What I typically do is ask the student to provide me with the earlier 
paper. Even if it is an original research paper, if they are building 
what they did in the past, that is fine. The key is being forthright in 
terms of what they are doing.

S

Rollie Cole wrote:
> I just hope that such permission is given in situations where it makes 
> sense; recycling previous material is an extremely important skill in 
> the real world, especially in cases where one is learning standard 
> material, rather than conducting original research.
>
> Rollie Cole
>
> On Thu, Apr 15, 2010 at 3:10 PM, Sally Gunz <[log in to unmask] 
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>
>     Thanks for all your advice -- much appreciated and an interesting
>     discussion. I just received the following email from the
>     instructor:"It turns out that the Academic Integrity Workshop that
>     the students must attend includes the following on the list of
>     offences: "Submitting a piece of work which includes major
>     sections from previous work, without the permission of all
>     instructors involved."
>
>     Interesting how we provide so much instruction, so many guidelines
>     etc, that most of us haven't a clue ultimately what has and has
>     not been taught. But the scatter shot approach clearly works --
>     there may well be something there for all situations.
>
>
>     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.
>
>         ________________________________
>
>         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]
>         <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>         Subject: Quick question
>
>
>
>         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
>          
>
>
>
>
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> Rollie Cole
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