She told us to go online and find articles…and write only the articles.but due to me not understanding the assignment I accidentally write the abstract of the article…now she said I plagiarized…and this is my first time…at the end of the term am transferring…does this affects me in any way in my new school an transferring to? Are they going to accept me??what are my chances of acceptance?
Can you explain the situation a bit more? Are you in high school or college/university?
It’s a university
And what did the professor say your punishment for the plagiarism would be?
For example, something like just getting a zero on the assignment might not affect you too much, but failing the entire course could raise some question. Or if academic dishonesty is noted on your transcript, that could be a red flag for wherever you’re trying to transfer to.
Like the assignment is all about article an English assignment so she told us to go online and find article…due to me not understanding I accidentally wrote the aticle abstract…now she said its plagiarism…and Aiit am transferring at the end of the term…how will this affect me?
She told me to sign some papers…like its accidentally
What else did the professor say when she said it was plagiarism? Did she say you would be punished in any way?
She didn’t tell me about any other punishment just told me to sign some papers today…
Okay, so were the papers like “I’m sorry I plagiarized, it was an accident, I won’t do it again”?
If so, that would sound pretty minor to me. That would be like a warning, with no real other consequences. In that case I would think you’d be okay.
If you’re really worried, you could go ask her – apologize, say you won’t do it again, and ask if there would be any effect on your transcript.
We can’t help you without knowing what exactly you signed. Do you still have that document? If not, you need to talk to someone at your school – this professor, or your adviser, or an ombudsman (many schools have it, ask on your campus) who can explain everything to you. Now is not the time to be getting advice on an anonymous forum. Now is the time to be getting advice on your own campus. Make an appointment with an adviser right away.
I did begged her but she said she already disclosed it to her chair…that’s why she gave me the school plagiarism form to fill academic dishonesty I think…I just don’t know what to do…don’t want it to affect me when transferring
It was a plagiarism form I think academic dishonesty though
How do you “accidentally” copy the abstract?
Well, I guess they meant they thought they were just supposed to find an article and show it to the teacher? Dont know.