Links for the TAP "Detecting Plagiarism and Cheating" Workshop

Academic Integrity at Rutgers University

• Rutgers University’s Policy on Academic Integrity (Office of Student Judicial Affairs)
• Office of Student Judicial Affairs
• Office of Student Judicial Affairs: Academic Integrity Presentations ("The Office of Student Judicial Affairs offers presentations on academic integrity tailored specifically for student or faculty audiences. Presented by student members of the University Hearing Board, these lively, interactive PowerPoint lectures are perfect for fraternity and sorority groups, residence halls, and classes of any size. The average presentation lasts about 35 minutes and each student in attendance leaves with a copy of the Guide to Academic Integrity.")

Research on Academic Integrity

• Center for Academic Integrity (Clemson University)
• Plagiary: Cross-Disciplinary Studies in Plagiarism, Fabrication, and Falsification
• Research on Academic Dishonesty: Facts Worth Knowing (UNC-Chapel Hill)

How and Why Students Cheat

• Survey: Many Students Say Cheating’s OK (CNN 4/5/02)
• Rutgers Study Finds Many Students Plagiarize (The Daily Collegian 9/17/03)
• Why Students Plagiarize (University of Alberta Libraries)
• Why Do Some Students Cheat? They Rationalize It, ISU Research Finds (Iowa State University)
• How to Cheat: Techniques Used by Cheaters (Teachopolis)
• Cheating Prevention in College Classrooms (Tallahassee Community College)
• Wired for Cheating (Chronicle of Higher Education 7/16/04)
• Cheating 101: Internet Paper Mills (Coastal Carolina University)
• The Cheating Culture (David Callahan)

Strategies to Discourage and Detect Plagiarism
Pedagogical Measures:

• Washington State University Plagiarism Information Site (This site provides an excellent overview of all aspects of plagiarism.)
• Plagiarism.org (LOTS of resources for both students and instructors on understanding and avoiding plagiarism)
• Defining and Avoiding Plagiarism: The WPA Statement on Best Practices (Council of Writing Program Administrators)
• Plagiarism Proofing Your Assignments (PDF) (Bates College)
• Plagiarism and Anti-Plagiarism (Rutgers-Newark)
• Deterring Plagiarism: Some Strategies (University of Toronto)
• Anti-Plagiarism Strategies for Research Papers (Robert Harris)
• Thinking and Talking About Plagiarism (Nick Carbone/Bedford St. Martin)
• Using the different "flavors" of Google to help detect plagiarism
• The Faculty Role in Stopping Cheating (Inside Higher Ed)
• The Bedford/St. Martin's Workshop on Plagiarism (Includes pedagogical strategies to undercut plagiarism, as well as a discussion about the use of plagiarism detection services)

Tutorials on Plagiarism:

• Rutgers University Writing Program Plagiarism Tutorial (Rutgers-New Brunswick)
• Plagiarism and Academic Integrity at Rutgers University (Rutgers University Libraries)
• Plagiarism: A Guide for Students (Paul Robeson Library, Rutgers-Camden)
• Department of English Plagiarism Tutorial (Rutgers-Camden)
• Examples of Plagiarism and How to Avoid It (Drew University)
• Examples of Plagiarism (Princeton University)

Plagiarism Detection Services (PDSs):

• Turnitin.com
• Turnitin at Rutgers (RU Division of Continuous Education and Outreach--check here for updates on the status of the university's license for Turnitin.)
• EVE2 (Essay Verification Engine)
• MOSS (Measure of Software Similarity) (Free!)
• SafeAssign
• WCopyFind (Free!)
• DOC cop (Free!)
  
  

Debates About Using Plagiarism Detection Services (PDSs):

• Plagiarism Detection Tool Creates Legal Quandary (Chronicle of Higher Education 5/17/02)
• Students Rebel Against Database Designed to Thwart Plagiarists (Washington Post 9/22/06)
• McLean Students Sue Anti-Cheating Service (Washington Post 3/29/07)
• McLean Students File Suit Against Turnitin.com (Conference on College Composition and Communication; an in-depth examination of the pedagogical and ethical issues behind the students' lawsuit)
• Issues Raised by Use of Turnitin Plagiarism Detection Software (Grand Valley State University, MI)
• Turnitin’s Response to Grand Valley State University (Kairosnews)
• Turnitin's Statement Regarding Copyright and Privacy (PDF)
• Plagiarism Detection Services Position Statement (Intellectual Property Caucus of the Conference on College Composition and Communication)
• Plagiarism Detection Services Bibliography (Intellectual Property Caucus of the Conference on College Composition and Communication)
• Four Reasons to be Happy About Internet Plagiarism (Russell Hunt, St. Thomas University)
• University Can Submit Essays to Turnitin.com Without Student Consent (The McGill Daily 10/15/07, McGill University)
• Calling Off the Hounds: Technology and the Visibility of Plagiarism (James P. Purdy, Pedagogy 5.2 (2005): 275-296)

Tests and Comparisons of Various PDSs:

• Tests of the Effectiveness of Various PDSs (A general overview in English; the details are in German. The site owners are working on translating more of it into English)
• Online Plagiarism Detection Services--Saviour or Scourge? (PDF) (Lucy McKeever, University of Newcastle upon Tyne)

Note: If you find any other interesting links pertaining to plagiarism and cheating issues, please let us know and we'll post them on this page: workshops@ctaar.rutgers.edu

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