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Plagiarism

Plagiarism. Fall 2013 Adjunct Faculty Information Session. Plagiarism and Stockton. What is it, exactly? What does Stockton expect us to do about it? What will happen to students reported for plagiarism? Special issues: first year students, graduate students, cultural considerations

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Plagiarism

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  1. Plagiarism Fall 2013 Adjunct Faculty Information Session

  2. Plagiarism and Stockton • What is it, exactly? • What does Stockton expect us to do about it? • What will happen to students reported for plagiarism? • Special issues: first year students, graduate students, cultural considerations • My advice, for what it is worth

  3. How to help prevent plagiarism • Educate students about what plagiarism is, college policy, and proper documentation of sources. Expect to have to teach students to document and evaluate sources. • Create assignments that discourage plagiarism. Give clear, specific directions for meaningful writing projects. • Consider using Turn it in • You must have students submit their work to Turn it in and let them know on the syllabus they will need to do this • Please be sensible—there is no simple originality check percentage that determines whether there is plagiarism. • Attach penalties to plagiarism, apply them when plagiarism occurs, and report plagiarism.

  4. And keep things in perspective… • Being plagiarism cop can get out of control, we can take things too personally, and…

  5. Resource links • Stockton library information for faculty on plagiarism: http://intraweb.stockton.edu/eyos/page.cfm?siteID=86&pageID=100 • Stockton library information for students on avoiding plagiarism: http://intraweb.stockton.edu/eyos/page.cfm?siteID=86&pageID=320 • Interactive plagiarism quiz: http://intraweb.stockton.edu/eyos/library/content/Static/Plagiarism/studentguide/moduleV/frameset1.htm • Audrey Latourette article: http://intraweb.stockton.edu/eyos/academic_affairs/content/docs/Audrey%20Latourette%20plagiarism%20article.pdf • Stockton Academic Honesty policy: http://intraweb.stockton.edu/eyos/page.cfm?siteID=209&pageID=17 • Stockton Writing Center Plagiarism resources: http://wp.stockton.edu/writingcenter/avoiding-plagiarism/ • Virtual salt, anti-plagiarism strategies for research papers: • http://www.virtualsalt.com/antiplag.htm • The Stockton library has videos for students on avoiding plagiarism, citing sources, etc. • Chronicle blogs: http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/plagiarism-an-administrator%E2%80%99s-perspective/31775

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