Is it plagiarism?

[Lucy Sky Diamonds]

I have two papers of equal length to write for two different courses. The descriptions of what the two profs want are so similar it hurts. Is it plagiarism if I take the paper I wrote for the first class that I turned in last week, remove the sections that are not appropriate for the other class, and replace it with content that is appropriate? I'm just recycling my own stuff. Is it plagiarism?

[Best Looking Boy]

yeah usually all school's plagarism policies ******* your own work, but i doubt it's ever been called out

[dusty]

you should have made a poll.
(no.)

[hereisnowhy]

Yeah, you're not allowed to do that. The chances of getting caught are probably pretty low, but that doesn't make it okay.

In conclusion, ask more netphorians.

[Lucy Sky Diamonds]

I checked out my school's plagerism policy, and it appears to be within the boundds of what's allowed. I'm not passing off someone else's work as my own, and I'm sourcing all of my points.

It will be two different papers. Just... not very different.

[Random Female]

Originally posted by Lucy Sky Diamonds
I checked out my school's plagerism policy, and it appears to be within the boundds of what's allowed. I'm not passing off someone else's work as my own, and I'm sourcing all of my points.

It will be two different papers. Just... not very different.

i'd say go for it. my uncle did that. he took one of the major papers he wrote for his undergraduate and beefed it up for his MA. it was all good. and for the same school.

[Lucy Sky Diamonds]

I'm just continuing my own research.

[noir cat]

No, I don't think it's plagerism because it's your own work. And the author/writer/artist/creator has a right to rewrite things, improve things, do whatever they want to whatever piece they created.

Although, by the school standards... I don't believe they'd say it's plagerism, but... I'm sure it's wrong to do that. According to them. Although I'm sure they won't find out? I hope. I feel the same way... it's recycling your work.

[Lucy Sky Diamonds]

It's two different departments, housed in two different buildings. The profs will NEVER know.

[Blank]

Originally posted by Lucy Sky Diamonds
I have two papers of equal length to write for two different courses. The descriptions of what the two profs want are so similar it hurts. Is it plagiarism if I take the paper I wrote for the first class that I turned in last week, remove the sections that are not appropriate for the other class, and replace it with content that is appropriate? I'm just recycling my own stuff. Is it plagiarism?

It's only plagarism if you get caught.

Anyways, I think that it should be fine....It could become interesting if the two teachers discuss your paper, but either way you should be ok.

[Lie]

The key is not to make it too good.

[Best Looking Boy]

I'm sure she won't have that problem.

[sarmatianus]

Originally posted by Random Female
i'd say go for it. my uncle did that. he took one of the major papers he wrote for his undergraduate and beefed it up for his MA. it was all good. and for the same school.

I don't think that counts, because I hear about that happening all the time - from professors! And not in any negative way.

Of course, it all depends on circumstances and rules, but there have been many fine scholars that do the same thing and beyond. As long as they keep on expanding, it shouldn't be a problem.