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Jennifer Lagier |
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Patty McEfee |
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Hartnell College |
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Technology-enabled cut and paste plagiarism. |
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Online paper mills. |
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69% of all college professors detected one or
more instances of plagiarism per year. |
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1850 papers at University of Virginia
checked—100 questionable submissions. |
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Outright cheating. |
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Non-attribution. |
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Patchwriting. |
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SchoolSucks.com: |
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http://www.schoolsucks.com |
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Other People’s Papers: |
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http://oppapers.com |
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State laws to prevent the sales of term papers,
essays, reports, or dissertations. |
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Some states allow the college or university to
seek court action to prevent paper mills from selling papers to students. |
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Instructional methods as well as technology can
help prevent as well as detect cyber cheating. |
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Ignorance. |
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To compensate for poor planning and time
management skills. |
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Poor study skills. |
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Competition. |
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Aggressive parents. |
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Survey of 2,200 students from 21 colleges
revealed that 10 percent admitted to plagiarizing. |
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Out of 340 U.C. Berkeley neurobiology students,
45 had plagiarized . |
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University of California reported an increase
from 70 cases of plagiarism in the 1994-1995 school year to 142 cases in
1999-2000. |
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A George Washington University professor checked
every paper submitted by students in her class and found 42 submissions
composed almost entirely from plagiarized information. |
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Better education. |
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Class discussions that explore the effects of
plagiarism. |
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Online student guides. |
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Indiana
University, http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/wts/plagiarism.html |
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Princeton University, http://www.princeton.edu/pr/pub/integrity/pages/plagiarism.html |
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Spot checking phrases using online databases or
search engines. |
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Plagiarism-detector Web sites: |
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http://www.turnitin.com/ |
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http://www.canexus.com |
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http://plagiarism.com |
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Create unique assignments with specific criteria
that canned papers most likely will not address. |
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Require students to adhere to an
instructor-prepared list of unusual or narrow topics. |
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Insist papers contain specific components or
kinds of resources. |
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Require students to follow a list of sequential
process steps for the paper. |
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Require the inclusion of annotated
bibliographies. |
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Discuss plagiarism with students. |
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Place the emphasis on the research process. |
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Require students to apply rather than describe
ideas. |
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Include a reflection paper as a supplement to
the assignment. |
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Design assignments that require detailed
explanations, problem-solving, and decision-making. |
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Studies have shown that plagiarism and cyber
cheating are on the rise. |
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Students often lack time management and
organizational skills. |
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Increased competition and the pressure to
achieve academic success combine with poor study skills, leading to serious
lapses in ethical judgment. |
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Use of online resources. |
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Software tools. |
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Re-engineering assignments. |
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Assign thought-provoking topics. |
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Academic integrity at Princeton. (N.D.).
Retrieved April 8, 2002 from the world wide web: http://www.princeton.edu/pr/pub/integrity/pages/plagiarism.html |
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Argetsinger, A. (2001). Technology exposes
cheating at u-Va. The Washington post online. Retrieved April 8, 2002 from
the world wide web: http://www.washingtonpost.com/ |
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Carnevale, D. (1999). Web services help
professors detect plagiarism. Chronicle of Higher Education, 46(12), 49.
Retrieved April 8, 2002 from EBSCOhost (Masterfile) on-line database: http://ehostvgw2.epnet.com |
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Flynn, L.J. (2001). The wonder years: Homework
is free online. The New York Times. September 10, 2001. Retrieved April 9,
2002 from the World Wide Web: http://www.jointpartnership.com/nytimes/ |
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Harris, R. (2002). Anti-plagiarism strategies
for research papers. VirtualSalt. Retrieved April 8, 2002 from the World
Wide Web: http://www.virtualsalt.com/antiplag.htm |
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Hinchliffe, L. (1998). Cut-and-Paste Plagiarism:
Preventing, Detecting and Tracking Online Plagiarism. Retrieved April 8,
2002 from the World Wide Web: http://alexia.lis.uiuc.edu/~janicke/plagiary.htm |
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Kitalong, K. (1998). A symbolic web of violence.
Computers & Composition, 15, 253-263. |
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Kleiner, C. & Lord, M. (1999). The cheating
game. U.S. News and World Report, 127(20), 54-63. Retrieved April 8, 2002
from EBSCOhost Masterfile on-line database, http://ehostvgw2.epnet.com |
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McKenzie, J. (1998). The new plagiarism: Seven
antidotes to prevent highway robbery in an electronic age. From Now On: The
Educational Technology Journal, 7(8). Retrieved April 8, 2002 from the
World Wide Web: http://www.fno.org/may98/cov98may.html |
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Plagiarism: What it is and How to Recognize and
Avoid it. (n.d.) Retrieved April 8, 2002 from the World Wide Web: http://indiana.edu/~wts/plagiarism.html |
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Ryan, J.J.C.H. (n.d.). Student plagiarism in an
online world. PRISM Online. Retrieved April 8, 2002 from the World Wide
Web: http://www.asee.org/prism/december/html/student_plagiarism in an
onlin.htm |
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Standler, R. B. (2000). Plagiarism in Colleges
in U.S.A. Retrieved April 8, 2002 from the World Wide Web: http://www.rbs2.com/plag.htm |
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Young, J.R. (2001). The cat-and-mouse game of
plagiarism detection. Chronicle of Higher Education, 47, A26-27. Retrieved
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jlagier@hartnell.edu |
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mailto:pmcefee@hartnell.edu |
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http://www.hartnell.edu/faculty/pmcefee/cybercheating.html |
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http://www.hartnell.edu/faculty/jlagier/CyberCheating.ppt |
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http://www.hartnell.edu/faculty/jlagier/ccheat.htm |
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Notes