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Hi,
Thanks to everyone for responding. How did this person copy my work?assuming it's the person I *think* it is - they asked me to send them my work to help them structure their's... I've never withheld work either at postgrad or undergrad as I believe sometimes seeing another person's work not only helps you focus on structure but also acts as a reassurance! Likewise, I have many a time asked/seen other people's work just to see how it constructed and sent my own too.

thankfully mine was submitted first so I cannot have copied it - still cannot get my head round this one!!!!

This has definitely thrown me off! I still think (or fool myself into thinking!) the uni may have it wrong...

On a lighter note I ust want to know my mark...to think I've waited almost two months and STILL have to wait further to know what I got...punishment for my sins and impatience I guess!

It doesn't stop me worrying though...

thanks again


p.s. I don't have previous drafts but I do have email exchanges to the suspected individuals, and also copies of a few emails I sent to friends asking for feedback on my work... does that count for anything??

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Hi

I don't want to go into too much details but it has come to my knowledge that a student has copied my work for one of the assignments and an investigation is underway. Anyone here had a similar experience? or can anyone perhaps shed light on what to expect? I am worried(!!) I know I haven't copied or plagiarised the work.
I guess it's consoling to know the invesigation is focussed primarily on the other student but affects me too.

I still find it shocking anyone at postgrad level would try that. I'm just worried about my progression and potential academic career now.


any advice/tips/comments?

many thanks

Thank you so much for your replies!! I think I've calmed down a BIT now. Infact I'm working on restructuring it as I type. It's reassuring to know I have covered all if not most of the issues I need to. To be honest I think I've become a bit rusty... the last of proper academic writing I did was over a year ago! This past year I've simply been writing reflections during my teacher training so I suspect it's leaked into my essay - i.e a bit of informality perhaps??

Again THANK YOU so much for your response... I will keep you posted on my progress! I'm hoping to have it polished by tomorrow evening

Hi
thank you so much for your response.

>>If structuring is the main issue, rather than content, I would say that it is more straightforward to rectify than something with the wrong content/limited understanding. I'm guessing your knowledge was accurate and relevant, just not presented in the most effective way.<<

I never thought of it like that...the feedback basically said it had no structure whatsoever and did not read like an essay and the fact that I said it was a almost completed draft was suprising.

As I said in was an incomplete draft...yes I had the main body and intro...however I found the essay outline a bit vague... it was on the ethical issues of my research. which I thought I covered well (!!!) and justified/argued. I'm not sure if my essay was read as I was told I can only send one draft and perhaps I wanted after doing a lot more work on it.
What is suprising for me is that I've always got very high grades usually a first in my assignments so this has come as a horrible shock... I feel a bit stuck and not sure what to do now... as I've been told I need to do a lot of work on it...

Might speak to my supervisor... and see if they can offer any help.

feeling alone and miserable :(

Hi everyone,

I'm hoping someone can offer some advice or guidance. I've recently started the Mphil to transfer onto the PhD. Anyhow I have one assignment which I did. I worked really hard (or at least I thought I did!) and reflected and discussed all issues related to my research. I felt really pleased I had got it done and out of the way. However, I just got some feedback saying it didn't read like an essay and had no structure whatsoever. Infact I was advised to submit draft after I'd done alot more work on it.

I'm really worried and confused... the essay structure is how I have structured essays in the past and I have experience of research so it's not that it's new to me. I don't know what I've done wrong or how to rectify it...

I've NEVER been told my works been bad/poor on the contrary it's always of a high standard...

what shall i do?? any advice? The PhD is my ambition and i KNOW I can do it. but right now feel so down. is there a particular 'way' of structuring essays at Masters/Phd level? the topic was ethics.

Any advice/feedback/support appreciated

many thanks

Hi People,

I'm new here and also starting next week... is anyone else feeling 'daunted'?? Feel excited as I've wanted this for a looooooong time BUT very nervous and WORRIED too!!!

Please share