I do the same and state in my syllabus that I will accept no excuses for the submission being late so they should plan ahead. But I also tell them to make sure they have their own hard copy backup in case something happens to mine, or, if it is on computer, that they have a backup copy elsewhere. This has proven very useful when a page of a paper was missing when I went to grade it- the student was able to send me a copy by email- no problem with corrupted files. Riki In a message dated 6/7/2009 12:32:06 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
I know I am way behind in experiencing these hi tech approaches. I never have these problems as I specifically state that all final/major papers can only be handed in as paper copies. It's amazing how well the technology works that way. I do look at drafts as attachments, etc, but do not accept the final paper that way. Why should I have to waste my office/dept. paper? I must just be an old curmudgeon. Now, the most frequent excuse is still that the file was lost, computer ate the paper, viruses, etc., but that is a production problem that is the student/employee responsibility and not my problem. Gerald L. (Gary) Peterson, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Psychology Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI 48710 989-964-4491 [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dean Amadio" <[email protected]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 7, 2009 9:37:34 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re:[tips] New cheating technique: the corrupted file There's a simple solution to this: tell students if they try to get an assignment to you some other way rather than in person and you don't get it or can't read it, it's late or you've never received it. I have gotten corrupted files, files no software would read, papers under my door which mysteriously disappeared, e-mails that were never received, "forgotten" attachments to e-mails, etc. These have been happening for years! Recently I've been using Turnitin in addition to paper copies, so there's no excuse now... Dean Amadio Siena College [email protected] <<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]) **************We found the real ‘Hotel California’ and the ‘Seinfeld’ diner. What will you find? Explore WhereItsAt.com. (http://www.whereitsat.com/#/music/all-spots/355/47.796964/-66.374711/2/Youve-Found-Where-Its-At?ncid=eml cntnew00000007) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
