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Plagiarism Advisory Service. http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/jiscpas. JISC Plagiarism Advisory Service. Information Management Research Institute, School of Informatics and Learning Resources Northumbria University. Background. Phase 1 projects Emergence of “cyber cheating”
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Plagiarism Advisory Service http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/jiscpas
JISC Plagiarism Advisory Service Information Management Research Institute, School of Informatics and Learning Resources Northumbria University
Background • Phase 1 projects • Emergence of “cyber cheating” • Need for support
Advice and Guidance The Plagiarism Advisory Service aims to provide institutions, academics and students with generic advice and guidance on all aspects of plagiarism prevention and detection.
Approach • Holistic • Preventative • Multi-disciplinary
3 levels • Policy and procedure • Teaching practice • Study skills
Policy and procedure • Raise awareness of the issues • Policy guidelines • Examples of best practice
Teaching Practice • Good Practice guides • Links to other resources e.g. LTSN guides • Stimulate discussion
Study skills • Develop educational material • ‘Level the playing field’ • Increase awareness
The detection service • Available to all JISC funded sites • Centrally administered within the institution • Accessible through the advisory service website
The procedure • Institution registers • Lecturer registers and sets up class and assignment • Student registers and joins class • Student submits paper for assignment • Software checks paper for text matches • Software produces originality report • Lecturer views originality report
Originality report • An educational tool • Can open a dialogue between academic and student • Can raise awareness
An interactive service • Existing material • Identify gaps in provision • Share good practice
Plagiarism Advisory Service http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/jiscpas