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Notes from today 2/28, and reading/blogging assignments for Tuesday 3/5

Today we discussed plagiarism in its many forms. On Tuesday we’ll discuss access: institutional, personal, and the digital divide. Please read the following two articles: Martin, The Politics of Research Samuelson, Aaron Swartz: Opening Access to Knowledge Julissa, Carlos and … Continue reading

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Plagiarism and Questions

Plagiarism is when someone copies another person’s work and tries to pass it as their own. Though it is not a crime, plagiarism is still a serious, immoral offense that can get you expelled from academic institutions or fired from … Continue reading

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Plagiarism

Plagiarism is when you take other writers or author’s original work and say it is your work. In the first reading “Plagiarism: a lie of the mind” by Isserman, he said, “Plagiarism is a form of fraud. You plagiarize if … Continue reading

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Blog 7: Plagiarism

After reading the articles I realized plagiarism isn’t as obvious or easy to avoid. Even saying commonly used cliches like “I lost track of time” or “what goes around comes around” can be considered plagiarism. The problem is no one … Continue reading

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Plagiarism vs common knowledge

The most interesting feature of Isserman’s article was the statement that all people plagiarize. Most “coined expressions” that we use were originally said and/or written by a scholar, writer, or thinker from the past. These sentences and ideas formed into … Continue reading

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Plagiarism: a Lie of the Mind

This article made me re-evaluate the way I looked at plagiarism. I believed that those who committed this transgression were simply lazy, unethical or unimaginative people. To use another person words and thoughts without contributing your own ideas makes you a intellectual … Continue reading

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Isserman:Plagiarism of the Mind, Widdicombe:The Plagiarist’s Tale

In “Plagiarism of the Mind”, Isserman talks about a president that has resigned because of his plagiarism for nine years straight. He did not make it clear if the college felt betrayed in some way by Eugene Tobin, of if … Continue reading

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Notes from 2/26, and reading/blogging homework for Thursday 2/28

Today we discussed privacy with respect to how a digital, networked environment creates new legal and ethical challenges and even shapes our definitions of the concept. Here’s an interesting video about how Google tailors its search results based on various … Continue reading

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