Guilty Until Proven Innocent

Minutes before your career-defining PhD defense, Professor Blackwood ambushes you with devastating accusations of academic theft. Your entire academic future hangs by a thread as you face immediate expulsion. With only your wits and whatever evidence you can gather on your phone, you must defend your integrity against a senior academic who seems determined to destroy you.

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Scenario Overview

Your Role

Final-year Doctoral Candidate in Digital Ethics

Conversation Partner

Professor Marcus Blackwood, PhD

Setting

A stark conference room with floor-to-ceiling windows showing a stormy sky. Your presentation materials are ready, but your accuser blocks your path to the podium.

Location

Hamilton Hall, University Research Center, Top Floor

Learning Objectives

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Defend your academic integrity without losing composure

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Gather specific details about the plagiarism accusation

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Document the interaction while building a counter-case

About This Scenario

How It Starts

“Don't even think about giving that presentation. I have irrefutable evidence that significant portions of your thesis were plagiarized. You have exactly five minutes to convince me why I shouldn't report this to the academic board right now.”

This is how Professor Marcus Blackwood, PhD's greeting will start.

Practice Details

Scenario ID

#1188

What You'll Get

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