How to Deal with Cheating and Plagiarism in Foreign Languages
Dealing with Cheating and Plagiarism
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Office of Learning & TechnologyPurdue University North Central
Discuss issues regarding academic dishonesty in higher educational institutions and why students cheat
Implement various pedagogical strategies to teach students the importance of academic integrity
Use technology tools such as SafeAssign and Respondus LockDown Browser to help mitigate and prevent cheating and plagiarism
Identify new tools that may be available for preventing cheating such as Remote Proctor NOW
Concerns about cheating and plagiarism can be a big obstacle, and may limit our choices for assessment
Studies show that students may cheat less online than FTF (see http://www.westga.edu/~distance/ojdla/spring131/watson131.html)
Luckily, there are ways to use technology to help ensure that students are doing authentic work
There are lots of reasons why a student might choose to cheat
Most commonly: They lack proper
knowledge
The don’t understand university policies
They don’t understand the seriousness
The class is too high-stakes
Poor time management skills
For the “amateurs” (more commonly the case): Copy and paste Homework and Answer-sharing sites (not always a bad
thing, but can lead to cheating) Taking pictures with smart phones
For the “pros” (far less common): Term paper mills Identity-swapping Lessons posted on YouTube (it’s true!)
See http://www.cmu.edu/teaching/solveproblem/strat-cheating/
Extreme measures to cheat are relatively rare – for most students, the issue is poor time management
Educating students on what constitutes cheating and how to manage their time has been shown to help reduce and eliminate cheating
Sometimes students receive the wrong messages from high school teachers and must “unlearn” these habits
Include the Academic Integrity Policy in your syllabus
Take time to explain the policy in class
Ask students to complete a class contract at the beginning of the semester
If they think it’s important to you, they’re more likely to listen
Purdue Code of Conduct: http://www.purdue.edu/purdue/about/integrity_statement.html
Academic Affairs policy on Academic Integrity: https://www.pnc.edu/academic_affairs/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2013/05/Academic-Integrity.pdf
Provide lessons on ethics with short videos and other attention-getting strategies
Allow for a two-conversation so students can explore what “academic integrity” really means
Don’t forget about our available online courses – use these resources to help!
Many students do not know how to properly paraphrase and cite sources
Fact: many high school teachers allow students to copy and paste from Internet sources for projects, papers
Tips: Emphasize proper
citation style in your discipline
Clearly describe your expectations for paraphrasing and citations
Explain to students the differences between common knowledge and referenced sources
Most students don’t set out to cheat, but when time becomes the enemy they often feel too much pressure
Help students set up calendars and set aside time for study
Help students learn to prioritize
Keep in mind that they have other classes to study for, too!
SafeAssign (BlackBoard assessment to check student work for plagiarism) Included in all assignments in BlackBoard
Respondus LockDown Browser (for test-taking) Available through the MyPNC portal
ProctorU and Remote Proctor NOW (to proctor exams) Available at an extra cost – Purdue WL is looking
into RPN for systemwide use
OLT resource on cheating: http://www.pnc.edu/distance/cheating/
Dean of Students incident reporting: http://www.pnc.edu/sa/report-an-incident/
LockDown Browser information: http://www.pnc.edu/distance/lockdown-browser-instructions/
SafeAssign information: http://www.pnc.edu/distance/safeassign/
ProctorU information: http://www.pnc.edu/distance/proctoru/
Remote Proctor NOW information: http://www.softwaresecure.com
Reach us: TECH 206 and 298
219-785-5734
Twitter and Facebook: @PNCOLT
http://www.pnc.edu/distance for all workshop notes, links, and training needs