal).  If you plagiarize for school there is no legal repercussion, but you may get expelled depending on school policy.
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I would ask the student if he/she worked alone, or if any assistance was provided.  Explain that the work quality was abnormally beyond the realm of previous work, and that you  suspect that the work was not original.  State your opinion without anger or emotion.  If the student claims the work as his/her original efforts, accept it as such, but let him/her know that you are disappointed.
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Well you HAVE to see the results one day or another, make sure of the answers, sometimes Professors make mistakes on grading, sometimes their Teacher Assistant grades them so they might have mistaken. if its a good grade, that's really good, if not, talk to your professor how can you dramatically bring up your grade, ask for some extra credit if that's possible.
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I only do this when I don't know the answer myself.  But, it's not really plagiarism as long as you do not take credit for the answer.  As long as you give the original author due credit and in no way, explicitly or implicitly take credit for the answer then I would have to say I do not have a problem with it.  I will always say who the answer came from if it is not my own two times, once at the top, once at the bottom with source link.\n\nBut if someone is just outright copying an answer from a source without giving them due credit, then yes I do have a problem with that.  An exception to this is if you are taking the information from your own website.
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I had this same problem (but in college so I'm really feelin' for you!).  I think the study group is an excellent idea.  I would also express your concerns to your student advisor.  This guy should not be teaching and is obviously ill-suited to teach this subject.  Just because someone knows a subject doesn't mean they can teach it.  I would seriously get everyone in the class together and try to ask your teacher if everyone is supposed to be feeling so frustrated and afraid that they are going to fail.  If he gives everyone in the class a low grade it will reflect badly on him so if he is still being unreasonable suggest that he grade on the bell curve and hope you are on the good side of the curve.  This is a tough problem but definitely let someone in the school administration know that this is going on.  Good luck.