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AndrewAbrahamsonEd.Tech.Engineer,METEducationalTechnology&InnovationEmilyHeffernanAssistantDirectorofEducationalTechnology&ProductionDanHillmanAssistantDirectorofInstructionalDesignYuvarajGunasekaran Ed.Tech.Engineer,METEducationalTechnology&InnovationShannonRoseMcAuliffeSeniorFaculty&StudentSupportAdministrator
EDUCATIONALTECHNOLOGYCOLLOQUIUM
28SEPTEMBER2016
Deterring&DetectingPlagiarism
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Whatisplagiarism?Representingtheworkofanotherasone’sown.
https://www.bu.edu/academics/policies/academic-conduct-code
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NotGoingtoDiscuss§Theroleof“intent”
§Culturaldifferencesregardingattribution
§Approachingthesuspectedplagiarist(withorwithoutproof)
§Howyourdepartmenthandlesplagiarism
§Howtopunishplagiarists
§Thegradeappeal
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TheJoyofAcademicWritingDemonstratingknowledgeoftheliteratureisachancetoshowoff.
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DetectingPlagiarism(Pre-Internet)•Knowyourstudent
•Knowtheliterature
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DetectingPlagiarism(Internet)§Copyandpasteentireitemorsections
§Onewhocopiestosaveeffortisunlikelytoeditcarefully
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Giveaways- TypographyInconsistenttypeface
efficitur lectus.Curabitur pretium
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Giveaways- TypographyInconsistentuseofsingleanddoublequotes
Donec aliquam massa ac“mollis venenatis.”Lorem ipsum dolorsitamet,‘consecteturadipiscing elit.’
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Giveaways- TypographyInconsistentuseofdoublehyphensandem-dashes
Sed pulvinar auctor nunc--malesuada ornare esttincidunt et.Cumsociis natoque penatibus etmagnis—disparturientmontes,nasceturridiculus mus.
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Giveaways- TypographyInconsistentuseofen-dashinranges
Phasellus,U.(2015).Extincidunt euismod elit.Duis Volutpat Efficitur,33(4),234-245.
Phasellus,U.(2015).Extincidunt euismod elit.Duis Volutpat Efficitur,33(4),234–245.
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Giveaways- TypographyInconsistentuseofcurly/smartquotesand/orapostrophes
Donec aliquam massa ac“mollis venenatis.”Crasvitaesuscipit justo,idposuere dolor.Integersed nulla vitaevelit rhoncus porttitor.Loremipsumdolorsitamet,"consectetur adipiscing elit."
Integerinterdum elit elit,ut sodale'snibh aliquet sitamet.Crasacurna atenim gravidacursu’s acnonsapien.
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Americanvs.CommonwealthSpellingandphrasing
USAvs.UK
colorvs.colour
mathvs.maths
sportsvs.sport
inthehospitalvs.inhospital
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Americanvs.CommonwealthEnglishPunctuation“Economicsystems,”accordingtoProfessorWhite,“areaninevitablebyproductofcivilization,andare,asJohnDoesaid,‘withuswhetherwewantthemornot.’”‘Economicsystems’,accordingtoProfessorWhite,‘areaninevitablebyproductofcivilization,andare,asJohnDoesaid,“withuswhetherwewantthemornot”’.
http://www.thepunctuationguide.com/british-versus-american-style.html
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DeterringPlagiarism§Setexpectations
§AcademicConductCodeAgreement
§CreditingSourcesQuiz(cf.METCS782)
§Makeanoriginalitycheckpartoftheprocess
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SetExpectationsMakeacademicintegritypartoftheprocess.
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AcademicConductCodeAgreement
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CreditingSourcesQuiz§Thistenquestionassessmentcoversthebasicsofcreditingsourcesinyourworks.§Youcantakethisassessmentasoftenasyoulike.§Thereisextensivefeedbacktohelpyoulearnthematerial.§Studentsneedtoearn90%orbetterbeforefacilitatorswillgradetheirassignments.§Tolearnthedetailsofhowtocredityoursourcesvisitthetutorialatwww.apastyle.org
Schudy 2012
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Question1Selectallstatementsthatareconsequencesforplagiarizinganassignment.(Checkallthataretrue.)
qStudentscanbesuspendedforplagiarismorotherbreachesoftheacademicconductpolicy.
qPlagiarismcanresultinagradedeductionorazerogradefortheassignment.
qPlagiarismcanresultinahearingbeforetheAcademicConductCommittee.
qPlagiarismcanresultinexpulsionfromtheUniversity.
(Schudy 2012)
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Question5SelectallexamplesthatdemonstratecorrectuseofanAPAstylecitation.(CheckallthatdemonstratecorrectuseofAPAcitationstyle.)
qThe2012introductorymoduleonenterprisearchitecturesuggestedthattherequestsshouldbe“echoedback”totheusercommunity.
qIn2012,Schudy’s introductorymoduleonenterprisearchitecturesuggestedthattherequestsshouldbe“echoedback”totheusercommunity.
qSchudy (2012)suggestedthatit’simportantto“echoback”theuserrequeststobesureyouunderstandthem.
qIt’simportantto“echoback”therequeststobesurethey’reunderstoodbyeveryone.(Schudy,2012)
(Schudy 2012)
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OriginalityCheckMakeitpartofthewritingand/orsubmissionprocess.
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Originalityv.s.Plagiarism
ToolslikeTurnitin detectamatch betweenonetextandanother.Academicwritingwillbydefinitionincludematchingtextasquotesandcitations.Determiningifamatchbetweentwotextsconstitutesplagiarismrequiresyourinsightandintervention.
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WhatCanItDo?Turnitin ScopeandFunctionality
"Ineedtocheckcloselyforplagiarism,sothebuilt-inplagiarismcheckerwillnotsuffice.
PleaseapplyTurnitin screeningonMetXXxxx.
Thankyou!"
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WhatCanItDo?Turnitin isaformofAssessment
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WhatCanItDo?Turnitin ScopeandFunctionality
Turnitin isavariantofftheAssignmenttoolinBlackboard.
ItwillcheckONLYdocumentssubmittedthroughthetool.
Itwillnot checkcoursecontent.
Itwillnot checkentriesinquizzes,discussionpostsorblogentries.
AssignmentssubmittedthroughtheBlackboardassignmenttoolcannothaveTurnitin enabledtodetectplagiarism.
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WhatCanItDo?Fileformats
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HowDoesitFindaMatch?TheTurnitin Search
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HowDoesFindaMatch?SearchOrder2papersexample
StudentApaper-SubmittedFirst
StudentBpaper-SubmittedSecond
nature.com Turnitin Sources
Matchwithnature.com
MatchwithStudentApaper
OBSCURED:Matchwithnature.com
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HowDoesItFindaMatch?UnderstandingtheSimilarityIndex
PaperA-ORIGINALPAPER
Similarityindex- 3%
PaperB-FULLCOPYFROMSINGLE
SOURCE
Similarityindex- 90%
PaperC-FULLCOPYFROMMULTIPLESOURCE
Similarityindex- 82%
https://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/courses/compsci725s2c/archive/termpapers/jrotzky.pdf
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FeedbackStudioDemo•CreatingaTurnitin AssignmentinBlackboard
•UploadinganassignmenttoTurnitin
•ViewinganassignmentinFeedbackStudio
•InterpretingaSimilarityReportinFeedbackStudio
•AdditionalfeaturesinFeedbackStudio
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SupportingStudentsinPlagiarismDeterrenceandWritingResources
FeedbackStudio,RevisionAssignments,andBUresourcescanstrengthenwritinganddecreaselikelihoodofplagiarism.
◦ UseofTurnitin becomestool,not"punishment."
◦ De-stigmatizationofwritingresourceswillhelpstudentsnottofeelashamed.
◦ Widespreadusagehasbenefittoallusers,notjust"remedial"students.◦ CompulsoryforCFAArtEducationMaster'sResearchThesisstudents.
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WritingResources
Web-basedtutoringservice◦ TutorsdoNOTwriteforstudents,rather,focusonimprovement◦ Process-oriented◦ Emphasizesdevelopmentofideas◦ Notagrammar/usage/errordetectiontool
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WritingResources
PeerTutoring:◦ One-offappointments,60minutesinduration◦ Weeklyappointments,90minutesinduration
WritingAssistance:◦ 45minuteswithwritingfellow,anystageofconstruction◦ 20minutes,drop-in,formechanicalconcerns,ie topicsentence,subject/verbagreement
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RevisionAssignmentThisfeatureofFeedbackStudiodetectsusageandgrammarerrors,allowingstudentstoimplementchangespriortosubmission:
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RevisionAssignmentThisfeatureofFeedbackStudiodetectsusageandgrammarerrors:
• Alsoallowsstudentstocheckhighlightedcitationsagainstbibliographytoensurepropercredittosources.
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StudentFeedback- Plagiarism
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StudentFeedback- WritingSkills
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KeyFindingsandTestimonial70%ofusersbelieveTurnitin possessesvaluebeyondplagiarismdetection
77%believetheyhavebecomebetterwriters
UsersaremorelikelytoagreewithincreasedexposuretoTurnintin
"IlovedreviewingtheresultsoftheoriginalityreportsandseeinghowIcouldmakemyvoicemoreunique.Ineveroncehadanissuewithplagiarism,butIfeelthisisastrongtoolforpeoplewhohappentostrugglewithavoidingplagiarizing.Plus,it’sjustsonifty!”
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Resources•BUIS&T,Turnitin Support:http://www.bu.edu/tech/services/support/desktop/distribution/turnitin/•BUIS&T,UsingTurnitin throughBlackboard:http://www.bu.edu/tech/services/support/desktop/distribution/turnitin/blackboard/•Turnitin,FeedbackStudiovideotutorialsandsupport:http://turnitin.com/en_us/what-we-offer/feedback-studio•Turnitin Survey,WhatDoStudentsThinkofTurnitin:http://turnitin.com/en_us/resources/research/what-do-students-think-of-turnitin•ERC,WritingAssistance:https://www.bu.edu/erc/writingassistance/•SMARTHINKING,OnlineTutoring:http://www.bu.edu/online/student-resources/smarthinking/