plagiarism and turnitin
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Plagiarism and TurnitinIn Brief: 6th December 2011
Phil Hardcastle, Lyn Lall and Steve Saffhill
In Brief: Plagiarism and Turnitin
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Summary
What is plagiarism? Issues Implementation
– Students– Staff
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Spot the similarity
Images copied from youthoughtwewouldntnotice.com/blog3/?p=5957
Rubens
Paul de Vos
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Nothing is wrong
Comment or resubmit work
Fail and verbal warning
Fail and terminate
Issues
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Your experiences
A. I have never used plagiarism detection software
B. I have only researched into the use of plagiarism detection software
C. Plagiarism detection software is used by some people within my organisation
D. Plagiarism detection software is commonly used within my organisation
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How robust are your organisation’s plagiarism policies and procedures?
A. We don’t have a need for one
B. We don’t really have one, but are dealt with using the disciplinary procedure
C. Plagiarism is managed within individual departments
D. We have an inter department process
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Quick wins
http://mycourse.solent.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=6144
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Assessment Design
• Personalise the assessment• Emphasise the value of analysis• Assess the process• Create learning partnerships• Harness the research process• Enable peer assessment• Discourage the use of pre-written assignments
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Personalise the assessment
• Self• Employer• Recent• Volunteer• Explicit
• Mailmerge
Implementation of good academic practice policy
Holistic approach Linked to
– Induction– e-safety – staying legal!– disciplinary policy– Staff development– tutorial support resources on Moodle (Staff and
Students)
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Resources to develop good academic practice and study skills
Resources from Jorum
– Reusable learning objects – flash animations on referencing books, websites journals, using Harvard – interactive
– Import as SCORM objects to your VLE
PLATO - tutorial support resources with interactive flash animations on referencing link
More information on PLATO at http://www.preventplagiarism.co.uk/index.asp
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