Plagiarism forms one of the gravest sins that any person in the scholarly world including students can commit. While its interpretation may vary, copying and pasting assignments from other sources falls under the purview of plagiarism. N580 MODULE 4: DISCUSSION QUESTIONGiven the consequences of such a mistake and its bearing on the work of a student, many online tutors have to grapple with ensuring that students submit authentic content. N580 MODULE 4: DISCUSSION QUESTIONThus, in the event that the current author meets a copy and pasted content from a student, the first action would be to determine the position of the school policy with regards to the necessary actions as advised by Pecorari (2013). If the school demands for a higher handling of such cases, then the author will gather evidence and submit it to such an office plus a recommendation based on the validity of the reasons offered by the student. N580 MODULE 4: DISCUSSION QUESTION In other words, the approach here would entail playing by the rules of the online school.
However, even before the approach, it becomes incumbent upon the present instructor to offer feedback. As with every other scholarly works, the feedback provided to such a student will be honest and critical. N580 MODULE 4: DISCUSSION QUESTION The present author will highlight the existence of plagiarism in the work, indicate the source from where the work was copied and finally bring to the attention of the student the consequences of plagiarism. In addition to those steps, the present author will give the student a chance to explain him/herself failure to which an appropriate action as prescribed by the school will be adopted. N580 MODULE 4: DISCUSSION QUESTIONBased on the severity and sensitivity of the matter, the response to the student will occur in a private setting. The reasons for committing such an error may involve a host of issues that a student may not have the courage to divulge in a public place. N580 MODULE 4: DISCUSSION QUESTIONTherefore, by doing it in private, the present author expects to give the student the confidence to provide an honest answer as to why they copy-pasted their work. N580 MODULE 4: DISCUSSION QUESTION
References
Pecorari, D. (2013). Teaching to avoid plagiarism: How to promote good source use. Maidenhead, Berkshire, England: McGraw-Hill Education, Open University Press. N580 MODULE 4: DISCUSSION QUESTION