The most successful thing I've done to stem plagiarism is an idea I got from a colleague at Prince George's Community College. When students turn in a term paper they MUST include a cover sheet I provide, which lists two Indiana University websites which discuss plagiarism and appropriate paraphrasing. I also have several bullet points listing what they will lose points for, such as inadequate citations in the text, quoting too much and not using enough of their own words, etc. Then they sign it so it looks very official.
_____ I have read the information on plagiarism located at http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/wts/plagiarism.html. ______ I have read the information on citation style at http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/wts/resources.html and correctly referenced all my material in APA or MLA style. ______________________ Signature This is not perfect, but I've had many fewer problems since I've used this approach. When I have students do article reviews I announce to students that I'll randomly check the journal articles themselves (easy to do now since most of our journals are on line) to see if they're copying text without credit. Craig Cowden, Ph.D. Northern Virginia Community College --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
