Erin Haines

May 5, 2005

Internet Course Module

Plagiarism in Schools

Introduction: Plagiarism is a serious issue the school environment today. Some students purposely plagiarize material and others accidentally plagiarize material. Many do not understand the ramifications of this act and others are not educated about the topic. As you follow the instructions below, you will learn more about this topic and place yourself in the role of educator in a school environment.

Reading: This reading material will help you better understand the topic of plagiarism.

1) The New Plagiarism- This article is from the Educational Technology Journal. It describes the plagiarism of today.

http://www.fno.org/may98/cov98may.html#anchor161875

2) Anti-Plagiarism- This article discusses websites that sell papers to students.

http://chronicle.com/free/2002/03/2002031201t.htm

3) Dealing with Plagiarism- This article discusses how to combat plagiarism. It is in the Chronicle of Higher Education.

http://chronicle.com/jobs/2002/05/2002051401c.htm

4) Plagiarism and the Internet – This article in The Journal, discusses plagiarism and the internet.

http://www.thejournal.com/magazine/vault/A3724.cfm

Assignment: You need to pretend like you are a school educator and you have to educate your new fellow teachers on plagiarism. You need to review the above articles and websites below and educate yourself about the topic.

Specification: Create an outline for the teachers (1-2 pages, typed-double spaced) explaining the issues today surrounding plagiarism. This assignment is flexible, but educates them on the topic.

Activity: You will develop a short handout (two pages) for your students on the rules of plagiarism and how to avoid it. Also refer to the websites below for information.

Sites

For students

•http://www.plagiarism.org/

•http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets.shtml

•http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research/r_plagiar.html

For teachers

•http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=+plagiarism&ei=UTF-8&fr=FP-tab-web-t&fl=0&x=wrt

•http://www.csubak.edu/ssric/Modules/Other/plagiarism.htm

When submitting the activity and the assignment, please place it in my mailbox in rm. 102., by Friday, May 15.

Rubrics for this assignment

Plagiarism	Incomplete	Needs Improvement	Acceptable	Accomplished
Teacher Outline	Too short (doesn’t follow length requirement), doesn’t display any useful info, unfocused  D	Some focus, adequate length, but doesn’t use information from the resources listed C	Well-focused, includes information from the listed resources and adequate length   B	Well-focused, useful for the teachers, uses resources, and presents the topic clearly A
Student Handout	same	same	same	same