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
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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