Faculty Workshop on Plagiarism East Liverpool March 11, 2008 Rob Kairis Library Director Stark Campus

Combating Student Plagiarism – Principles … Overview Orientation Education/Integration Prevention Consistency Rehabilitation

Combating Student Plagiarism – Principles … Orientation Survey student attitudes about plagiarism Discussion of the ethical implications of plagiarizing An overview of the university policy Practical (common sense) ways to avoid plagiarism Discussion of how students plagiarize (case studies)case studies Started at Stark (University Orientation/First Year Colloquium) spreading to Kent (Comm Studies)

Combating Student Plagiarism – Principles … Education/Integration Find the proper course within the discipline where plagiarism could be more fully discussed Provide a specific definition for plagiarism within the discipline Develop strategies for educating students about plagiarism within the context of the discipline (create specific assignments) Discuss ways that plagiarism could be included in subsequent courses in the discipline

Combating Student Plagiarism – Principles … Prevention Software as tools to improve writing skills: Refworks Turnitin Web Portal for tools, tips, and sample exercises to help students learn skills such as how to paraphrase properly

Uniform interpretation of university’s definition of plagiarism How to be consistent in application of university’s policy Flowchart Forms Matrix of appropriate sanctions Combating Student Plagiarism – Principles … Consistency

Combating Student Plagiarism – Principles … Consistency Sanction Type of Offense Work not Accepted for Credit Student Fails Assignment Student Fails Course Student Referred to Conduct Officer Improper citing of reference Entire sentences copied from internet site without reference Several major sections of assignment copied from internet site without reference Paper purchased from paper mill Student paraphrases word- for-word sections of another work (doesn't use quotes) Student includes specific statistics but no reference fro them Student recycles paper from a previous course ("double- dipped") Student has been caught plagiarizing in the past

Combating Student Plagiarism – Principles … Rehabilitation “Plagiarism School” Modeled after “Traffic School” Started at Stark Spring 2006 (1 case) 7 cases in 2007, 4 so far this year 2 Students from Kent (1 from Judicial Affairs) The Program Plagiarized assignment University Policy Case Studies Homework (students “spot” the plagiarism)

Faculty Workshop on Plagiarism East Liverpool March 11, 2008 Rob Kairis Library Director Stark Campus