I am writing an essay, and want to cut and paste some work from another essay (which is also my own essay) because it is relevant. I am hoping to take relatively large sections from the old essay to this one. Are there any university lecturers out there who can tell me if this is seen as plagirism.
2007-01-24 21:30:59 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Technically, it is not considered plagiarism. But it is considered academic dishonesty, and as such, is grounds for failure on the assignment. In some cases, students are taken to the student judicial committee for this offense.
Before doing such a thing, speak to you professor, propose what you would like to do, and follow his/her recommendation.
(Personally, I would disallow it.)
2007-01-25 06:53:51 · answer #1 · answered by X 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
YES IT IS! I had to petition the academic appeals committee for this exact reason! I had written a paper & used only 2 paragraphs from the paper in another class. I was approached by both teachers for it. I did ultimatley get to call it paraphrasing but be careful!
2007-01-25 05:38:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can use your own work. And it isn't plagiarism.
By definition:
"the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work. "
"Another author" is the key words here. There is no other author in the other essay; you are it.
If a university lecturer disagrees with this, you may wish to define plagiarism for him. Don't forget to cite your source of definition (eg. http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=plagiarism).
2007-01-25 05:40:00 · answer #3 · answered by Zombies R Us 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋