This would definitely violate Bentley's academic honesty policy and be worthy of sanctions.  I am copying our Academic Integrity officer to ask her to confirm this.

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From: Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB) Talk [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sally Gunz
Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2010 12:17 PM
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Subject: Re: Quick question

You guys are kinder than me (although I have to add that this is not my 
student -- a colleague asked for the advice). I would have thought it 
was a serious academic offience in itself not to site another paper even 
if that paper is your own. We are talking of large sections being 
repeated I gather. Is this a wrong assumption?

Sally

Virginia G Maurer wrote:
> I'd treat it as an uncompleted assignment and ask them to write a paper, not turn in one they've already submitted for credit elsewhere. The point o f writing papers is to learn something, not to satisfy some professor's personal need for papers.
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> From: Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB) Talk on behalf of Sally Gunz
> Sent: Thu 4/15/2010 11:32 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Quick question
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>
> Quick question for a colleague:
>
> A student is doing a research paper. Turnitin shows a huge overlap with
> another paper -- that student's own other paper with no citation to that
> paper.
>
>  From your perspectives, what, if any, academic offences have been
> committed? Further, is it of any relevance that the students were not
> specifically told that they could not submit something that has already
> been accepted for academic credit elsewhere? Please note, masters level
> student.
>
> Sally
>