Going beyond catch and punish

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Going beyondcatch and punish

• a good practice guide to
• tackling plagiarism
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• Jude Carroll Jon Appleton

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Ways of tackling plagiarism

• action in isolation
• gt little or no effect
• a co-ordinated institutional response
• gt synergy

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A co-ordinated response needs

• top-to-bottom commitment
• strategic use of external pressure
• harnessing enthusiasts
• tapping into academic values
• access to suggestions solutions
• staff development

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Reasons to be cheerful

• academic staff are interested
• managers are worried
• a range of solutions is available
• many solutions are quick and simple
• external pressures

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A holistic teaching and learning approach

• design out opportunities for plagiarism
• teach students what plagiarism is
• teach the skills to avoid plagiarism
• create a climate that discourages plagiarism
• use electronic aids judiciously

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Design out opportunities for plagiarism

• change assessments
• reconsider learning outcomes
• create individualised tasks
• integrate assessment tasks
• set a range of assessment tasks

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Teach students what plagiarism is and how to
avoid it

• define plagiarism, collusion, etc
• provide examples and illustrations
• reinforce understanding for specific groups
• teach the academic conventions
• use active learning methods
• repeat regularly!

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Create a climate that discourages plagiarism

• value academic integrity
• value the learning process
• value the students work
• show that you value all three!

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Use of electronic detection tools

• choose the right tool
• linguistic analysis
• textual comparison
• internet search
• other
• use judiciously
• support staff and review systems
• academic judgement still rules OK!

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A strategy for synergy

• commitment from the top
• a clear regulatory framework

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The regulatory framework

• separate assessment and discipline
• a fair disciplinary procedure
• consistent application of the procedure
• consistent penalties
• permissible short-cuts
• effective record-keeping
• re-link discipline and assessment

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A strategy for synergy

• commitment from the top
• a clear regulatory framework

• clearly defined staff responsibilities
• support and specialist advice
• embed good practice
• set targets and timetables
• review progress

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Ways of tackling plagiarism

• actions in isolation

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Ways of tackling plagiarism

• actions in isolation
• gt little or no effect

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Ways of tackling plagiarism

• actions in isolation
• gt little or no effect

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Ways of tackling plagiarism

• actions in isolation
• gt little or no effect

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Ways of tackling plagiarism

• actions in isolation
• gt little or no effect

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Ways of tackling plagiarism

• actions in isolation
• gt little or no effect

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Ways of tackling plagiarism

• actions in isolation
• gt little or no effect

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Ways of tackling plagiarism

• actions in isolation
• gt little or no effect
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• gt little or no effect
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• actions in isolation
• gt little or no effect
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• actions in isolation
• gt little or no effect
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• a co-ordinated institutional response

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Ways of tackling plagiarism

• actions in isolation
• gt little or no effect
  ??????
• a co-ordinated institutional response
• gt synergy

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Ways of tackling plagiarism

• actions in isolation
• gt little or no effect
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• a co-ordinated institutional response
• gt synergy

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Ways of tackling plagiarism

• actions in isolation
• gt little or no effect
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• a co-ordinated institutional response
• gt synergy

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Ways of tackling plagiarism

• actions in isolation
• gt little or no effect
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• a co-ordinated institutional response
• gt synergy

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Ways of tackling plagiarism

• actions in isolation
• gt little or no effect
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• a co-ordinated institutional response
• gt synergy

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Ways of tackling plagiarism

• actions in isolation
• gt little or no effect
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• a co-ordinated institutional response
• gt synergy

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Ways of tackling plagiarism

• actions in isolation
• gt little or no effect
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• a co-ordinated institutional response
• gt synergy

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Ways of tackling plagiarism

• actions in isolation
• gt little or no effect
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• a co-ordinated institutional response
• gt synergy

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• gt little or no effect
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• a co-ordinated institutional response
• gt synergy

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Going beyondcatch and punish

• a good practice guide to
• tackling plagiarism
• -----------------
• Jude Carroll Jon Appleton