Based on your experience, have you seen such practices in your work? Why do you think this sort of plagiarizing is rather common in business/professional writing?

ASSIGNMENT

Why Plagiarism Doesn’t Bother Me At All: A Research-Based Overview of Plagiarism as Educational Opportunity

Answer the two assigned questions about how this relates to your understanding of business writing practices. Post your answers as your response to this discussion topic.

Here is an excerpt from an article called “Plagiarism Doesn’t Bother Me” by Professor Gerald Nelms:

In some “real-world” contexts, plagiarism is not only acceptable but is expected. Brian Martin calls this “institutionalized plagiarism.”

In a short paragraph, respond to the following questions. Post your paragraph as your response to this discussion topic.

1) Based on your experience, have you seen such practices in your work? Give an example. Why do you think this sort of plagiarizing is rather common in business/professional writing?

2) Where do you think the practice of using the same format, even the same language, for business documents might have come from? Can you think of any examples of when you have noticed the use of what is sometimes called “boilerplate” documents and language?