SENTENCE OUTLINEI. Plagiarism is a critical problem in American and British academic institutions.A. The growth of the Internet has accelerated its widespread diffusion.B. Plagiarism is considered an academic offense.II. Plagiarism comes in many forms.A. Use ideas posted by others as your own.B. Represent images or extracts from books, newspapers as one's own work.C. Collaboration on a mission requiring individual effort.D. Resubmission of an earlier work as a new piece.III. Anti-plagiarism policies.A. Circulation of policy guidelines to students and tutors.B. Defining formal measures to manage disparate levels and contexts of plagiarism.C. Providing citation skills to students.D. Providing supportive feedback to the student when plagiarism is discovered.E. Assigning a primary tutor to be responsible for dealing with plagiarism.III. The severity of sanctions for plagiarism depends on the form of the plagiarism.A. Penalties imposed by the faculty.1. Lowering the grade of an assignment.2. Give a failing grade for the entire assignment.3. Lowering the course grade.4. Give a failing grade to the entire course.B. Penalties imposed by the administration of the establishment.1. Reprimand the student in official writing.2. Loss of privilege.3. Restitution for damage or loss of property.4. Suspension of student status.5. Dismissal of the student.IV. Plagiarism deserves severe punishment.A. Copyright theft is equated to conventional property theft.B. The sanction must, however, be comparable to the form of the offense.C. The intention of the student must also be perceived.INTRODUCTIONThe effects of plagiarism on American and British academic institutions are considerable......middle of article......hing. January 25, 2005. January 1, 2010. Cream, P. and Lee, R. Writing in College: A Guide for Students. 2nd ed. Maidenhead: Open University Press, 2003. Fitzpatrick, Jane. A code of honesty. September 17, 2003. January 1, 2010. Park, Chris. “Rebels without a Clause: Toward an Institutional Framework for Dealing with Student Plagiarism,” Journal of Further and Higher Education 28.3 (2004): 291-306. “Plagiarism Policy and Anti-Plagiarism Strategy” National Extension College. June 2, 2009. January 1, 2010. Sutherland, Smith W. “Pandora's Box: Academic Perceptions of Student Plagiarism in Writing.” » Journal of English for Academic Purposes 4.1 (2005): 83 – 95.