Prevail Over E-Plagiarism: Who, What, and How

Presented at League for Innovation in the Community College

Monday, October 20, 2003 3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.

Roundtable

Ballroom B, Midwest Airlines Center

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Plamen Miltenoff, Assistant Professor, Information Specialist,

pmiltenoff@stcloudstate.edu

Learning Resources and Technology Services, Saint Cloud State University, MN

Pamela M. Salela, Reference Librarian, Assistant Professor,

pmsalela@stcloudstate.edu

PLAGIARISMPLAGIARISM

Why does plagiarism draw so much Why does plagiarism draw so much attention latelyattention latelyPlagiarism, old problem with new twistsPlagiarism, old problem with new twistsCommon questionsCommon questionsNational statisticsNational statisticsTypes and metaphorsTypes and metaphorsTypes of plagiaristsTypes of plagiarists

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Dissection of PlagiarismDissection of Plagiarism

Types of plagiarismTypes of plagiarismMetaphors of plagiarismMetaphors of plagiarismTypes of PlagiaristsTypes of PlagiaristsResourcesResourcesDetectionDetection

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Student Plagiarism in an Online WorldStudent Plagiarism in an Online World http://www.asee.org/prism/december/html/student_plagiarism_in_an_onlin.htmhttp://www.asee.org/prism/december/html/student_plagiarism_in_an_onlin.htm

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Southwest Missouri State University Southwest Missouri State University http://library.smsu.edu/resources/plagiarism.shtmlhttp://library.smsu.edu/resources/plagiarism.shtml

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Center for Intellectual Property - UMUCCenter for Intellectual Property - UMUChttp://www.umuc.edu/distance/odell/cip/

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Know the Enemy: Paper MillsKnow the Enemy: Paper Millshttp://www.coastal.edu/library/mills2.htmhttp://www.coastal.edu/library/mills2.htm

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The Instructors Guide to Internet PlagiarismThe Instructors Guide to Internet Plagiarismhttp://http://www.plagiarized.com/index.shtmlwww.plagiarized.com/index.shtml

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SCSU effortsSCSU efforts

Teaching and Learning Technology Teaching and Learning Technology Roundtable (TLTR) effortsRoundtable (TLTR) efforts

Campus-wide discussionCampus-wide discussion

Turnitin.comTurnitin.com trial trial

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What did we learnWhat did we learn

The Value of Specialized SoftwareThe Value of Specialized Software

Recommendations for future detection Recommendations for future detection workwork

Prevention Prevention

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Deterring Plagiarism: Some StrategiesDeterring Plagiarism: Some Strategieshttp://www.utoronto.ca/writing/plagiarism.htmlhttp://www.utoronto.ca/writing/plagiarism.html

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IT Times March/April 2001: "You Asked.... About Deterring Plagiarism”IT Times March/April 2001: "You Asked.... About Deterring Plagiarism”http://ittimes.ucdavis.edu/mar2001/youasked.htmlhttp://ittimes.ucdavis.edu/mar2001/youasked.html

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How do we deal with it?How do we deal with it?

Campus-wide and nation-wide experience Campus-wide and nation-wide experience

RecommendationsRecommendations

ConclusionsConclusions

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Questions and DiscussionQuestions and Discussion

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