Asked by WaseemahI on 06-05-2020 11:49:33
Question posted in the General Law category relating to Western Cape
Good afternoon. Im currently at Private college as an online student. We had a task which was in form of a discussion/blog where each student could see each others submissions online and couldnt comment on it. I noticed one student had the exact same format as i did. I realised she downloaded mine and tweaked it here and there to make it her own. Changed a few words here and there. Answer to question 3 she didnt even bother changing. Included the examples are identical to mine. I reported it to the college and they say they cannot see she copied mine. Even though they admit to me they can see question 3 was copied. They still dont feel student is guilty. Im upset i spend so many hours studying perfecting my work while i have a full time job and a family and someone can just steal mine and take 30 mins to change a few things and get raving reviews. Pleasr help me. What are my options?
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