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I submitted my final paper for one of the online classes I took fall semester on Dec. 17 or 18. I got an e-mail last night from my professor saying that he reviewed my paper and found that I plagiarized and that it's a serious violation of academic integrity and I received an F for the paper as well as an F for my final grade, before even talking to me. He told me that I had a chance to raise the problem in front of the board, which is a HUGE process. Attached below was a link to the school's policy regarding plagiarism and cheating etc. So at this point I'm freaking out wondering what he thinks I plagiarized and had a hard time sleeping etc. I wrote him back right away expressing my concern and I didn't get a response till later on tonight. He attached a paragraph from my paper saying it was identical to another student's paper. The paragraph was one I submitted November 27 on our discussion board forum and being that it was my original work which was relevant to my current topic, I put it in the final paper. Well, everyone in the class participates and can see everyones posts..so this person apparently copied my work and put it in their paper. I e-mailed him back stating all that and included a screen shot of it from it's original posting on Nov. 27. I got an e-mail back from him with a half ass apology, he also told me that this other student plagiarized her entire paper and would be penalized for it. I'm happy it's resolved but I'm still annoyed at this guy. Within that link it states that if there is a discrepancy the professor is supposed to contact the student and try and work things out before any action is taken. He waited till the last minute, sent me an e-mail with this accusation and already gave me an F for the course, which was posted. He sent me that e-mail at the same time he e-mailed everyone else with their final grades. So after I receive my final grade from him, he's getting an e-mail back stating how I didn't appreciate being accused of plagiarizing and receiving an F before I could even explain myself, basically him not following proper procedure which was written in the link he told me to read! The chairperson of the department will also get an e-mail as well as the Dean. This guy is an assistant professor, so I'm hoping this will stir up some noise for him.