Timeline for Is reusing old code for a new assignment considered self plagiarism? How to protect yourself if you consider it to be, and a group partner does not?
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| Nov 2, 2015 at 18:25 | comment | added | SnakeDoc | In University, I regularly re-use code from previous projects (either other class projects or code I've written at work and have permission to use from my employer). There is nothing to gain from re-writing exactly something you have already solved - and it's great practice for real-world development where this sort of thing is expected and commonplace. | |
| Nov 2, 2015 at 14:43 | comment | added | dirkk | @110100101110101 This question (which differs from what you actually asked imho) would be closed on this site, because it is theoretically. Your assumption that it is plagiarism is seen as invalid by almost everyone here, so in short I would say your assumption is incorrect. Every reasoning based on an incorrect assumption is purely theoretical and of no value and will also be incorrect, so what is the point in answering it? Even if you don't accept the predominant opinion here, please acknowledge it at least that we reject your assumption. | |
| Nov 1, 2015 at 1:09 | comment | added | Byte Lab | I understand that, but again, that doesn't answer the question of how to handle it if it is cheating. That was my question. Assume it's plagiarism. How do you protect yourself? All you said was, "you're poisoning your relationship with your peer". Frankly, that is not helpful. Also, nobody has said, "We don't really think it's cheating." That's the point. None of the instructors have weighed in. | |
| Nov 1, 2015 at 1:08 | comment | added | Fomite | I'm saying it's not clear it's cheating. If a student came to me and said "I've already written the code that does large parts of X, can I just use that?" the answer would be yes. You can't get the TAs to answer, and the Prof. hasn't weighed in. The only authority declaring it's cheating is you. You asked us, and several people said "We don't really think it's cheating." That is an answer...it's just not one you like. | |
| Nov 1, 2015 at 1:07 | comment | added | Byte Lab | Nobody has answered my question, they've only said, "it's not cheating". You don't know the policies at my institution, nor do you know the specifics of my situation. If you update your answer to answer my question, I'll reverse my downvote. | |
| Nov 1, 2015 at 1:06 | comment | added | Byte Lab | Also, I don't see how using language such as "cheating" and "unethical behavior" is in poor taste if it is an edge case. Are you saying people should throw caution to the wind? I've attended institutions where students failed courses for this exact reason. Literally because they copied and pasted code. | |
| Nov 1, 2015 at 1:06 | comment | added | Fomite | @110100101110101 Based on your commenting and voting, I'm not sure you're not just fishing for someone to agree with you. | |
| Nov 1, 2015 at 1:04 | comment | added | Byte Lab | There is a very fine line between referencing your old work, and copying and pasting half of a previous project. People forget things over time, and if he already knows the material I don't think it's unreasonable at all to expect him to reimplement it. This isn't the private industry, this is a graduate program where everybody has to follow the same policies. | |
| Nov 1, 2015 at 1:00 | history | answered | Fomite | CC BY-SA 3.0 |