I've always had a clear message concerning plagiarism in my
syllabi, but after seeing that presentation, I've revised it a bit. In
case it may help others, here's the relevant boiler-plate section from my
syllabus (the final paragraph was revised after seeing the video which I
intend to purchase and show on the first day of all my classes.
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Plagiarism
Plagiarism is one of the most serious, and frequent, academic offenses
committed by college students-often through ignorance, rather than out of
any desire to "cheat." Because the offense is so serious it is important
that students understand both the nature of plagiarism and the academic
sanctions which can result from its commission.
Fundamentally, plagiarism is the act of presenting the ideas, words, or
concepts of someone else as if they were your own ideas or words. There is
nothing wrong with referring to another's ideas or quoting their words,
but failure to attribute those words to their source is plagiarism. For
example:
You may describe Einstein's theory of relativity, but if you present it as
your theory you are guilty of plagiarism. You may summarize a Supreme
Court opinion in your own words, but if you incorporate the language of
the original, without indicating that you are doing so, you are guilty of
plagiarism. You may get an idea while reading someone else's book or term
paper, but unless you acknowledge the source, you are guilty of
plagiarism. Copying from someone else's paper during an examination is a
form of plagiarism. The submission of a term paper purchased from or
prepared by someone else also constitutes plagiarism.
(College of Wooster Department of Psychology Independent Study Handbook)
In this class, plagiarism-or any other form of cheating-will result in the
awarding of a 0.0 grade for the entire course, and referral of the
offending student to the college administration for possible disciplinary
action. In order to guard against the rising rate of cheating in the
classroom, as seen in the video presented during the first night of
classes, all term papers must be accompanied by a disk or cd-rom
containing the entire term paper, as submitted which may, at the
discretion of the instructor, be submitted to TurnItIn.com for evaluation.
Papers demonstrating more than 5% matching content as appraised by
TurnItIn.com will (unless all such content is properly cited) be presumed
to be deliberate plagiarism. In addition, no cell phones, calculators, or
PDA are permitted to be accessible during any quiz or exam-no exceptions.
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It looks better with the original formatting, by the way! :-)
Rick
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