This session was presented by Kelly Burke, Librarian Kelsey Campus for ILDC Kelsey. The session identifies factors that may cause students to plagiarize and discusses how to prevent plagiarism.
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And lets have lots of discussion!
4. Defining Plagiarism
Intentional:
to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as
one's own : use (another's production) without crediting
the source . (www.merriam-webster.com)
Unintentional:
Quoting an author inaccurately
Misrepresenting the authors words (poor summarizing)
Citing the wrong source
5. Why Student’s Plagiarize …
Research Skills or Writing Skills
Poor research skills
Confusion about paraphrasing
Careless note-taking in class
Confusion over how to properly cite resources
Misunderstanding
What plagiarism actually is
What is common knowledge
“Public information” vs. copyright, intellectual property
6. Why Student’s Plagiarize … con’t
Outside factors which affect our students
Scholarships or competition
Consumer mentality
Learning vs. grades
Internal factors which affect our students
Time management
Cultural/Generational factors?
7. Preventing Plagiarism …
Teach citation standards (APA, MLA …)
Proper citation demonstrates good research = stronger
paper
Address common problems with how to cite
Not everything on the web is “free-for-use”
Teach students what plagiarism is
The core concepts of plagiarism
9. Preventing Plagiarism … con’t
Assignment design
Spacing out due dates
Focused Assignments
Change paper subjects for every class
Describe and explain SIAST’s Policy on Student
Conduct, Academic Dishonesty
Describe what the penalties are for plagiarism
“Trust issues” between instructor and student
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11. Detecting Plagiarism
Quality of writing/ inconsistent writing through paper
Use of language (above their level)
Font differences (through paper)
Paper does not fully match with assignment
12. Detection Software
Google – www.google.com
Library Databases
Turnitin - http://turnitin.com
Plagiarism dot org - http://www.plagiarism.org/
Word Check - http://www.wordchecksystems.com/
Eve 2 - http://www.canexus.com/eve/index.shtml
Paper Mills
http://www.coastal.edu/library/presentations/mills2.ht
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This is a comprehensive list of paper mills