Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology begins disciplinary proceedings over plagiarism
“Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology (GMIT) has confirmed that it has initiated disciplinary proceedings, following an external investigation into plagiarism at the college. It has also denied that any emails were deleted or evidence destroyed which were relevant to the investigation …” (more)
[Lorna Siggins, Irish Times, 19 September]
Tags: GMIT, Michael Carmody, plagiarism
You would have to ask how the student is the only one being accused of plagiarism when you have a lecturer lifting his r her answers straight from an instructir’s manual instead of devising and setting questions based on his or her own teachings, which is what one would expect for third level? Is wholecase is a disgrace to the academic profession,and mt for reasons of tolerance of plagiarism. This whole plagiarism thing is making us lose sight of our relationship with the students. GMIT should have done what tralee did and bring in the public professionals. The QQi hetac external report for the tralee case pinpointss exactly the issue, which was lecturer failure. TheIOTI prefersto brng in amatuer investigators , such as miriam hederman o’brieen, who run,in my opinion, run divisive mccarthyist with hunts like we have in GMIT. bring in a qqi panel..