tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091218950079982154.post829050550168204583..comments2024-03-07T15:19:55.343+01:00Comments on Copy, Shake, and Paste: Guttenberg foldsDebora Weber-Wulffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01602911135725939409noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091218950079982154.post-78398832893108174502011-02-22T00:58:39.247+01:002011-02-22T00:58:39.247+01:00Hold on!
While academically I am starting to get m...Hold on!<br />While academically I am starting to get more satisfied, there is a common pattern here that seems to be unfolding, and the public eye should be aware of that ...<br />The plagiarizer confronted with the facts commonly shows one of two reactions (from my own experience):<br />1. If the wrongdoing was relatively minor and occurred due to 'sloppiness', the student is perplexed, sometimes stunned and depressed, but then apologizes humbly, accepts that s/he learned something, and moves on (submits a new or 'fixed' paper); or<br />2. the plagiarizer first denies wrongdoing, then only admits to what can quickly be proven (copy and paste ...). <br /><br />No surprise, #2 happens when the wrongdoing was usually not minor. Sound familiar?<br />KTzG, claiming category 1 while responding as in category 2, tonight has only admitted to what we already know and still relies on his reputation and political support (which plagiarizing students do not have). In all likelihood, he will get away with that. However, (science hat) considering likelihood, IMHO (and seconding the Guttenplag wiki conclusions at http://de.guttenplag.wikia.com/wiki/Zwischenbericht#Bewertung) he is simply lying when he says that he made "embarrassing mistakes". How then do you prove deliberateness of plagiarism?<br /><br />Alas, academically I must be satisfied if the University of Bayreuth strips him of his title in no uncertain terms. Personally, like with my students, I am unsatisfied giving them a second chance or an F on the assignment. I suspect that feeling cannot be dealt with. <br />Do we need stronger consequences for bold-face plagiarism such as this one?Gunnarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9091218950079982154.post-59200141998674917712011-02-21T23:41:34.916+01:002011-02-21T23:41:34.916+01:00"On a side note, it was fascinating to watch ..."On a side note, it was fascinating to watch a grass-roots movement with some simple, sharp tools" - That is us:<br /><a href="http://bluthilde.wordpress.com/2011/02/18/uneingeschrankte-solidaritat-mit-dr-zu-guttenberg/" rel="nofollow">Support Dr. zu Guttenberg!</a>Feliks_Dzerzhinskyhttp://bluthilde.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com