Students who believe that they have been otherwise graded unfairly have the right to appeal to the department chair if discussion with the faculty member proves unsatisfactory. Students who are dissatisfied with the decision of the department chair may take their complaint to the dean of the college or the dean's designee for appropriate action. Plagiarism Plagiarism is the act of appropriating and using the ideas, writings, or works of original expressions of another person as one's own without giving credit to the person who created the work. This may encompass portions of a work or an entire work. Works of original expression include but are not limited to papers, speeches, poetry, movies, videos, protected pieces of art, illustrations and musical compositions.
Plagiarism can result from either deliberate dishonesty or ignorance of citational procedures.
Deliberate plagiarism is especially serious and warrants more severe sanctions, but even plagiarism based on ignorance of procedures is a punishable offense, especially when it occurs more than once. Plagiarism is an act of dishonesty and violates the mission and spirit of the educational enterprise at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University. It also violates the rights of other students. A. A professor proves that a student has plagiarized. However, in contested cases it is the duty of the student to provide detailed information about the generative process of the work.