It does not appear that you can change the date in the Word parameters (as explained below) - they are grayed out. It just listed the dates the document was created, modified and accessed.
Now of course the student can provide yet another excuse for why the date "created" is after the paper due date (e.g., "because my file was corrupted and I did not keep a backup copy like you told me to, I had to copy the text from the corrupted file and paste it into a new word document"). A simple solution is (of course) to not accept papers via email in which case you're just back to the same old "dog-ate-my-paper" excuses. There are always excuses. Marie **************************************************** Marie Helweg-Larsen, Ph.D. Department Chair and Associate Professor of Psychology Kaufman 168, Dickinson College Carlisle, PA 17013, office (717) 245-1562, fax (717) 245-1971 http://www.dickinson.edu/departments/psych/helwegm **************************************************** From: Wuensch, Karl L [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 2:43 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] New cheating technique: the corrupted file. Unless the procrastinators are rather dull, it should occur to them that all they have to do is change the date on their computer before they compose the document to be turned in late. Cheers, Karl W. ________________________________ From: Leah Adams-Curtis [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 9:05 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: RE: [tips] New cheating technique: the corrupted file. There is a way to check Word files to determine their creation and last edit date. In Word 2007, go to the home button and choose prepare, then choose properties, then choose advanced properties at the drop down menu, then click on statistics, you will see both the creation and the last edit date. In Word 2003 choose File, properties, and then choose statistics. Again you will see the creation and edit dates. Unfortunately, we have caught several late assignments at our institution using this method. We always clearly tell students to NOT open or save the document that they claim has been completed on time. Leah Leah E. Adams-Curtis, Ph.D. Associate Dean, Social Sciences Illinois Central College 1 College Drive East Peoria IL 61635 309-694-5331 From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 7:21 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] New cheating technique: the corrupted file. Former tipster, Michael Renner (now provost at Drake U.) sent me this. Absolutely ingenious!! The New Student Excuse? Most of us have had the experience of receiving e-mail with an attachment, trying to open the attachment, and finding a corrupted file that won't open. That concept is at the root of a new Web site advertising itself (perhaps serious only in part) as the new way for students to get extra time to finish their assignments. http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/06/05/corrupted --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
