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If I find that a student has plaigarized, that student has failed my course, and I report the incident to their academic advisor and the proper dean, depending on their major. Penalties may include expulsion from their major program, academic probation, and possible loss of scholarship or grant money. Outright expulsion from the university is unlikely but the penalties are such that many choose to leave.
If I catch a student cheating after the fact, I don't listen to sob stories.
If, however, a student comes to me with a reasonable explanation for why a paper might be late, I'm generally willing to grant an extension with a lowered grade or, in dire circumstances, give the student an incomplete.
You may think you know the material, but you'll find that the process of organizing, composing, and presenting it in the form of a formal paper will increase the depth of your understanding and will improve your writing ability. Writing the paper is just as important as doing the research that goes into it. Knowledge does you no good if you cannot apply it.
I'd much rather have a hastily written paper that the student did herself than one that was bought from a paper mill.
Gilda
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~Steven Colbert
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