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== Definition == | == Definition == | ||
{{quotation|Plagiarism is the practice of claiming or implying original authorship of (or incorporating material from) someone else's written or creative work, in whole or in part, into one's own without adequate acknowledgement. Unlike cases of forgery, in which the authenticity of the writing, document, or some other kind of object itself is in question, plagiarism is concerned with the issue of false attribution. ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagiarism Wikipedia], retrieved 17: | {{quotation|Plagiarism is the practice of claiming or implying original authorship of (or incorporating material from) someone else's written or creative work, in whole or in part, into one's own without adequate acknowledgement. Unlike cases of forgery, in which the authenticity of the writing, document, or some other kind of object itself is in question, plagiarism is concerned with the issue of false attribution. ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagiarism Wikipedia], retrieved 17:41, 25 March 2008 (MET))}} | ||
Plagiarism is one form of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_dishonesty academic dishonesty]. A related form is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contract_cheating contract cheating], i.e. someone else produces the work. | Plagiarism is one form of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_dishonesty academic dishonesty]. A related form is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contract_cheating contract cheating], i.e. someone else produces the work. | ||
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Plagiarism most often occurs when learners are left alone to produce a term paper and/or if classes are too big. When properly scenarized with a good [[Category:Project-oriented instructional design models|project-oriented instructional design model]], risks seem to be ''much'' lower. | Plagiarism most often occurs when learners are left alone to produce a term paper and/or if classes are too big. When properly scenarized with a good [[Category:Project-oriented instructional design models|project-oriented instructional design model]], risks seem to be ''much'' lower. | ||
Here is a short list of strategies to consider (see also Wikipedia's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contract_cheating#Dealing_with_contract_cheating dealing with contract cheating] and Gretchen Pearson's [http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~ehrlich/plagiarism598.html Plagiarism and Anti-Plagiarism]. Both retrieved 17: | Here is a short list of strategies to consider (see also Wikipedia's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contract_cheating#Dealing_with_contract_cheating dealing with contract cheating] and Gretchen Pearson's [http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~ehrlich/plagiarism598.html Plagiarism and Anti-Plagiarism]. Both retrieved 17:41, 25 March 2008 (MET)): | ||
* Turn assignments into real personalized projects (like mini-research projects). | * Turn assignments into real personalized projects (like mini-research projects). | ||
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=== Commercial online === | === Commercial online === | ||
No idea which one is best or which one offers best price/quality. - [[User:Daniel K. Schneider|Daniel K. Schneider]] | |||
* [http://www.turnitin.com/ turnitin.com] (commercial) | * [http://www.turnitin.com/ turnitin.com] (commercial) | ||
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; Multilingual | ; Multilingual | ||
* [http://copytracker.org/ CopyTracker]. Free software to download (also available from [http://copytracker.org/ source forge]). | * [http://copytracker.org/ CopyTracker]. Free software to download (also available from [http://copytracker.org/ source forge]). Not tested, but currently seems to be the best (free) bet. | ||
* Use a search engine like Google and just copy/paste some particularly well written sentence. First within quotes, then without quotes. This btw. also works for computer code. | * Use a search engine like Google and just copy/paste some particularly well written sentence. First within quotes, then without quotes. This btw. also works for computer code. | ||
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=== Detection tool indexes === | === Detection tool indexes === | ||
* [http://www.lemoyne.edu/library/plagiarism/detection_sites.htm detection sites and software], Electronic Plagiarism Seminar. Syracuse, NY: Noreen Reale Falcone Library, Le Moyne College, 2004, retrieved 17: | * [http://www.lemoyne.edu/library/plagiarism/detection_sites.htm detection sites and software], Electronic Plagiarism Seminar. Syracuse, NY: Noreen Reale Falcone Library, Le Moyne College, 2004, retrieved 17:41, 25 March 2008 (MET). | ||
* [http://www2.le.ac.uk/Members/jlb34/plagiarism-resources Plagiarism resources] | * [http://www2.le.ac.uk/Members/jlb34/plagiarism-resources Plagiarism resources] | ||
Revision as of 18:41, 25 March 2008
Definition
“Plagiarism is the practice of claiming or implying original authorship of (or incorporating material from) someone else's written or creative work, in whole or in part, into one's own without adequate acknowledgement. Unlike cases of forgery, in which the authenticity of the writing, document, or some other kind of object itself is in question, plagiarism is concerned with the issue of false attribution. (Wikipedia, retrieved 17:41, 25 March 2008 (MET))”
Plagiarism is one form of academic dishonesty. A related form is contract cheating, i.e. someone else produces the work.
Remediation
Plagiarism most often occurs when learners are left alone to produce a term paper and/or if classes are too big. When properly scenarized with a good, risks seem to be much lower.
Here is a short list of strategies to consider (see also Wikipedia's dealing with contract cheating and Gretchen Pearson's Plagiarism and Anti-Plagiarism. Both retrieved 17:41, 25 March 2008 (MET)):
- Turn assignments into real personalized projects (like mini-research projects).
- Change subject areas (i.e. paper topics) for each course.
- Require step-wise delivery, lists of themes, goals, questions, resources etc. Each of these must be reified as products and be discussed an evaluated. As an example see the C3MS project-based learning model.
- In the same spirit, require an electronic research trail (e.g. have them use a wiki to work on concepts)
- Tell students that prior work must be considered and that citations are encouraged, but also announce that you will use plagiarism detection software.
- Have students present their paper and ask them tough questions.
Tools
Commercial online
No idea which one is best or which one offers best price/quality. - Daniel K. Schneider
- turnitin.com (commercial)
- Ephorus (commercial, can integrate with some portals, e.g. Blackboard, Moodle or Dokeos LMSs.
- Urkund (commercial)
- French commercial
- Pompotron (supporte txt, pdf, doc, rtf, ppt, html). Renvoye le rapport par email, micropayment.
- Compliatio.net
Free
- English
- WCopyfind examines a collection of document files. Can handle text, html, and some wordprocessor formats. Only useful once you identified possible sources of plagiarism.
- Multilingual
- CopyTracker. Free software to download (also available from source forge). Not tested, but currently seems to be the best (free) bet.
- Use a search engine like Google and just copy/paste some particularly well written sentence. First within quotes, then without quotes. This btw. also works for computer code.
- Software
- MOSS. A System for Detecting Software Plagiarism. Free for non-commercial use, subscription needed.
Links
Links of links
- Electronic Plagiarism Seminar
- Plagiarism Detection (JISCipas)
- Internet: Fraude et déontologie selon les acteurs universitaires
Overviews
- plagiarism by Bruce Arnold. Good overview. See also term paper mills and incidents.
- Plagiarism (Wikipedia)
- Plagiarism detection
(Wikipedia)
Detection tool indexes
- detection sites and software, Electronic Plagiarism Seminar. Syracuse, NY: Noreen Reale Falcone Library, Le Moyne College, 2004, retrieved 17:41, 25 March 2008 (MET).
- Plagiarism resources
Databases
Good sources
Let's assume you want to plagiarize:
- Essay mill
- Paper mills at Urkund
- Google Scholar
References
- Proceedings of the 2nd International Plagiarism Conference (2004)
- Proceedings of the 2nd International Plagiarism Conference (2006). Open access !
- Badge, J. L., Cann, A. J., & Scott, J. (2007). To cheat or not to cheat? A trial of the JISC plagiarism detection service with biological sciences students. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 32(4), 1-7.
- Clarke, Robert & Thomas Lancaster (2006), Eliminating the successor to plagiarism? Identifying the usage of contract cheating sites., 2nd International Plagiarism Conference, Newcastle upon Tyne, 19 - 21 June 2006, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumbria Learning Press.) HTML - Download
- Maurer, Hermann; Kappe, Frank and Bilal Zaka (2006). 'Plagiarism - A Survey, Journal of Universal Computer Science, 12 (8), 1049-1084. HTHML/PDF/PS. This is good overview paper.
- Page, James. 2004. 'Cyber-pseudepigraphy: A New Challenge for Higher Education Policy and Management'. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management. 26(3), 429-433; HTML