----- Original Message ----- From: Stuart McKelvie To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2009 10:20 AM Subject: RE: [tips] Cross-cultural for Tipsters (2)
Dear Michael, You make a good case for arguing that behaviours may be perceived differently in different cultures. Such information may help us understand these behaviours in different situations. But here is the nub of my question: If you were teaching a class and found people in a certain group (say Muslims or football players) to be copying each other or engaging in activities that we as professors prohibit in our courses, how would you deal with it? Sincerely, Stuart ___________________________________________________________________ Stuart J. McKelvie, Ph.D., Phone: (819)822-9600, Extension 2402 Department of Psychology, Fax: (819)822-9661 Bishop's University, 2600 College Street, Sherbrooke, Québec J1M 1Z7, Canada. E-mail: [email protected] Bishop's University Psychology Department Web Page: http://www.ubishops.ca/ccc/div/soc/psy ___________________________________________________________ From: michael sylvester [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: June 5, 2009 6:30 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Cross-cultural for Tipsters (2) Consider this: "What we call cheating may be interpreted differentially.I have noticed that among some football players working out assignments together or even sharing answers or allowing other football players to copy is almost like a(n) obligation-as if a good football player should help another football player.So is there a sport-cultural imperative?I taught at an institution where it has been said that football players were big cheats." Could I please ask the writer to state categorically whether he is or is not implying that copying someone else's work is wrong for some people and acceptable for others? Sincerely, Stuart ___________________________________________________________________ I make certain assumptions in the ckassroom and some are 1)students will seek help and co-operate with other students 2)students will not turn in original work 3) students whose original language is not English are probably turn in papers re Psychology that are plagiarized 4) expect surprises Where I am suspicious of a paper,I will assign a low grade and make a notation on the paper.Ther are some legal implications of accusing students of cheating. I stop assisgning papers a long time ago because honesty is hard to come by. But let us remember that by just being in the classroom students learn. Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
