Plagiarism
Detection and Prevention
“Plagiarism may be
defined as the use of another person’s words and/or ideas without
acknowledging that
the ideas and/or words belong to someone else. It is not a new phenomenon,
nor is it something
exclusive to the discipline of economics, but there is little doubt that it is
a
growing problem
that lecturers need to address systematically if the underlying causes, rather
than the symptoms,
are to be addressed. At the heart of the problem is the increasing availability
of easily
accessible electronic resources in recent times, whereupon it has become so
much easier
for students to ‘cut and paste’ slabs of unedited text” (http://www.economicsnetwork.ac.uk/handbook/printable/plagiarism.pdf).
What
plagiarism detection software is available to online instructors?
According to Boettcher and
Conrad (2010, p. 73) “http:// plagiarism.com / self.detect. htm and http://
Turnitin.com/static/indes.html. Many institutions have a site license for the
Turnitin application”.
How
can the design of assessments help prevent academic dishonesty?
- “Allows questions that require critical thinking, analysis, evaluation, or synthesis
- If questions require higher order thinking than fact recall, timing is not a serious concern.
- Be prepared to reset a test should students lose connectivity or be kicked off the server
- Use Authentic Assessment (students are asked to perform real-world tasks that demonstrate meaningful application of essential knowledge and skills)
What
facilitation strategies do you propose to use as a current or future online
instructor?
I propose to uses three
facilitation strategies: “inspirational; practice-oriented; and highly
structured. The study shows that these facilitation strategies generated
innovative ideas, motivated students to participate, and provided a risk-free
and relaxed atmosphere for participation” ( http://www.public.iastate.edu/~acorreia/Student-led%20facilitation%20strategies.pdf).
What
additional considerations for online teaching should be made to help detect or
prevent cheating and plagiarism?
- “Academic Integrity Best
Practices
- Designing Online Courses to
Discourage Dishonesty
- Are Your Online Students
Really the Ones Registered for the Course?
- Cheatability - determine how well your course site prevents
cheating
- Strategies to Minimize
Cheating Online
- Ethics and Distance
Education: Strategies for Minimizing Academic Dishonesty in Online
Assessment
- Curbing Academic Dishonesty
in Online Courses
- Combating Cybercheating:
Resources for Teachers
- Preventing Academic
Dishonesty
- Handling Academic
Dishonesty
- Tips for Handling
Technology Enhanced Cheating
- Writing Multiple Choice Items which Require
Comprehension
- Tutorial: Academic Integrity
Episodes” (http://www.public.iastate.edu/~acorreia/Student-led%20facilitation%20strategies.pdf)
References
Boettcher, J. V., &
Conrad, R. (2010). The online teaching survival guide: Simple and practical
pedagogical tips. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
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