recycling school papers

[Kev]

if you had a paper due on a topic that you already wrote one on, but for a different class, would you just re-submit the old paper? do you think its right?

i have no real problem with it, i just feel a little shady doing it.

 

[Gunslinger08]

Ethically and morally, I'd say it's fine. You wrote it after all.

 

[T3C]

Originally posted by: joshsquall
Ethically and morally, I'd say it's fine. You wrote it after all.

 

[Balt]

Most professors will say that's a big no-no, I think.

One of mine even tried to convince a class that is was plagiarism to resubmit your own paper for a different class.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

If you wrote it, then I would recommend at least proofing it and making it better. I have never read a college paper that couldn't be improved. Besides, just b/c one prof gave you an A (i assume you would only consider recylcing an A paper) doesn't mean that another prof will.

 

[Encryptic]

Originally posted by: joshsquall
Ethically and morally, I'd say it's fine. You wrote it after all.

 

[Kev]

Originally posted by: yamahaXS
If you wrote it, then I would recommend at least proofing it and making it better. I have never read a college paper that couldn't be improved. Besides, just b/c one prof gave you an A (i assume you would only consider recylcing an A paper) doesn't mean that another prof will.

actually it was a low b, but:

1) this prof grades easier
2) it's the summer
3) i'm lazy

 

[fs5]

I think some schools have policies against this.

 

[PeteyCPU]

I had a friend who did this here at U of I who ended up having the 1st submission changed from an A- to an F and the second submission received an F. The professor of the second submission tried to have him thrown out. All I can say is be careful. You best bet is to make sure that the papers aren't submitted in the same dept. I.E. Eng 101 and Eng 150...

 

[Kev]

Originally posted by: PeteyCPU
I had a friend who did this here at U of I who ended up having the 1st submission changed from an A- to an F and the second submission received an F. The professor of the second submission tried to have him thrown out. All I can say is be careful. You best bet is to make sure that the papers aren't submitted in the same dept. I.E. Eng 101 and Eng 150...

was it the same teacher or something?

 

[Electric Amish]

I've done it for computer programs, but never a paper.

amish

 

[PeteyCPU]

No, but the professors in the department are close from what he told me.