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Academic Integrity in the 21 st Century Collegiate Environment

Explore the prevalence, forms, root causes, and solutions of plagiarism in the collegiate environment. Understand why academic integrity is crucial for educational growth and intellectual honesty. Contact Carleen Baily for further assistance.

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Academic Integrity in the 21 st Century Collegiate Environment

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  1. Academic Integrity in the 21st Century Collegiate Environment

  2. Focus on Plagiarism: Basic Questions to Ask • How big an issue is it? • Where do we find it happening? • What form/s does it take? • What are the root causes? • What are the solutions? • What makes it an important educational issue?

  3. Basic Questions to Ask 1. How big an issue is it? • What is the extent of the problem? (Substantial Interest from 2011 National Institute Roundtable) • Is our information more than anecdotal? Are there data?

  4. Basic Questions to Ask • Where do we find it happening? • Online program assignments • Traditional classroom assignments • Portfolio essays

  5. Basic Questions to Ask 3. What form does it take? • What are the root causes? • What are the solutions?

  6. Types/Forms of Plagiarism • turning in someone else's work as your own • copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit - no citation • failing to put a quotation in quotation marks • giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation • changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit – paraphrasing without credit • copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work, whether you give credit or not (see our section on "fair use" rules) (from internet site Plagiarism.org: http://www.plagiarism.org/plag_article_what_is_plagiarism.html)

  7. Basic Questions to Ask 4. What are the root causes of plagiarism? • Dishonesty • Lack of knowledge • Educational immaturity • Cultural issues • Information overload – electronic media

  8. Effects of Electronic Media • Wikipedia • Social Media • Mash-ups • Internet “Certainly attention spans seem shorter these days, and the line between actual thinking and mere aggregation grows ever blurrier.”* * Hallberg, , Garth Risk. 2012. Review of Magic Hours: Essays on Creators and Creation, by Tom Bissell. The New York Times Book Review, 6 May, 2012 .

  9. Basic Questions to Ask • What are the solutions? • Better detection • Turnitin or other plagiarism detection software • Google or other search engines • Context • Writing style • Barriers to detection • Evaluator/mentor time • Lack of detection software

  10. Solutions? • Review of institutional policies: Look at consistency among campus-wide published sources – Examples • Catalog • Student Handbook • Website • Institutional approach: • Punitive or • “Developmental” • Consistency in executing policies

  11. Solutions Continued Review ways assignments are given. How is portfolio handled? • Course match • Course challenge • Life essay

  12. Why Is Academic Integrity Important? • Intellectual honesty • Information Literacy • With a information-saturated landscape, students need to know how to evaluate quality of the information received. • Citation helps students identify and think about sources – Primary, secondary, etc. • Original Thought • Develop the capacity through analysis and critical thought to develop original ideas • Develop confidence in intellectual skills

  13. Carleen Baily Program Advisor Thomas Edison State College 609-984-1141 x3435 cbaily@tesc.edu

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