Well for my uni you will be dragged to a hearing which would consist of the lecturers and dean if its very serious. consequences are usually suspension or being expelled off the school. if its not that serious the student would probably get a fail for the subject and resit it next semester under supervision.

plagiarism IS allowed, but to a certain a limit according to each universities' policy but usually it will only be around 10-20% for a bachelor degree. in this case its almost 100% and furthermore its the student's fyp and shouldnt be tolerated so lightly. cutting and pasting info from the internet and paraphrasing is not plagiarismif you quote the source. i guess this is the difference in mentality and standards between some public & private institutions here in malaysia compared to other reputable unis.

my lecturer told me there was a phd student in taiwan got his phd title revoked after he was discovered to plagiarise just ONE SENTENCE in his thesis. and in taiwan, you need at least 6 years to complete your phd. this is how serious plagiarism is looked at in the academic world.

This post has been edited by zstan: Jan 22 2013, 02:12 PM

he's a Dr. a phd holder. not yet a professor.