Cheating & Plagiarism

Plagiarism

Frustrating and mind boggling as it is when your student comes to you and says “It was a Kindle edition so I didn’t think I had to cite it.” Or “I didn’t copy it word for word – so it’s not plagiarism!” Or “All the references are at the end – I mean, I read all those books.”

All of these are cases of unintentional plagiarism. Cases of obvious and intentional plagiarism have only one response – which is determined by your college. The unintentional kind is a bit trickier. Here are some articles to help you navigate those waters.

Common Craft Video

  • This is the one we watched in class to help introduce students to citations

You Can’t Just Change a Few Words Video

  • Also the one from class about altering the text without paraphrasing

The Future of Plagiarism

  • Fun read that really puts plagiarism into perspective

Academic Integrity and Plagiarism: A Question of Education, Not Ethics

  • Argument for educating students to avoid plagiarism, with very solid tips and rationales.

Plagiarism Goes Social

  • How students intentionally plagiarize today.

Assignment Design for preventing plagiarism

  • Short and to the point tips and ideas for preventing plagiarism through assignment design

 

Cheating

 Swoozie Video on Cheating

  • The one from class about the one honest kid and the 2 cheating kids

How college classes encourage cheating

  • Excellent article on the construction of a classroom that encourages cheating – drawing heavily on the notion of internal and external motivators.

Cheating in College

  • NPR Story (audio) on the use of the internet to cheat

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