1. Marge loses her wallet along with all her identification. The wallet is never recovered, but she manages to contact the credit card companies quickly enough so that unauthorized purchases do not occur. Several months later she receives a summons for a traffic offence which occurs while she is away on vacation. Police discover that another woman has assumed her identity in another city by making use of the lost identification.......
2. You spend several hours on a difficult assignment only to discover that another student has "borrowed" your work from your backpack. You both receive a grade of A+......
Someone breaks into the school’s computer network and steals files you have saved for an important assignment. That person receives an A.....you receive a 0 as you have no data left with which to create your assignment.....
3. You write songs and poetry for recreation. At a party one evening you perform one of your creations which is captured on a tape recorder by one of the guests. Several months later you hear your song being sung on the radio by a well-known artist who is on the way to having a #1 hit with it.....
Cheating and plagiarism have become almost second-nature to students of all ages.
Here are some scenarios dealing with outright cheating.
1. Bobby works very hard on his independent study project; his parents insist that he do all the work himself, after which the parents will check the final product for obvious errors. Bobby receives a B+ for his efforts. Kenny’s mother does most of the work for him and he receives an A++. Bobby’s mother learns of this while engaging in casual conversation with Kenny’s mother....
2. Jenny misses a test due to illness; upon her return, she is informed that this test must be made up. As the teacher is extremely busy, she permits Jenny to take this makeup test by herself in the resource centre which, unfortunately, is not staffed at the time. Jenny avails herself of the opportunity to use her notes and text to assist her during the test and achieves a very impressive mark.....
3. In organic chemistry lab, partners Chuck and Holly spot an unattended experiment, remove a beaker of synthesized material and substitute their own product which, through poor technique, has not distilled properly. Their lab analysis and report receive an A while the work of the pair of students from whom the liquid was stolen receives a D...... Other Examples.....................
Causes of Plagiarism
- Easy of getting info,
- Easy of Cut, Copy and Paste due to Technology,
- Lack of honour....
- Lack of TIME by students
- due to job…….. ,
- Lack of integrity,
- Teachers over worked and too much material to cover,
- Students don’t have enough time to do everything that they feel needs to be done
- so corners have to be cut,
- Students don't have to think or Don’t Want to Think
- Want everything handed to them,
- There is so much info out there,
- Pressure for students to meet standards set for them by
- parents, teachers, school or to get into University or College,
- Students don't have the skills they need
- The skills that students need take time to teach
"Many people think of plagiarism as copying an other's work, or borrowing someone elses original ideas. But terms like "copying" and "borrowing" can disguise the seriousness of the offense:
According to the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, to "plagiarize" means
- to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own
- to use (another's production) without crediting the source
- to commit literary theft
- to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source.
In other words, plagiarism is an act of fraud. It involves both stealing someone else's work and lying about it afterward.
But can words and ideas really be stolen?
According to U.S. law, the answer is yes. The expression of original ideas is considered intellectual property, and is protected by copyright laws, just like original inventions. Almost all forms of expression fall under copyright protection as long as they are recorded in some way (such as a book or a computer file).
All of the following are considered plagiarism:
- turning in someone else's work as your own
- copying words or ideas from someone else without giving credit
- failing to put a quotation in quotation marks
- giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation
- changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit
- copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work, whether you give credit or not (see our section on "fair use" rules)
Most cases of plagiarism can be avoided, however, by citing sources. Simply acknowledging that certain material has been borrowed, and providing your audience with the information necessary to find that source, is usually enough to prevent plagiarism. See our section on citation for more information on how to cite sources properly. "
Source:
http://www.plagiarism.org/plag_article_what_is_plagiarism.html
PowerPoint Jeopardy
Workshop PowerPoint on Plagiarism from Ontario Library Association
Canada faces epidemic of Plagiarism
How does Turnitin Work?
A: A technology developed by Turnitin.com, called document source analysis, uses a set of powerful algorithms to make a digital "fingerprint" of any text document and then compare it against millions of other sources on the Internet. Turnitin has compiled a massive database of digital material by continually cataloging and indexing online academic works with automated web robots. Online paper mills are a major focus of the searches. A complement to the Internet data-mining capabilities is our archiving function: papers from participating courses and other academic web sites are also indexed and stored in Turnitin's secure, in-house database.
Source: http://www.at.ufl.edu/~turnitin/faq.html
Getting Started - Setting up your User Profile (you will only have to do this once)
go to www.turnitin.com
School ID: ingersoll07
Enrollment Password: 49782
- Enter the class ID and an enrollment password (provided by your teacher)
- Enter the email address
- Use your student ID followed by the letter b as your password (ie 123456789b)
follow the on-screen instructions until you reach the end
- Logging In to Turnitin
- There is a library Class that you can use to submit assignments if you do not want to create teacher accounts
- Create a user name or your teacher will have created a user name / account for you
A teacher will need to have a class for you to enroll in
go to www.turnitin.com
enter your email address
enter your Turnitin user password
- Enrolling in a Class
- click on enroll in a class button from your homepage
- enter class ID and enrollment password (provided by your teacher)
- Click submit
Submitting a Paper
to open your class portfolio, click a class name from your homepage
class portfolio contains the assignments created by your teacher
you can submit a paper in two ways:
- file upload, single file upload in MS Word, Word perfect, RTF, PDF, Postscript and HTML formats
- cut and paste cut and paste text into text box
to submit a paper, click submit button next to desired assignment
select the submission format from the submission pull down menu
enter the appropriate information associated with the selected submission format
when completed the submission, click submit
Click the portfolio icon to return to your class portfolio
Support
Support, Services & Training
The following support and training materials will assist students, instructors and administrators in getting started with their Turnitin accounts:
- - Quick start guides walk you through an easy step-by-step process to introduce you to the service and get you up and running fast..
- Student
- Teacher
- User manuals provide in-depth, thorough explanations of Turnitin's features and products.
- - Video tutorials help instructors and administrators in using Turnitin's features and functions
Turnitin basic set-up (10min 46sec)
- Turnitin Originality Reporting (5min 34sec)
Otherwise, to get your instructors started with Turnitin, send them your account id and join password along with this link to our instructor quick start manual or video:
http://www.turnitin.com/static/pdf/tii_instructor_qs.pdf
http://www.turnitin.com/static/videos/instructor_ppm_choice.html
Once instructors create a user profile, they will be asked if they want to use the instructor start up wizard. We recommend that all new users use the wizard to setup their first class and assignment.
Detailed instructions on how to use our service can be found at:
http://www.turnitin.com/static/training.html
The usage manuals provide detailed instructions for each Turnitin user type: Administrator, Instructor, and Student. Individual subscribers should review both the administrator and instructor manuals.
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