Identified by: Instructor Date Investigation initiated: 19/Apr/2013 Details of previous incidents: Dear Steve Vidot It has been reported to me, as the assessment officer for your programme, that you are suspected of having breached the University’s Policy on dealing with Plagiarism, Collusion and the Fabrication of Data in the preparation of assessment(s) for the above class. The work does not contain any quotation marks, in-text citations and references although 72% of the material was copied from the Internet. In a separate email I send the Turnitin report. The University’s procedures require me to investigate this matter and to make a report to the Board of Examiners. The procedures also state that you must have an opportunity to provide an explanation for the alleged incident, and I am inviting you to do so now. Before answering this letter, you may wish to review the University of Liverpool’s Policy on dealing with Plagiarism, Collusion and the Fabrication of Data which can be found in your Student Handbook on the center for student success: Center for student success You may also wish to consult with your Student Support Manager. However, you should provide me with any written explanation of the circumstances which have given rise to this allegation by no later than 7 days from the date of this letter. In writing your response, it would be helpful to bear in mind the following: The Turnitin report is always analysed by at least one member of the academic staff before an investigation for major plagiarism, collusion or fabrication begins. The precise value of the Turnitin similarity index is of no particular importance. The nature of the suspected offence is as important as the extent of it. The sources identified by Turnitin are not necessarily the sources you used simply because the same material may appear in many different sources. What is important is not whether you used those particular sources, but rather whether you have properly cited and referenced…