Academic Dishonesty & Plagiarism 21st Century

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e r nc p e o ca em c ones y

Academic inte rit and honest in

higher education is being challengedmore today due to the internet,

,

and paper mills

Today, Nothing less than a nationalmovement is under way to advance

the principle of honesty in academic

, ,Lathrop & Foss, 2005, preface, p.1)


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an attempt to deceive a

pro essor; s an a emp

to steal a degree from theinstitution. (Harris,

2001, .117).


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ere oes eg n

2004 by the Institute of Ethics,reported that from a sample of

23,763 high school students

from 85 high schools in the U.S.,reporte c eat ng ur ng a

test at school, and 35% copied

classroom assignment (Lathrop

& Foss, 2005 .


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ssues n g er uca on

A recent study conducted by Donald

50,000 college stud ents have reportedc hea ting sinc e 1990

c olleg e c ampuses, over 75 perc entrep orted c hea ting a t some p oint during

their c olleg e c aree r

Another study c onducted in 2001 byMc Ca be reported that 41 perc ent of thec ollege students who admitted c hea tinghad la ia rized from the internet

(Embleton & Helfer, 2007).


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aper s: n xamp e Today, students are purchasing papers online through

.

A paper mill, is a term used to describe an internet Website that students can access in order to obtain a termpaper on any topic. Some students do not even think thatobtaining a paper in this manner is plagiarism (Bowman,

, .

One site, www.Schoolsucks.com has a collection ofcollege term papers, organized by topic

This site has over 10,000 visitors daily who aredownloadin a ers

There are basically three different types of paper mills:free, pay per page, and custom mills

Existing papers can be purchased from a price range of$3.95 to $50.00 per paper

custom serv ce can e contracte w t to wr te yourthesis or dissertation for a minimum fee of $500.00(Bowman, 2004)

Lets explore the site


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Detec tin Sus ec tedPlagiarism . .

The best detec tion sea rc hen ine for a first a ttem t tofind the work on the www.

Is http://www.dogpile.comThis site is highly rated by(Harris, 2001).


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What are some students resentin onYou Tube?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=it6JRsCZBrc

w e ex shttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slL9WkjZt-g

Plagiarism PSAhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klngzYhXA7g

Plagiarism: Dont Do It!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gC2ew6qLa8U


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a an e o

Educate ourselves b usin availableresources

Hold rofessional develo ment worksho s forfaculty and administration

Design student projects in a unique manner sothey are unable to cheat/plagiarize

Strengthen Academic Integrity & Honesty

Policies


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Pla iarism Resources for Colle es &Universities

Please find a comprehensive reportconducted by Ronald B. Standler forColleges in 2000. The direct link ishtt : www.rbs2.com/ la .htm

Another outstanding resource is: Anti

Papers, published by Robert Harris in2001 at

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esources

A resource website created by BarbaraBarnes: Available on the library website at:http://www.lcsc.edu/library/faculty/instruction.htm#Plagiarism

A bibliography of related academic integrityand plagiarism resources compiled by Lynne

Bidwell can be found at: (Please hit refresh tosee t e atest e ts per o ca y :

http://www.lcsc.edu/faculty/plagiarism_bibliography.htm


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Stren then course academic inte rit olicies in coursesyllabi. For example:

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Part of the mission of this college is to educate students to be ethical.

Students share with the faculty the responsibility for academichonesty and integrity. The University expects its students to dotheir own academic work. In addition, it expects activeparticipation and equitable contributions of students involved ingroup assignments. Violation of the Academic IntegrityStatement, in whole or part, could result in an F grade for thecourse. The following acts of academic dishonesty are notacceptable:

Cheating: using or attempting to use unauthorized materials,, . .,

exam).

Fabrication: unauthorized falsification or invention of any informationor citation in an academic exercise (e.g., a paper reference).

Plagiarism: representing the words or ideas of another as one,s own inan academic exercise e. . failin to cite references

appropriately or taking verbatim from another source).Facilitating academic dishonesty: helping or attempting to help

another to commit academic dishonesty (e.g., allowing another tocopy from your test or use your work).

** In addition to action by the professor, all incidents will bereported to Student Affairs Officer.


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Provide enhanced academic integrity/honestye ucat on as a stan ar o aca em c pract ce at t e

beginning of a students academic career. Forexample, the online course developed by BarbaraBarnes, and individually in the classroom

The course can be found at:http://www.lcsc.edu/library/ILI/Module_2A/Welcome.htm

Use detection software and online search enginesfor detection: Lets look at an example..

Dont be afraid to confront dishonesty, but in many, ,

to be successful

Lets discuss one case example here at LCSC


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e erences

Bowman, V. (2005). The plagiarism plague: A

resource and Cd-Rom tutorial for educators and

librarians. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers,Inc.

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plagiarism and academic

dishonesty. Searcher 15(6).

Harris R. A. 2001 . The la iarism handbook:

Strategies for preventing, detecting, and dealing

with plagiarism: United States: Pyrczak

Publishing.

Lathrop, L. & Foss, K. (2005). Guiding studentsfrom cheating and plagiarism to honesty and

integrity: Strategies for change. Westport,

Connecticut: Greenwood Publishin Grou .

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