>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]
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