Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Detecting and Preventing Plagiarism


Conversation on Information Literacy

Student Presentation: 
Links and Resources:

Academic Integrity and Plagiarism Resources; University Teaching Development Centre, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

    Anti-Plagiarism Strategies for Research Papers; Robert Harris, Virtualsalt.com
    • Yes, it looks like it was made in 1997; yes it has ads sprinkled throughout; however, the information within is actually quality and up-to-date
    • Headers within are: Strategies of Awareness, Strategies of Prevention, Strategies of Detection

      Avoiding Plagiarism; Purdue Online Writing Lab (OWL); Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 
      • Not only does the OWL provide awesome citation examples, it also has a section on plagiarism: Overview (intentional and unintentional plagiarism, challenges), Is It Plagiarism? (When is credit given? When is something considered common knowledge?), Safe Practices (best practices for students as they write), Plagiarism Exercise (identifying proper and improper use), Best Practices for Teachers (outlining course policy)

      Cheating 101: Internet Paper Mills; Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC 
      • A list of over 250 websites students may access in order to cheat

        How to Recognize Plagiarism; Indiana University Bloomington School of Education, Bloomington, IN
        • Tutorial that gives an overview of plagiarism, examples, allows students to practice, and has a test students may take

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