Hi everyone,
           I am curious to find out the "average" load given to Into Psych
students, both in terms of assignments, and exams (only MC, or development
as well).

I typically assign two papers in the first semester, and a 20-minutes oral
presentation (supported by a bibliography) in the second semester.

My exams are always a combination of MC and short-answer questions.

As I am chomping through all the marking on my desk, I am left to wonder if
this self-imposed load is representative of what is being done elsewhere.

Cheers!



Jean-Marc Perreault
Instructor, Psychology
Yukon college
Whitehorse, Yukon
(867)-668-8867
-----Original Message-----
From: Don Allen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: December 18, 2005 11:05 AM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences
Subject: Re: advice on plagiarism

I don't have two sets of grading standards; one for native English 
speakers and another for non-native speakers. Nor do I think  it 
appropriate to have two sets of standards for academic dishonesty. All 
students are told what does, and what does not, constitute plagiarism. 
I also tell students that I will be happy to examine their papers 
before the due date to ensure that their work is within the 
guidelines. Students are also told that this "pre-inspection" of 
papers is entirely without penalty. Any plagiarism discovered in a 
draft will be identified for correction but will not be considered 
academic dishonesty. However, "ignorance of the law" is not a viable 
excuse once the papers are turned in on the due date.

-Don. 

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Sunday, December 18, 2005 10:52 am
Subject: Re: advice on plagiarism

> I also tend to agree with the hard-line approach that others have 
> advocated.  On the other hand, I wonder how you would handle the 
> case if the student who plagiarized was foreign-born, had received 
> his/her undergraduate education outside of the US, had limited 
> English skills, and his/her native language used a radically 
> different alphabet system (e.g., Cantonese)?  
> 
> Miguel
> 
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