AndrewAbrahamsonEd.Tech.Engineer,METEducationalTechnology&InnovationEmilyHeffernanAssistantDirectorofEducationalTechnology&ProductionDanHillmanAssistantDirectorofInstructionalDesignYuvarajGunasekaran Ed.Tech.Engineer,METEducationalTechnology&InnovationShannonRoseMcAuliffeSeniorFaculty&StudentSupportAdministrator

EDUCATIONALTECHNOLOGYCOLLOQUIUM

28SEPTEMBER2016

Deterring&DetectingPlagiarism

Whatisplagiarism?Representingtheworkofanotherasone’sown.

https://www.bu.edu/academics/policies/academic-conduct-code

NotGoingtoDiscuss§Theroleof“intent”

§Culturaldifferencesregardingattribution

§Approachingthesuspectedplagiarist(withorwithoutproof)

§Howyourdepartmenthandlesplagiarism

§Howtopunishplagiarists

§Thegradeappeal

TheJoyofAcademicWritingDemonstratingknowledgeoftheliteratureisachancetoshowoff.

DetectingPlagiarism(Pre-Internet)•Knowyourstudent

•Knowtheliterature

DetectingPlagiarism(Internet)§Copyandpasteentireitemorsections

§Onewhocopiestosaveeffortisunlikelytoeditcarefully

Giveaways- TypographyInconsistenttypeface

efficitur lectus.Curabitur pretium

Giveaways- TypographyInconsistentuseofsingleanddoublequotes

Donec aliquam massa ac“mollis venenatis.”Lorem ipsum dolorsitamet,‘consecteturadipiscing elit.’

Giveaways- TypographyInconsistentuseofdoublehyphensandem-dashes

Sed pulvinar auctor nunc--malesuada ornare esttincidunt et.Cumsociis natoque penatibus etmagnis—disparturientmontes,nasceturridiculus mus.

Giveaways- TypographyInconsistentuseofen-dashinranges

Phasellus,U.(2015).Extincidunt euismod elit.Duis Volutpat Efficitur,33(4),234-245.

Phasellus,U.(2015).Extincidunt euismod elit.Duis Volutpat Efficitur,33(4),234–245.

Giveaways- TypographyInconsistentuseofcurly/smartquotesand/orapostrophes

Donec aliquam massa ac“mollis venenatis.”Crasvitaesuscipit justo,idposuere dolor.Integersed nulla vitaevelit rhoncus porttitor.Loremipsumdolorsitamet,"consectetur adipiscing elit."

Integerinterdum elit elit,ut sodale'snibh aliquet sitamet.Crasacurna atenim gravidacursu’s acnonsapien.

Americanvs.CommonwealthSpellingandphrasing

USAvs.UK

colorvs.colour

mathvs.maths

sportsvs.sport

inthehospitalvs.inhospital

Americanvs.CommonwealthEnglishPunctuation“Economicsystems,”accordingtoProfessorWhite,“areaninevitablebyproductofcivilization,andare,asJohnDoesaid,‘withuswhetherwewantthemornot.’”‘Economicsystems’,accordingtoProfessorWhite,‘areaninevitablebyproductofcivilization,andare,asJohnDoesaid,“withuswhetherwewantthemornot”’.

http://www.thepunctuationguide.com/british-versus-american-style.html

DeterringPlagiarism§Setexpectations

§AcademicConductCodeAgreement

§CreditingSourcesQuiz(cf.METCS782)

§Makeanoriginalitycheckpartoftheprocess

SetExpectationsMakeacademicintegritypartoftheprocess.

AcademicConductCodeAgreement

CreditingSourcesQuiz§Thistenquestionassessmentcoversthebasicsofcreditingsourcesinyourworks.§Youcantakethisassessmentasoftenasyoulike.§Thereisextensivefeedbacktohelpyoulearnthematerial.§Studentsneedtoearn90%orbetterbeforefacilitatorswillgradetheirassignments.§Tolearnthedetailsofhowtocredityoursourcesvisitthetutorialatwww.apastyle.org

Schudy 2012

Question1Selectallstatementsthatareconsequencesforplagiarizinganassignment.(Checkallthataretrue.)

qStudentscanbesuspendedforplagiarismorotherbreachesoftheacademicconductpolicy.

qPlagiarismcanresultinagradedeductionorazerogradefortheassignment.

qPlagiarismcanresultinahearingbeforetheAcademicConductCommittee.

qPlagiarismcanresultinexpulsionfromtheUniversity.

(Schudy 2012)

Question5SelectallexamplesthatdemonstratecorrectuseofanAPAstylecitation.(CheckallthatdemonstratecorrectuseofAPAcitationstyle.)

qThe2012introductorymoduleonenterprisearchitecturesuggestedthattherequestsshouldbe“echoedback”totheusercommunity.

qIn2012,Schudy’s introductorymoduleonenterprisearchitecturesuggestedthattherequestsshouldbe“echoedback”totheusercommunity.

qSchudy (2012)suggestedthatit’simportantto“echoback”theuserrequeststobesureyouunderstandthem.

qIt’simportantto“echoback”therequeststobesurethey’reunderstoodbyeveryone.(Schudy,2012)

(Schudy 2012)

OriginalityCheckMakeitpartofthewritingand/orsubmissionprocess.

Originalityv.s.Plagiarism

ToolslikeTurnitin detectamatch betweenonetextandanother.Academicwritingwillbydefinitionincludematchingtextasquotesandcitations.Determiningifamatchbetweentwotextsconstitutesplagiarismrequiresyourinsightandintervention.

WhatCanItDo?Turnitin ScopeandFunctionality

"Ineedtocheckcloselyforplagiarism,sothebuilt-inplagiarismcheckerwillnotsuffice.

PleaseapplyTurnitin screeningonMetXXxxx.

Thankyou!"

WhatCanItDo?Turnitin isaformofAssessment

WhatCanItDo?Turnitin ScopeandFunctionality

Turnitin isavariantofftheAssignmenttoolinBlackboard.

ItwillcheckONLYdocumentssubmittedthroughthetool.

Itwillnot checkcoursecontent.

Itwillnot checkentriesinquizzes,discussionpostsorblogentries.

AssignmentssubmittedthroughtheBlackboardassignmenttoolcannothaveTurnitin enabledtodetectplagiarism.

WhatCanItDo?Fileformats

HowDoesitFindaMatch?TheTurnitin Search

HowDoesFindaMatch?SearchOrder2papersexample

StudentApaper-SubmittedFirst

StudentBpaper-SubmittedSecond

nature.com Turnitin Sources

Matchwithnature.com

MatchwithStudentApaper

OBSCURED:Matchwithnature.com

HowDoesItFindaMatch?UnderstandingtheSimilarityIndex

PaperA-ORIGINALPAPER

Similarityindex- 3%

PaperB-FULLCOPYFROMSINGLE

SOURCE

Similarityindex- 90%

PaperC-FULLCOPYFROMMULTIPLESOURCE

Similarityindex- 82%

https://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/courses/compsci725s2c/archive/termpapers/jrotzky.pdf

FeedbackStudioDemo•CreatingaTurnitin AssignmentinBlackboard

•UploadinganassignmenttoTurnitin

•ViewinganassignmentinFeedbackStudio

•InterpretingaSimilarityReportinFeedbackStudio

•AdditionalfeaturesinFeedbackStudio

SupportingStudentsinPlagiarismDeterrenceandWritingResources

FeedbackStudio,RevisionAssignments,andBUresourcescanstrengthenwritinganddecreaselikelihoodofplagiarism.

◦ UseofTurnitin becomestool,not"punishment."

◦ De-stigmatizationofwritingresourceswillhelpstudentsnottofeelashamed.

◦ Widespreadusagehasbenefittoallusers,notjust"remedial"students.◦ CompulsoryforCFAArtEducationMaster'sResearchThesisstudents.

WritingResources

Web-basedtutoringservice◦ TutorsdoNOTwriteforstudents,rather,focusonimprovement◦ Process-oriented◦ Emphasizesdevelopmentofideas◦ Notagrammar/usage/errordetectiontool

WritingResources

PeerTutoring:◦ One-offappointments,60minutesinduration◦ Weeklyappointments,90minutesinduration

WritingAssistance:◦ 45minuteswithwritingfellow,anystageofconstruction◦ 20minutes,drop-in,formechanicalconcerns,ie topicsentence,subject/verbagreement

RevisionAssignmentThisfeatureofFeedbackStudiodetectsusageandgrammarerrors,allowingstudentstoimplementchangespriortosubmission:

RevisionAssignmentThisfeatureofFeedbackStudiodetectsusageandgrammarerrors:

• Alsoallowsstudentstocheckhighlightedcitationsagainstbibliographytoensurepropercredittosources.

StudentFeedback- Plagiarism

StudentFeedback- WritingSkills

KeyFindingsandTestimonial70%ofusersbelieveTurnitin possessesvaluebeyondplagiarismdetection

77%believetheyhavebecomebetterwriters

UsersaremorelikelytoagreewithincreasedexposuretoTurnintin

"IlovedreviewingtheresultsoftheoriginalityreportsandseeinghowIcouldmakemyvoicemoreunique.Ineveroncehadanissuewithplagiarism,butIfeelthisisastrongtoolforpeoplewhohappentostrugglewithavoidingplagiarizing.Plus,it’sjustsonifty!”

Resources•BUIS&T,Turnitin Support:http://www.bu.edu/tech/services/support/desktop/distribution/turnitin/•BUIS&T,UsingTurnitin throughBlackboard:http://www.bu.edu/tech/services/support/desktop/distribution/turnitin/blackboard/•Turnitin,FeedbackStudiovideotutorialsandsupport:http://turnitin.com/en_us/what-we-offer/feedback-studio•Turnitin Survey,WhatDoStudentsThinkofTurnitin:http://turnitin.com/en_us/resources/research/what-do-students-think-of-turnitin•ERC,WritingAssistance:https://www.bu.edu/erc/writingassistance/•SMARTHINKING,OnlineTutoring:http://www.bu.edu/online/student-resources/smarthinking/

Questions?