Transcript Plagiarism Strategies for Prevention

Best Practices for
Reducing Plagiarism
Jill Newby
Information Literacy Team
UA University Library
March 22, 2005
Cheating 101*
Paper Mills
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http://www.academiclibrary.com/
Yahoo – Term Papers
Internet makes it easy to copy & paste
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Encyclopedia Britannica Online
Article from Academic Search Premier
*Cheating 101: Paper Mills & You - Margaret
Fain and Peggy Bates, Kimbel Library, Coastal
Carolina University, Conway, SC.
Best Practices
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Have a Class Discussion about Plagiarism
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Why is it important for students to understand why
plagiarism is an important issue?
Provide opportunities for students to learn about plagiarism
and how to paraphrase and cite information correctly
 Online Tutorial – Western Michigan Univ. Library
 Examples of incorrect & correct paraphrasing – Indiana
University – Writing Tutorial Services
Discuss the penalties for plagiarism
 Include a policy statement on your syllabus
 Refer to the UA Code of Academic Integrity
http://studpubs.web.arizona.edu/policies/cacaint.htm
Best Practices
 Create
meaningful assignments
that support course objectives
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Create clear parameters for assignments
Work with librarians to design effective
library research assignments.
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Don’t assume students know how to find,
evaluate and cite sources correctly
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Provide time/activities in the syllabus for students
to engage in information literacy topics
Provide time/activities to help students learn how
to evaluate sources
Provide resources for correctly documenting
sources
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Focus on the Research Process
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Use sequenced assignments for thesis
statement, pre-writing article search, outline,
drafts, annotated bibliographies.
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Support students in identifying topics early
Support students in synthesizing information
Provide examples of good research papers
with correct citation formats.
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Provide Frequent Feedback and Assessment
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Have a clearly defined grading rubric
Use student peer-review for drafts
Have students write about their research/writing
experiences – “research log”
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Be knowledgeable about detecting plagiarism
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Ask for sources and drafts of writing
Use a Search Engine
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Type in a phrase using quotations
“telephone was only a convenience”
Use commercial detection services
– last resort?
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Penalize those that plagiarize
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Determine appropriate level of penalty
Notify the Dean of Student’s Office
621-7057
Complaint form and information:
http://dos.web.arizona.edu/uapolicies/
Resources
WPA Statement on Defining and Avoiding
Plagiarism
http://www.ilstu.edu/~ddhesse/wpa/positions/WPAplagiarism.pdf
Strategies for Avoiding Plagiarism (Library
site)
http://www.library.arizona.edu/library/teams/InfoLit2000/plagiarism.shtml
Citation Guides
http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/index.html