Academic Ethics and Plagiarism

FRSC 2001 – Intro to Forensic Science II

Professor Bensley

Top 10 Most Commonly Encountered

Types of Plagiarism

1. Clone – Submitting another’s work, word-for-word as one’s own.

All Data from: “White Paper – The Plagiarism Spectrum,” www.turnitin.com

Survey of 879 higher and secondary educators from around the world (2012).

2. Mashup – Mixes copied material from multiple sources

3. CTRL- C – Contains significant portions of text from a single source without alterations.

4. Remix – Paraphrases from multiple sources, made to fit together.

5. Recycle – Borrows generously from the writer’s previous work without citation.

6. Re-tweet - Includes proper citation, but relies too closely on the text’s original wording and/ or structure

7. Find-replace – Changing key words and phrases but retaining the essential content of the source

8. Aggregator – Includes proper citation to sources but the paper contains almost no original work

9. 404 Error – Includes citations to non-existent or inaccurate information about sources

10. Hybrid – Combines perfectly cited sources with copied passages without citation

Alfred State Academic Integrity Code

“Absolute academic integrity is expected of all students and faculty members of Alfred State. Students must in no way misrepresent their work, fraudulently or unfairly advance their academic status, or in any way help other students commit acts of academic dishonesty, and faculty members must fairly evaluate academic work.” (emphasis added)

http://www.alfredstate.edu/academic-integrity-code

Alfred State Academic Integrity Code

“Students are responsible for the academic work they submit (including papers, examinations, lab reports, etc.), and that work should be completed honestly and according to the requirements and restrictions for academic work in each course.”

http://www.alfredstate.edu/academic-integrity-code

Alfred State Academic Integrity Code

“Plagiarism: the representation of someone else's words, ideas, or work as one's own. This includes quoting, paraphrasing, or condensing another's work within one's own without giving proper attribution, or purchasing or receiving another's work and submitting it as one's own. When quoting, paraphrasing, or summarizing, students must identify the extent to which a source has been used and must cite with precision. This applies not only to written work, but also computer programs, architectural and other designs, photography, video, art, and other media.” (emphasis added)

http://www.alfredstate.edu/academic-integrity-code

Alfred State Academic Integrity Code

“Students shall not knowingly assist others in acts of academic misconduct.”

“Faculty members shall inform the students of special regulations applying to academic integrity in the work in each course. They shall make clear to what extent collaborative work or the exchange of aid or information is acceptable.”

http://www.alfredstate.edu/academic-integrity-code