My understanding is that although there are the usual statements about 
academic integrity etc and the U policies, there is nothing that 
specifically states that you must not use work presented for other 
courses unless properly cited (and thus, presumably, accepted by the 
Prof). On that basis, it comes down to the question of whether any of us 
who use chunks of prior work but do not state that this is what we are 
doing (ie following normal citation practices) are committing an 
academic offence. As someone who right this moment is citing that 
nauseating person Gunz several times over (how else would my cite rate 
improve?!! Separate issue. Sorry), I think it matters. Yes, as someone 
earlier said, academics do this -- but I am decidedly unimpressed if I 
find out that they have ie I don't think I would view what they have 
done any differently as for this student (in this case I think it is a 
70 percent overlap -- not a sentence or two). If I become aware of this 
as a reviewer or editor it is 'bye-bye paper'.

Sally

Rosemary Hartigan wrote:
> Do you have a specific policy prohibiting this particular practice?
>
> What is the specific violation?
>
> What if the student cites his or her own work?
>
>
>
> Rosemary Hartigan,  J.D., M.A.
> Professor and Director
> Business and Executive Programs
> Graduate School of Management and Technology
> University of Maryland University College
>
>
>
>
> On 4/15/10 11:24 AM, "Kulow, Marianne DelPo" <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
>   
>> 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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>> and Associate Professor of Law
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> 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
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> 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.
>>>
>>> ________________________________
>>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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
>>>   
>>>