Harvard et le plagiat: des étudiants se défendent

On annonçait il y a peu un nombre considérable de cas de plagiat au sein de la prestigieuse institution. Cet article du NY Times présente quelques nuances et les arguments de plusieurs étudiants.

 "Harvard students suspected in a major cheating scandal said on Friday that many of the accusations are based on innocent — or at least tolerated — collaboration among students, and with help from graduate-student teachers who sometimes gave them answers to test questions.

 Students said they were tripped up by a course whose tests were confusing, whose grading was inconsistent, and for which the professor and teaching assistants gave contradictory signals about what was expected. They face the possibility of a one-year suspension from Harvard or revocation of their diplomas if they have already graduated, and some said that they will sue the university if any serious punishment is meted out.

 La suite:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/01/education/students-of-harvard-cheating-scandal-say-group-work-was-accepted.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120901