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John T. HarwoodInformation Technology ServicesgyAugust 19, 2009http://www.personal.psu.edu/jthj h@ [email protected]
WHAT EVERY GRADUATE STUDENT SHOULD KNOW ABOUT PLAGIARISMPLAGIARISM
Overview of IT @ PSUOverview of IT @ PSU
Th i h f IT P S The richness of IT resources at Penn State http://its.psu.edu/students/h // l i d / http://tlt.its.psu.edu/
http://www.etd.psu.edu/htt // lib i d / l ht l http://www.libraries.psu.edu/psul.html
Plagiarism MattersPlagiarism Matters
O i i l i i d h One university plagiarized another university’s plagiarism policy – bad news.
l f d f l C l b Faculty fired for plagiarism at Columbia (2008), Missouri (2007), Colorado (2008), etc.
Administrators fired for plagiarism at many institutions
There is even a journal that chronicles this sad phenomenon: plagiary.org
What a sad way to end a career
Cheating Scandals in Grad gSchools
Ohi U i it ( i i ) Ohio University (engineering, 2007) Duke University (MBA, 2007)I di U i it (d t l h l ) Indiana University (dental school, 2007)
Journalism (Columbia, 2009)
Penn StateI 6 J di i l Aff i d l i h In 2005‐2006 Judicial Affairs dealt with ~400 cases 320 were plagiarism and copying infractions 31 were from the graduate school31 were from the graduate school
PSU Faculty Perceptions of Ch ti (M h 2007)Cheating (March 2007)
4550
Percent
30354045
10152025
0510
No problem Mild Problem Moderate problem Major problemNo problem Mild Problem Moderate problem Major problem
The Lure of Cyber‐PlagiarismThe Lure of Cyber Plagiarism
L ’ i i f i lik S h l k Let’s visit a few sites like Schoolsucks.com or Big Nerds.
d d h l For graduate students, there are several sites: http://www.essaytown.com/dissertation_help
di i h l_dissertations.html
Even eBay and Craigslist are a possible !source!
PSU and Academic HonestyPSU and Academic Honesty
Th i f d i i i d The importance of academic integrity and citing your sources
h // l i d / i / b l / http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/cyberplag/
The role of Turnitin in providing a level l i fi ldplaying field http://turnitin.com/static/index.htmlhtt //t iti d http://turnitin.psu.edu
What Turnitin SearchesWhat Turnitin Searches
A d hi d f h bli A current and archived copy of the public “Web” (more than 11 billion pages), including WikipediaWikipedia
Millions of published articles from ProQuest ( illi ti l ) Fi dA ti l ’ illi (2.7 million articles), FindArticles’ 5.5 million articles; 12,000 newspapers and journals
t d t b itt d t ~90,000,000 student papers submitted to Turnitin since 1996 + Paper Mills
PSU 140,000 PSU papers
Penn State’s Experience with Penn State s Experience with Turnitin (2005‐2009)
# of Faculty
# of Ss # of Papers
75‐100%
50‐74%
25‐49% 0‐24% Negligible
1,585 29,000 136,048 4,133 2,799 15,080 80,977 33,0593.04% 2.06% 11.08% 59.52% 24.30%
Penn State & Academic IntegrityPenn State & Academic Integrity
W t d i i t it i ll b We stress academic integrity in every syllabus We provide resources for faculty and studentsM d t b it th d Many graduate programs submit theses and candidacy exams to Turnitin
We have resources for faculty (prevention and We have resources for faculty (prevention and detection) http://tlt.its.psu.edu/turnitin/Faculty.htmlhttp://tlt.its.psu.edu/turnitin/Faculty.html
We have resources for students (avoidance) http://tlt.its.psu.edu/turnitin/Students.htmlp // p / /
SummarySummary
A d i i t it i ’t t h l i Academic integrity isn’t a technology issue Research integrity is critical to your career and to the reputation of Penn Stateand to the reputation of Penn State
If you need help in citing sources, we have many resources to help you including many resources to help you, including Refworks http://libraries.psu.edu/psul/researchguides/matbp p p gytype/refworks.html
http://istudy.psu.edu/modules.htmlG d l k! Good luck!