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ACADEMIC CONCERNS OF PLAGIARISM 
In academia, and in particular the university, the problem of plagiarism is approached as a serious one. In 
the view of many universities, plagiarism is seen as a form of deception or fraud. To deal with the problem of 
plagiarism, universities have established strict codes of academic ethics and have written policies, which deal with 
plagiarism. One Western university’s plagiarism policy is typical: 
Plagiarism is intentionally or knowingly presenting words, ideas, or work of others as one’s won work. 
Plagiarism includes copying homework, copying lab reports, copying computer programs using a work or 
portion of a work written or created by another but not crediting the source, using one’s own work 
completed in a previous class for credit in another class without permission, paraphrasing another’s work 
without giving credit, and borrowing or using ideas without giving credit. (Catalog, Cal Poly Pomona. 
2001-2003, p.59).
Typically, instances of plagiarism are reported to the Office for Judicial Affairs, or a similar university 
entity for consideration and appropriate administrative action. The concern of the university regarding plagiarism is 
that students who plagiarize are not distinguishing their analysis of a subject or assignments from what has been 
created by another and that they are not referring to sources to support their independent ideas. In doing so, the 
plagiarizer has defrauded the original author of the rights to a form of intellectual property and has compromised an 
academic ethical code that in the view of the university may be a punishable offense.