Time For That Discussion About Plagiarism Again

Several of my students' recent assignments at one place I'm teaching this term involved plagiarism.  That is a perennial problem in academia, occurring at every level (from K-12 to doctoral work, and sometimes beyond) and in pretty much every type and tier of institution.  Some places I've taught have a very strict policy about it, requiring instructors to report any suspected instance of plagiarism to some type of academic integrity board or office.  Others give instructors a...