2. Plagiarism School Strategic Efforts for Educating and Rehabilitating Students Wayne College, The University of Akron April 8, 2016 The Teaching Learning Collaborative Rob Kairis Library Director Kent State University at Stark

3. Plagiarism Quote … “In fact, Mr. Fitzgerald — I believe that is how he spells his name — seems to believe that plagiarism begins at home.”

4. Plagiarism Quote … “In fact, Mr. Fitzgerald — I believe that is how he spells his name — seems to believe that plagiarism begins at home.” http://www.salon.com/2001/08/25/fitzgerald_9/ Zelda Fitzgerald “It seems to me,” she wrote in her review, “that on one page I recognized a portion of an old diary of mine which mysteriously disappeared shortly after my marriage, and also scraps of letters which, though considerably edited, sound to me vaguely familiar.”

5. Why Plagiarism? … Examples: Staff (Student Worker Policy) Interdepartmental (computer programming) University-wide initiatives http://newyorkcliche.com/2013/08/27/its-not-you-its-me-a-deluge-of-breakup-cliches http://theshakespeareblog.com http://www.espnaggieland1039.com/yogi-berra-passes-away-at-90 “It’s not you, it’s me.” “A code by any other name…” “I never said half the things I said.” “If we do not hold ourselves to these standards, how do we hold our students to them?”

6. Famous Plagiarists… https://youtu.be/8M6x1H08aFc Just Words…Blurred Lines… http://www.bet.com/music/photos/2015/03/7-reasons-the-blurred-lines-verdict-should-have-everyone- spooked/_jcr_content/leftcol/flipbook/flipbookimage.flipfeature.dimg/031315-music-marvin-gaye-pharrell-robin-thicke.jpg https://youtu.be/ziz9HW2ZmmY Lester, Toni, “Blurred Lines — Where Copyright Ends and Cultural Appropriation Begins — The Case of Robin Thicke versus Bridgeport Music, and the Estate of Marvin Gaye” (2014). Hastings Communications and Entertainment Law Journal, Vol. 36, No. 2, 2014 (pp. 217-242).

7. FYE/Destination Kent State  (Stark 2005, all campuses 2010)   Stark 2005, all campuses 2012- Policy streamlined Creation of the Academic Hearing Panel  Honor Pledge 2010 Faculty Workshop, Aug. 26 2004 Stark Turnitin 2006/2007; all campuses SafeAssign 2012-

8. University-Wide Initiatives… Faculty Senate Commission on Academic Integrity (formed Spring 2010) (Fall 2010):Mandated plagiarism instruction for all FYE classesplagiarism instruction

9. Student Ethics … According to a study of KSU Stark FYE students (2009-2013)… Students who download music without paying believe… “Many if not Most” students plagiarize (0.807173907, Significant (The P-Value is < 0.00001) “Plagiarism is bad or the worst thing a student can do” (0.808311194, Significant (The P-Value is < 0.00001) Students who believe that “Many if not Most” students plagiarize, also believe… Plagiarism is bad or the worst thing a student can do (0.848326071, Significant (The P-Value is < 0.00001) Pearson Correlation Coefficient: Pearson, K.. (1895). Note on Regression and Inheritance in the Case of Two Parents. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, 58, 240–242. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/115794

10. University-Wide Initiatives… Faculty Senate Commission on Academic Integrity (formed Spring 2010) (Fall 2010):Mandated plagiarism instruction for all FYE classesplagiarism instruction Initiated the Honor PledgeHonor Pledge Surveyed FYE students on changes: Regarding the 50-minute session on plagiarism… 86% responded positively to changes--session was “thorough” or “Very Informative” 58% of students given the plagiarism presentation considered plagiarism a “Very serious violation” Compared to only 46% of students not given plagiarism presentation 75% of respondents said they signed the pledge. Of the 211 comments…

11. University-Wide Initiatives… Faculty Senate Commission on Academic Integrity (formed Spring 2010) Comments regarding the honor pledge… “It's only fair to me and my fellow students to agree to do our own original work.” “I don't put my name to things with no value. It also reminds me too much of when I was asked to sign a virginity pledge.” “I signed the Honor Code because it seemed like a reasonable, sensible code to follow.” “I do not remember signing the code nor do I care. I hold myself to my own standards and do not need any code telling me that I'm right. This survey is NOT anonymous if it is uniquily tied to my email account.” “I sign the Honor Code in the beginning, because I know if I plagiarize or cheat I will feel like I am embaressing not only myself, but my family and university that I belong too. (My reasoning is that Kent State excepted me into their University, because I was qualified and to this effect they are my family in a way... If this make sense at all...)” “I personally feel that a piece of paper won't hold back a student from cheating. The willingness to not plagiarize is instilled and upheld by the individual student, not by some piece of paper.” “You forced a prinicpal down our throats and expected us to respond well to it. The people who honestly cared about plagerism learned about it and upheld the integrity you asked of us then. You were preaching to a deaf crowd and patronising the people who listen.” Badges?? We don’t’ need no stinkin’ badges. http://fuzzyandblue.blogspot.com/2006/04/pledge-virginity-to-daddy-at-purity_20.html http://www.auburnmedia.com/wordpress/2007/02/25/blog-honor-and-badges-and-resource-for-best-practice

12. University-Wide Initiatives… Faculty Senate Commission on Academic Integrity (formed Spring 2010) (Spring 2011):New Cheating and Plagiarism Policy Passes Faculty Senate (unanimously) New Cheating and Plagiarism Policy Passes KSU Board of Trustees (Fall 2011):Policy implementation gets delayed (enter the lawyers) (Spring 2012):University webpage on plagiarism is created: http://www.kent.edu/plagiarism http://www.kent.edu/plagiarism (Summer 2012):Online sanction form is created within Flashline (Banner)Online sanction form SafeAssign is designated as official plagiarism detection service (free component of Blackboard Learn) (Fall 2012):Policy implemented Plagiarism SchoolPlagiarism School is offered on all campuses

13. Recognition … January 2013, WKYC broadcasts a news report Teaser June 2013, Crain’s Cleveland Business article

14. Current Initiatives … New committee on Academic Honesty Policy revision (again) International Students Faculty Education (Postcard) Team Plagiarism Online Module What is Plagiarism? Consequences How to Avoid Plagiarism Using Citations

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