Mustafa wrote a paper about railroads for a Canadian history class last year. A section of that paper would be a good fit for part of an engineering project this year. Can Mustafa re-submit the same writing again?

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Self-plagiarism (duplicate submission) occurs when a student re-uses substantial parts of their own previously submitted work in a new assignment without disclosure and permission. Academic integrity policies commonly require instructor approval before re-using past work.

1) Relevant knowledge points and concepts
- Self-plagiarism / duplicate submission: submitting the same (or substantially similar) work for credit in more than one course without permission.
- Instructor ownership of course assessments: each instructor expects original work for their assignment unless told otherwise.
- Proper procedure: disclose prior submission and obtain explicit permission (ideally written) from the relevant instructors; cite or acknowledge prior work if reuse is permitted.

2) Step-by-step reasoning
- Mustafa’s paper was already submitted in the history class last year, so that version already earned credit in that course.  
- Re-using a section for the engineering project would be re-submitting previously assessed work.  
- To avoid self-plagiarism, Mustafa must inform the instructors involved and get permission.  
- Because two separate courses and instructors are involved, both instructors have a legitimate interest: the history instructor should know their previous assessment is being reused, and the engineering instructor must decide whether the reused material meets the learning objectives of the engineering assignment.  
- Both instructors’ agreement ensures transparency and prevents academic integrity violations.

3) Calculations / intermediate steps
- Not applicable; reasoning is policy-based rather than numeric.

4) Why the correct answer is correct
- Option d (“Yes, but only if both instructors agree”) reflects standard academic practice: reuse is permissible only with explicit permission from the course instructors to avoid self-plagiarism and ensure both courses’ requirements are respected.

5) Why the other options are incorrect
- a: “Never” is too strict; reuse can be allowed with proper permission.  
- b: Getting permission from only the history instructor is insufficient because the engineering instructor must also agree to accept previously submitted work.  
- c: Permission from only the engineering instructor ignores the fact the history course already assessed the work; the history instructor should be informed.

6) Conclusion
Therefore, the correct choice is d. Yes, but only if both instructors agree. This matches the provided answer.

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