Presentation at BLEND Conference in Fresno, CA on 10/15/11

1. Got Plagiarism? I Have a Cure! Ida M. Jones, J.D. Verna Mae & Wayne D. Brooks Professor of Business Law Special Assistant to the Senior Academic Technology Officer California State University, Fresno idaj@csufresno.edu 559 278-5711

2. Symptoms Writing varies from assignment to assignment Paper or other assignment: Demonstrates sophisticated mastery of terminology Includes information not specifically covered in the course Has very sophisticated writing style

3. Plagiarism issues at California State University, Fresno One Test to Determine Cause: Survey Data 3

4. General Population Participants from Feb-April Spring, 2010

5. Cures-multi-pronged treatments

6. TREATMENTS & CURE Workshops Assignment Redesign Institutional Implementation of Policies & Enforcement

7. Treatment One: workshops Addressing Students’ Lack of Clear Definitions

8. Workshops Face to Face Workshops Academic Integrity Workshops Every semester 12-14 workshops offered Many faculty require attendance Online Plagiarism Module Blackboard Delivered in Face-to-Face or Online courses

9. Responses to Face to Face Workshops 80% of faculty members who attended the plagiarism workshop responded that they had learned details about plagiarism which they were previously unaware 9 The vast majority of students, 88% or 2958 of 3357, felt they learned a great deal from the workshops, even though most students thought they knew the definition of plagiarism. (Academic Integrity survey, 2006-2008; Academic Integrity faculty survey, 2007).

10. Treatment Two: Assignment Redesign Reducing students’ Ability to Find Assignments Elsewhere

11. Treat Students-Ability to Find Assignments Elsewhere-p. 1 Re-design assignments to make them more plagiarism-resistant 11

12. Treat Students-Ability to Find Assignments Elsewhere-p. 2 Re-consider how you assess whether students have used sources Use plagiarism detection software such as Safe Assign Require that students attach copies of their sources to their assignments Others suggestions? 12

13. Treat Students-Ability to Find Assignments Elsewhere-p. 3 Ask students to prove what they have learned Brief oral presentations Office meetings to ask for summaries Other suggestions? 13

14. Treat Students-Ability to Find Assignments Elsewhere-p. 4 Create assignment(s) that tie to personal or classroom experiences Require that assignments make specific reference to textbook, classroom discussions Require that assignments make specific reference to personal experiences Other suggestions? 14

15. Treat Students-Ability to Find Assignments Elsewhere-p. 5 Re-evaluate course structure and assignments Change the assignments every semester Require submissions in steps Other suggestions? 15

16. Treatment Three: Institution-wide Remedies Treat Lack of Institutional Implementation & Enforcement

17. Institution-Wide Remedies Create institutional definition of plagiarism Institute an Honor Code Encourage consistent enforcement of policies Implement University-wide sanctions

18. Conclusion-Questions? 18