<p>If I were to give my younger friend a project I did last year as reference but told them not to copy. They said they were just using it for information. The teacher said that is totally fine. </p>
<p>But what if that student then uses that paper or project and plagiarizes or even copies from it.</p>
<p>Would I be considering cheating? I could see myself getting into trouble but I feel that would be unjust.</p>
<p>What do you guys think?</p>
<p>If your friend copies your project, I think there’s a chance you could also get in trouble. You should probably take a quick look at his project before he turns it in to make sure he hasn’t completely plagiarized your project.</p>
<p>If you have to ask…</p>
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<p>If the teacher gives you permission to hand it over for reference purposes, then I would think you can’t be blamed for what happens after you hand it over.</p>
<p>BTW, if the project is at all worth copying then the teacher will probably remember it. It’s stupid to use previous years’ work, on so many levels.</p>
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<p>You just answered your own question, ■■■■■.</p>
<p>It was just a hypothetical question. I was wondering if the lender is responsible for the borrower’s misuse.</p>
<p>@TRUFFLIEPUFF I didn’t answer my own question at all. I was asking if it was cheating for the lender. </p>
<p>I didn’t mean to get personal advice. I meant it as a hypothetical question, I should have phrased it better. I am not in danger of it happening to me. Just a thought I came across.</p>
<p>The basic question: Is a lender responsible for a borrower’s misuse?</p>
<p>I would say no but I feel many times they would get in trouble.</p>
<p>Just don’t give it to your friend… even if it is 100% okay, you don’t want him or her to expect favors like this in the future.</p>
<p>This happened in my honors government class. It was a 35 page essay; a kid from AP Gov did it the trimester before and gave it to several kids in my class “as reference”. (He may have actually just given it to one kid who gave it to others; I can’t remember.) Many of these kids (stupidly) turned in the paper untouched. Not only did these kids receive zeros, but the AP kid who gave his paper to all these kids was docked points on his final trimester grade even though he did the paper the trimester before.</p>
<p>I would advise you to not share the paper. I would give your friend advice on what to do, but I wouldn’t give the full paper to him/her.</p>
<p>Yes, it is cheating. But will you actually do something about it?</p>
<p>I think its only plagerism if they steal it and since you said it was ok, then its ok. You should sign a contract that says you gave him permison. I think you should sell it to him for like $40 if they really want it that bad.</p>
<p>Who cares?</p>
<p>First rule, never let em change you. Rule two, do you to the fullest.</p>
<p>Either you trust the friend, or you don’t. I have done something similar (given an entire year’s worth of notes, labs, &c for one class). I had perfect faith in the person. And anyways, I was too lazy to split up my material and only hand off a select portion.</p>
<p>But no personalized stuff (individual reports, essays). Just things where the primary use would be to check data and review lectures. I’d say papers are tough because there is really no justification for handing off something that relies so heavily on someone’s analysis of a specific area.</p>
<p>From my sources, the lender is just as at fault as the person who cheated.</p>
<p>You cant get in trouble for it if you already got a grade. Its all their fault if they decide to just use your data. I would trade something for it or get paid since you did the work.</p>