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Plagiarism Detection Software: Is It All You Need?

Plagiarism Detection Software: Is It All You Need?. Issues not Covered. Plagiarism Prevention Plagiarism Policy and Enforcement Why Students Plagiarize Administration of Plagiarism Investigation and Prosecution, Including Who Should Investigate Plagiarism Cases. Overview. PDS Environment

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Plagiarism Detection Software: Is It All You Need?

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  1. Plagiarism Detection Software: Is It All You Need?

  2. Issues not Covered • Plagiarism Prevention • Plagiarism Policy and Enforcement • Why Students Plagiarize • Administration of Plagiarism Investigation and Prosecution, Including Who Should Investigate Plagiarism Cases

  3. Overview • PDS Environment • Investigation Practices • General Issues • Review of Plagiarism Detection Software and PDS Alternatives • Conclusion

  4. PDS Environment • Evidence • Consequences • Clarification • We are looking for evidence of copying that could constitute plagiarism • Whether it is plagiarism must be determined under the honor code

  5. “The teacher is given a full report on each paper that contained plagiarism, including the percent of the essay plagiarized, and an annotated copy of the paper showing all plagiarism highlighted in red.” EVE2, What is EVE2, http://www.canexus.com /eve/abouteve.html, accessed June 15, 2004 (emphasis added).

  6. Plagiarizing is knowingly copying or paraphrasing words or appropriating ideas from another’s work without clearly identifying them as the work of another. Case Western Reserve University School of Law Law School Code of Conduct, section II.3.

  7. Process • Review suspect document • Searches • Review • Mark Document and Sources • Is there a possible violation of the Honor Code? • Administrative Process

  8. Investigation • What was Copied • How was the Copied Material Used? • Was the Source of the Copied Material Acknowledged or Credited?

  9. What was copied? • Text and Footnotes • Text Only • Footnotes Only • Headings and Subheadings

  10. How was the Copied Material Used? • Text and Footnotes Used as Text and Footnotes of the Writing • Footnotes are Renumbered • Internal References are changed • Bits of Copied Text are Pieced Together • Copied Text is Used as a Footnote • Textual Citations are Used as Footnotes

  11. Was the Source Acknowledged? • Quote marks • Citation accompanying the copied material • No citation accompanying, but the source is cited in the document • No citation

  12. Example • PLEASE NOTE: EXAMPLE SHOWN AT THE CONFERENCE IS NOT INCLUDED IN POSTED POWERPOINT PRESENTATION

  13. An Example – 74 Page Writing • Approx. 668 Sentences in Text • Full Sentences in Text not identified as copied, in whole or in part: • 5 • 17,668 Words in Text • Number of Words in Text not identified as copied: • 375 • Number of Sources from Which Material was Copied • 40 • 8 of those not cited anywhere in the document

  14. General Issues • Electronic Copies Needed • Sources Covered • Types used • Access • Disappearance of Sources • Evidence of Copying • Volume • Need for Evidence – How much is enough

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