Comment by rolph

plaigarism was egregiously rampant, in my undergrad experience. A handwritten report, experimental notebook, and pre-precis of intended manuscript was mandatory. The blatant xerox copy pasta that occurred, right down to the whiteout over the original authors PII and the toner banding was astonishing. There were several incidents were the entire assignment had to be redone by the entire class, with variations per individual, along with the stated expectation, that this was to be a solo effort. The instructors and the profs had to wrestle with this at personal expense under threat of having the entire year of subject disqualified, for everyone. Anti fraud mechanisms are important for undergrad as an enforcement of ethical habits, ive went through it first hand.