Is it plagiarism for using my 5k word undergrad essay in my 10k word postrgrad?
Hi guys, I submitted a 5k mini-dissertation to TurnItIn at undergrad level for law. Will I be penalised for submitting a 10k dissertation to TurnItin at post-grad level if I use most of the undergrad dissertation in this one??
Original post by OllyBiesst
Hi guys, I submitted a 5k mini-dissertation to TurnItIn at undergrad level for law. Will I be penalised for submitting a 10k dissertation to TurnItin at post-grad level if I use most of the undergrad dissertation in this one??
yes, they call it self plagrarism. so you d technically have to either reference yourself constantly like journals tend to reference their own previous work or not use your work at all i m afraid as turnitin would pick it up.
Yes, this is plagiarism.
Talk to a lecturer, but generally universities won't allow you to submit the same piece of work twice for different years/modules.
Talk to a lecturer, but generally universities won't allow you to submit the same piece of work twice for different years/modules.
Oh dear. What if it's at a different university, does that matter?
Original post by OllyBiesst
Oh dear. What if it's at a different university, does that matter?
I'd say so on a hunch - but speak to your lecturer as they'll know what the rules are
Wow guys thanks so much for the response. 1 final question. I'm planning to take almost the opposite direction with this paper than I did at undergrad. As a result, if once I'm done and I run through one of those turnitin plagiarism checkers, and it's sufficiently low, I assume that'll be fine? Can you write 2 papers contradicting yourself?? Or does that seem fishy haha 
Serious question, though
Serious question, though Original post by OllyBiesst
Wow guys thanks so much for the response. 1 final question. I'm planning to take almost the opposite direction with this paper than I did at undergrad. As a result, if once I'm done and I run through one of those turnitin plagiarism checkers, and it's sufficiently low, I assume that'll be fine? Can you write 2 papers contradicting yourself?? Or does that seem fishy haha Serious question, though
Serious question, though i think even at a different uni turnitin would still pick up that you used your own work so i would say use as little as possible and maybe speak to your dissertaiton supervisor to see whats okay and what isnt.
Original post by OllyBiesst
Wow guys thanks so much for the response. 1 final question. I'm planning to take almost the opposite direction with this paper than I did at undergrad. As a result, if once I'm done and I run through one of those turnitin plagiarism checkers, and it's sufficiently low, I assume that'll be fine? Can you write 2 papers contradicting yourself?? Or does that seem fishy haha Serious question, though
Serious question, though You can contradict yourself - the problem is if you're reusing chunks of previous work as this will get picked up by plagiarism checkers. I'd really speak to your lecturer as they'll know for sure
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