A Difference of Opinion: Self-Plagiarism in Academia
By Makenna Kramer, Assistant Opinion Editor
Your professor releases the essay prompt, and you notice it's nearly identical to a paper you wrote last quarter. The question arises: should you reuse your old essay?
Could it even be considered plagiarism if you’re copying yourself?
The UCLA Plagiarism and Student Copyright policy prohibits representing previous work as original or new work. This raises serious ethical concerns, as reusing old work ignores the true purpose of college writing assignments.
- The act of reusing old work for a new assignment undermines the purpose of college writing assignments.
- Most professors assign papers to develop original perspectives, not to reproduce existing work.
Author's summary: Exploring the ethics of self-plagiarism in academia.
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