PLAGIARISM PRIMER for T.A.s

Chris HackettOffice of Student Judicial AffairsTruth In Education program

PLAGIARISM

Code of Student Behaviour 30.3.2(1) No Student shall submit the words, ideas, images or data of another person’s as the Student’s own in any academic writing, essay, thesis, project, assignment, presentation or poster in a course or program of study.

PLAGIARISM

Code of Student Behaviour 30.3.2(1) No Student shall submit the words, ideas, images or data of another person’s as the Student’s own in any academic writing, essay, thesis, project, assignment, presentation or poster in a course or program of study.

PLAGIARISM

Code of Student Behaviour 30.3.2(1) No Student shall submit the words, ideas, images or data of another person’s as the Student’s own in any academic writing, essay, thesis, project, assignment, presentation or poster in a course or program of study.

PLAGIARISM

Code of Student Behaviour 30.3.2(1) No Student shall submit the words, ideas, images or data of another person’s as the Student’s own in any academic writing, essay, thesis, project, assignment, presentation or poster in a course or program of study.

PLAGIARISM

Code of Student Behaviour 30.3.2(1) No Student shall submit the words, ideas, images or data of another person’s as the Student’s own in any academic writing, essay, thesis, project, assignment, presentation or poster in a course or program of study.

ACCIDENTAL PLAGIARISM?It: Rejected – Too many hits to countIt seems: 11,160,000 matchesIt seems to: 3,050,000 matchesIt seems to me: 1,580,000 matchesIt seems to me that: 844,000 matchesIt seems to me that this: 29,700 matchesIt seems to me that this should: 237 matchesIt seems to me that this should not: 20 matchesIt seems to me that this should not be: 9 matchesIt seems to me that this should not be unusual: 0 matches

Taken from Collins, Paul. “Dead Plagiarist’s Society.” on Slate.com. Retrieved from http://slate.com/id.2153313/ on November 27, 2006.

DETECTION

Compare style, diction, look for inconsistenciesOut of context information or irrelevant facts/names/datesGoogleText-matching software

REPORTING

Professor responsible to deal with plagiarismTIME!Obligation?

PROCESS

TA notifies instructor

Instructormeets w/student

Submits reportto Dean

University AppealBoard (UAB)

Discipline Officer investigates

Dean investigates

POSSIBLE SANCTIONS

Zero on test, assignment or paperReprimandGrade reduction in courseF in courseNotation on transcriptConduct ProbationSuspensionExpulsion

DISCUSSION = PREVENTIONPromotes awareness about what plagiarism isLets students know you take it seriouslyThey generate ideas on why it’s importantUnderstand consequences more clearly

WHY DO WE CARE?

Generate ideas on why proper use of sources is important.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY PROGRAM

RESOURCES

Academic Integrity website: www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/tieUniversity of Alberta Libraries website: www.library.ualberta.ca/guidesStudent Services www.uofaweb.ualberta.ca/studentservices