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Title The cut n’ paste generation : preventing plagiarism in UCD
Author(s) Byrne, Ursula; Tynan, Mark
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2. The Cut n’ Paste Generation
Preventing Plagiarism in UCD
Ursula Byrne & Mark Tynan, UCD Library
Plagiarism – a 21 st Online Plagiarism Being relevant and
century scourge Quiz informed
Plagiarism is an issue which is • Embedded in the VLE, The online quiz is being
of increasing concern in the Blackboard. customised to support every
modern university. Accusations discipline and students at all
of plagiarism affect the • Piloted with the School of levels – be they first years,
reputation of the university, and Sociology. international students or at
the degrees it confers. • 10 questions and answers fourth level
• Plagiarism is defined by the devised around the basic • We use current examples,
act, not the intention. components of plagiarism e.g. YouTube clips – to
and how to avoid it. illustrate plagiarism in the
• The responsibility for
Test your knowledge music industry, in politics,
avoiding it rests with the and beyond
student. Which of the following is not
• We keep up-to-date with
common knowledge and so
UCD Library and needs to be cited?
new developments through
plagiarism email lists international
• The events of September conferences and courses
Staff in UCD Library take an 11th, 2001 were the result
active part in educating students of co-ordinated terrorist
about plagiarism - providing attacks and led, indirectly, to
advice, giving classes and U.S military involvement in
designing web pages Afghanistan and Iraq.
• JK Rowling is the author of
the Harry Potter book series.
• President Kennedy vowed
to put man on the moon in a
speech in Texas in 1962.
Remember- Common
knowledge varies depending
on discipline, culture and
generation.
1 years:
st
• This quiz was not compulsory as students have so much to take
in, in the first few weeks of university. However students were
strongly encouraged to complete the quiz before submitting their
first assignment.
• 86% of 520 registered students completed the quiz.
90% drop in
Plagiarism 2 years:
nd
• This quiz was compulsory.
• 98% of 120 registered students completed the quiz before
submitting their first assignment.
• Incidents of plagiarism dropped from 10% to 1%
• Students averaged 3 attempts to get a 100% mark
UCD Plagiarism Quiz 2008 was devised by Ursula Byrne ursula.byrne@ucd.ie, Mark Tynan mark.tynan@ucd.ie and Gerard Walsh gerard.walsh@ucd.ie