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Scenario: Case 3

As part of a school-wide science fair, students are encouraged to work in pairs to design and conduct original experiments. However, in a chemistry class, Mrs. Patel discovers that two students, Jason and Lily, have submitted a science fair project that closely resembles a project from a previous year. Upon further investigation, Mrs. Patel learns that Jason and Lily collaborated with students from another school to develop their project, raising questions about intellectual property rights and academic integrity.

1. '''ANALYZE CASE '''

For analyzing this case, this condition is called plagiarism, or copying and pasting the materials from other resources without any changes being made. Jason and Lily are actually at fault because those experiments were actually done by previous students from other faculties. Apart from that, both Jason and Lily should meet in person or face-to-face with Mrs. Patel to discuss the flow of their completion project from the beginning until the end of the project. This case can be solved physically, and we need to have a proper discussion with Science Fair, Mrs. Patel. During the discussion, Mrs. Patel should show both students, Jason and Lily, the comparison of their project with the previous students' project. From this comparison, both Jason and Lily need to explain well about their projects. On the other hand, Jason and Lily need to prepare some proof regarding the completion of their project to ensure that it is a solid reason that can be explained to Mrs. Patel. For example, they can show the part that they are referring to in order to complete the project. This case is actually considered a serious case in the study because it will affect the grade and the process of the study. To overcome this case, both Jason and Lily need to give a solid reason regarding their project completion that is similar to the previous year's project. Mrs. Patel needs to make sure that both students are well informed about the project with solid reasons; otherwise, the project completion of both Jason and Lily will be penalized.

2. IDENTIFY THE ETHICAL ISSUES

The identical ethical issue in this scenario is plagiarism or academic dishonesty, where Jason and Lily replicated a project from a previous year without proper attribution or acknowledgment. This action breaches intellectual property rights and undermines academic integrity. Plagiarism involves presenting someone else's work, ideas, or findings as your own without proper acknowledgment. In this case, Jason and Lily's project closely resembled one from the previous year, indicating that they didn't come up with original research or ideas. By collaborating with students from another school, they may have knowingly or unknowingly copied the project, which raises questions about the integrity of their work and their commitment to academic honesty. This situation not only violates intellectual property rights but also undermines the purpose of the science fair, which is to encourage students to engage in original research and scientific inquiry.

3. PROPOSE STRATEGIES FOR RESOLUTION

Plagiarism is wrongdoing because it involves an infringement on someone's rights and integrity or in simple words, it is the use of works or ideas without the owner’s consent and acknowledgment. It can be classified as a crime and shouldn't ever be ignored or overlooked. There are several strategies or approaches that should be taken in order to solve this case. First and foremost, an investigation should be conducted by Mrs. Patel in order to collect all the information or proof related to the project done by both Jason and Lily either physically, verbally, or visually. The first step for this investigation, Mrs. Patel can address all the relevant materials including drafts and any sources of the previous project submission and the new one. She can also conduct an interview with Jason and Lily to provide a detailed explanation of the project's completion process, starting at the beginning until it is submitted to ensure originality. This is an important step to identify any misunderstanding and to avoid accusations without hearing explanations from Jason and Lily. Not just that, she also needed to explain that the project they had submitted resembled the previous year's project as well as asking Jason and Lily to explain the matter and justify themselves by providing a solid reason with proof. There are two outcomes possible in this case, either they acknowledge their guilt or they deny it. In case they deny their wrongdoings, Mrs. Patel must additionally show to them how the two projects are identical in which this action will automatically be assumed as plagiarism without any hesitation. Next, before taking action on both students, Mrs. Patel should perform a comparative analysis of the projects based on the collected evidence and students’ explanations. She can identify the similarities, differences, citations, and processes of the projects. Once the projects clearly show plagiarism, Mrs. Patel should refer to the academic integrity policy. By going over the academic integrity policy of the school and any rules with regard to the science fair, Mrs. Patel must remind them of the actions that might result in being charged for this plagiarism wrongdoing. Thus, this kind of strategy might urge both of them to confess their guilt. If they have both confessed that they did the wrongdoing, they should be informed that, in accordance with the school's policy, they still require proper punishment. As a result of their violation of the integrity policy, Mrs. Patel must choose an appropriate punishment or penalty for them in order to promote learning from mistakes and upholding moral standards.