Comments on: A Lesson in Academic Integrity as Students Feel the Injustice of Plagiarism http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/a-lesson-in-academic-integrity-as-students-feel-the-injustice-of-plagiarism/ Faculty Focus publishes articles on effective teaching strategies for the college classroom, both face-to-face and online. Sign-up for our free newsletter. Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:52:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Gina Burkart http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/a-lesson-in-academic-integrity-as-students-feel-the-injustice-of-plagiarism/#comment-8245 Gina Burkart Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:36:36 +0000 http://www.facultyfocus.com/?p=28921#comment-8245 What a powerful and meaningful lesson! Thanks for sharing it with us! What a powerful and meaningful lesson! Thanks for sharing it with us!

]]> By: Empowered » A Lesson in Academic Integrity as Students Feel the Injustice of Plagiarism http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/a-lesson-in-academic-integrity-as-students-feel-the-injustice-of-plagiarism/#comment-8145 Empowered » A Lesson in Academic Integrity as Students Feel the Injustice of Plagiarism Thu, 06 Dec 2012 21:49:42 +0000 http://www.facultyfocus.com/?p=28921#comment-8145 [...] Taken From: a-lesson-in-academic-integrity-as-students-feel-the-injustice-of-plagiarism [...] [...] Taken From: a-lesson-in-academic-integrity-as-students-feel-the-injustice-of-plagiarism [...]

]]> By: Neelam Choudhary http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/a-lesson-in-academic-integrity-as-students-feel-the-injustice-of-plagiarism/#comment-7852 Neelam Choudhary Thu, 08 Nov 2012 04:50:03 +0000 http://www.facultyfocus.com/?p=28921#comment-7852 this is what we call as 'negative education'.......student will himself imbibe the right ethics rather than by any coersion this is what we call as 'negative education'…….student will himself imbibe the right ethics rather than by any coersion

]]> By: Let’s be Honest…with Technology | CourseSites Conversations http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/a-lesson-in-academic-integrity-as-students-feel-the-injustice-of-plagiarism/#comment-7630 Let’s be Honest…with Technology | CourseSites Conversations Tue, 23 Oct 2012 02:27:39 +0000 http://www.facultyfocus.com/?p=28921#comment-7630 [...] plagiarism simulation provides students with an eye-opening experience and encourages them to think twice before claiming [...] [...] plagiarism simulation provides students with an eye-opening experience and encourages them to think twice before claiming [...]

]]> By: Very Interesting Article on Plagiarism « anatomyphysiologybyboatwright http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/a-lesson-in-academic-integrity-as-students-feel-the-injustice-of-plagiarism/#comment-6970 Very Interesting Article on Plagiarism « anatomyphysiologybyboatwright Mon, 20 Aug 2012 05:05:22 +0000 http://www.facultyfocus.com/?p=28921#comment-6970 [...] A Lesson in Academic Integrity as Students Feel the Injustice of Plagiarism Share this:EmailPrintLinkedInFacebookTwitterPinterestLike this:LikeBe the first to like this. [...] [...] A Lesson in Academic Integrity as Students Feel the Injustice of Plagiarism Share this:EmailPrintLinkedInFacebookTwitterPinterestLike this:LikeBe the first to like this. [...]

]]> By: Plagiarism: Strategies for Prevention | TEP Blog http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/a-lesson-in-academic-integrity-as-students-feel-the-injustice-of-plagiarism/#comment-5970 Plagiarism: Strategies for Prevention | TEP Blog Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:18:38 +0000 http://www.facultyfocus.com/?p=28921#comment-5970 [...] identified a potential strategy to take students deeper than mere awareness.  As documented in a recent article at Faculty Focus, Deborah Zarka Miller appeals to the value of justice by forcing students to feel [...] [...] identified a potential strategy to take students deeper than mere awareness.  As documented in a recent article at Faculty Focus, Deborah Zarka Miller appeals to the value of justice by forcing students to feel [...]

]]> By: susan gold smith http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/a-lesson-in-academic-integrity-as-students-feel-the-injustice-of-plagiarism/#comment-5886 susan gold smith Mon, 02 Apr 2012 14:32:10 +0000 http://www.facultyfocus.com/?p=28921#comment-5886 I find this "assignment" to be an abusive use of the position/power of the instructor. I hope it would not pass an ethics committee's review. It is a thinly veiled scenario at best and the student that questioned the assignment had a clear point. It is a good idea to have the student understand the victim' s position, but please respect the student's intelligence while doing so. I find this "assignment" to be an abusive use of the position/power of the instructor. I hope it would not pass an ethics committee's review. It is a thinly veiled scenario at best and the student that questioned the assignment had a clear point. It is a good idea to have the student understand the victim' s position, but please respect the student's intelligence while doing so.

]]> By: DZ Miller http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/a-lesson-in-academic-integrity-as-students-feel-the-injustice-of-plagiarism/#comment-5789 DZ Miller Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:27:57 +0000 http://www.facultyfocus.com/?p=28921#comment-5789 I usually address accidental plagiarism within the context of individual essays. My comments on their first drafts flag any passages of text that I believe are probably "borrowed" from another source. I make it clear that unless they include proper attribution in the revised draft, documenting the source in-text and on the Works Cited page, then they will be guilty of plagiarism, which I will them report to the university Provost. This usually gets the student's attention, and it reinforces the notion that crediting sources is their ethical responsibility. I usually address accidental plagiarism within the context of individual essays. My comments on their first drafts flag any passages of text that I believe are probably "borrowed" from another source. I make it clear that unless they include proper attribution in the revised draft, documenting the source in-text and on the Works Cited page, then they will be guilty of plagiarism, which I will them report to the university Provost. This usually gets the student's attention, and it reinforces the notion that crediting sources is their ethical responsibility.

]]> By: DZ Miller http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/a-lesson-in-academic-integrity-as-students-feel-the-injustice-of-plagiarism/#comment-5788 DZ Miller Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:24:37 +0000 http://www.facultyfocus.com/?p=28921#comment-5788 Once the students recognized that the entire exercise was an experiential metaphor, they were eager to discuss their thoughts and feelings about my announcement that they would receive credit for work they had stolen rather than for work they had created themselves. Our discussion lasted approximately 30 minutes, and in that time THEY exposed most of the ethical issues that I wanted to discuss as part of a "lesson" on academic integrity. Because I was transparent with them about my motivation for the exercise, none of them seemed to feel manipulated by it. And many of them expressed an appreciation for the directness of this approach. They said they had never considered plagiarism as an act with moral consequences but now they do. Once the students recognized that the entire exercise was an experiential metaphor, they were eager to discuss their thoughts and feelings about my announcement that they would receive credit for work they had stolen rather than for work they had created themselves. Our discussion lasted approximately 30 minutes, and in that time THEY exposed most of the ethical issues that I wanted to discuss as part of a "lesson" on academic integrity. Because I was transparent with them about my motivation for the exercise, none of them seemed to feel manipulated by it. And many of them expressed an appreciation for the directness of this approach. They said they had never considered plagiarism as an act with moral consequences but now they do.

]]> By: DZ Miller http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/a-lesson-in-academic-integrity-as-students-feel-the-injustice-of-plagiarism/#comment-5787 DZ Miller Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:19:31 +0000 http://www.facultyfocus.com/?p=28921#comment-5787 No, I did not "follow through" and give students grades for the work they "stole" from their peers. Those who completed the assignment received a grade for the project they submitted. Those who didn't do the assignment received a zero. No, I did not "follow through" and give students grades for the work they "stole" from their peers. Those who completed the assignment received a grade for the project they submitted. Those who didn't do the assignment received a zero.

]]> By: DZ Miller http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/a-lesson-in-academic-integrity-as-students-feel-the-injustice-of-plagiarism/#comment-5786 DZ Miller Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:17:59 +0000 http://www.facultyfocus.com/?p=28921#comment-5786 Perhaps, but I don't think we are introducing them to plagiarism by talking about it. That's kind of like saying we give teenagers the idea to have sex by talking honestly with them about their sexuality. The truth is, they are already fully aware of the issue. Perhaps, but I don't think we are introducing them to plagiarism by talking about it. That's kind of like saying we give teenagers the idea to have sex by talking honestly with them about their sexuality. The truth is, they are already fully aware of the issue.

]]> By: DZ Miller http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/a-lesson-in-academic-integrity-as-students-feel-the-injustice-of-plagiarism/#comment-5785 DZ Miller Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:16:31 +0000 http://www.facultyfocus.com/?p=28921#comment-5785 Yes, the role reversal was probably the most beneficial part of the exercise. Yes, the role reversal was probably the most beneficial part of the exercise.

]]> By: DZ Miller http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/a-lesson-in-academic-integrity-as-students-feel-the-injustice-of-plagiarism/#comment-5784 DZ Miller Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:16:01 +0000 http://www.facultyfocus.com/?p=28921#comment-5784 I was pleased that the exercise worked so effectively. I hope to find other ways to engage students with similarly abstract topics. I was pleased that the exercise worked so effectively. I hope to find other ways to engage students with similarly abstract topics.

]]> By: @DrBruceJ http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/a-lesson-in-academic-integrity-as-students-feel-the-injustice-of-plagiarism/#comment-5769 @DrBruceJ Sat, 17 Mar 2012 01:58:41 +0000 http://www.facultyfocus.com/?p=28921#comment-5769 Hello Deborah: Thank you for providing a very interesting approach to addressing plagiarism in a proactive manner. I’m curious, did you have any plagiarism incidents after conducting this exercise? I wrote a post related to online education: Plagiarism in Online Schools: What Students Need to Know <a href="http://www.onlinecollegecourses.com/2012/02/29/plagiarism-in-online-schools-what-students-need-to-know/" rel="nofollow">http://www.onlinecollegecourses.com/2012/02/29/pl...</a> One of the issues I raised is making a distinction between accidental and intentional plagiarism. You’ve addressed intentional plagiarism. Do you take any proactive steps to teach students about avoiding accidental plagiarism? Dr. J Hello Deborah:

Thank you for providing a very interesting approach to addressing plagiarism in a proactive manner. I’m curious, did you have any plagiarism incidents after conducting this exercise?

I wrote a post related to online education:
Plagiarism in Online Schools: What Students Need to Know http://www.onlinecollegecourses.com/2012/02/29/pl…

One of the issues I raised is making a distinction between accidental and intentional plagiarism. You’ve addressed intentional plagiarism. Do you take any proactive steps to teach students about avoiding accidental plagiarism?

Dr. J

]]> By: TekBek http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/a-lesson-in-academic-integrity-as-students-feel-the-injustice-of-plagiarism/#comment-5767 TekBek Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:16:57 +0000 http://www.facultyfocus.com/?p=28921#comment-5767 A Question of Honor By William Chace for The American Scholar, Spring 2012 Cheating on campus undermines the reputation of our universities and the value of their degrees. Now is the time for students themselves to stop it <a href="http://theamericanscholar.org/a-question-of-honor/" rel="nofollow">http://theamericanscholar.org/a-question-of-honor...</a> FYI, to locate that, I just Googled® the phrase "The Truth About Campus Cheating" by William M. Chace" that I copied from Peter Tierney's comment above. A Question of Honor
By William Chace for The American Scholar, Spring 2012

Cheating on campus undermines the reputation of our universities and the value of their degrees. Now is the time for students themselves to stop it
http://theamericanscholar.org/a-question-of-honor…

FYI, to locate that, I just Googled® the phrase "The Truth About Campus Cheating" by William M. Chace" that I copied from Peter Tierney's comment above.

]]> By: Conred Maddox http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/a-lesson-in-academic-integrity-as-students-feel-the-injustice-of-plagiarism/#comment-5755 Conred Maddox Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:04:32 +0000 http://www.facultyfocus.com/?p=28921#comment-5755 This is a great project that helps with the idea of ownership. I would add to this a exercise on ethos, or credibility of presentation. When the students begin recognize that citing builds their own credibility, they tend to work diligently at citing sources and providing intext citations (at least in the class I have taught so far). I also have my comp 100 classes write a paper on plagiarism, what it is; the consequences; how to avoid it; and what they learned. They can pick an audience - high school students, journalists, novelists, etc. What is excellent about the assignment you do, is the students learn that investment in a project has its rewards - beyond the grade, someone will want it as his or her own. This is a great project that helps with the idea of ownership. I would add to this a exercise on ethos, or credibility of presentation. When the students begin recognize that citing builds their own credibility, they tend to work diligently at citing sources and providing intext citations (at least in the class I have taught so far). I also have my comp 100 classes write a paper on plagiarism, what it is; the consequences; how to avoid it; and what they learned. They can pick an audience – high school students, journalists, novelists, etc. What is excellent about the assignment you do, is the students learn that investment in a project has its rewards – beyond the grade, someone will want it as his or her own.

]]> By: Joyce http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/a-lesson-in-academic-integrity-as-students-feel-the-injustice-of-plagiarism/#comment-5747 Joyce Wed, 14 Mar 2012 01:05:47 +0000 http://www.facultyfocus.com/?p=28921#comment-5747 How clever! Love the idea. How clever! Love the idea.

]]> By: @HeatherWilson http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/a-lesson-in-academic-integrity-as-students-feel-the-injustice-of-plagiarism/#comment-5743 @HeatherWilson Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:10:56 +0000 http://www.facultyfocus.com/?p=28921#comment-5743 This is such a great idea. I may have to steal it. heh This is such a great idea. I may have to steal it. heh

]]> By: Sugandha http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/a-lesson-in-academic-integrity-as-students-feel-the-injustice-of-plagiarism/#comment-5740 Sugandha Tue, 13 Mar 2012 02:48:06 +0000 http://www.facultyfocus.com/?p=28921#comment-5740 awesome. This article is in scarcity of words for the idea being thrown in the generation which is much much prone for it. Simply excellent article awesome. This article is in scarcity of words for the idea being thrown in the generation which is much much prone for it. Simply excellent article

]]> By: J. Morse http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/teaching-and-learning/a-lesson-in-academic-integrity-as-students-feel-the-injustice-of-plagiarism/#comment-5738 J. Morse Mon, 12 Mar 2012 23:02:36 +0000 http://www.facultyfocus.com/?p=28921#comment-5738 <i>". . . this could be a marvelous object lesson, but if handled poorly, it could be an unmitigated disaster!"</i> I second this comment. While do I see how effective the situational lesson was, I have major concerns with what it took to carry it out: (a) If you don't grade as you say, you have lied to the students and one could also argue that you have emotionally manipulated them to prove a point. That's a pretty edgy position to be in. It sets up a situation in which a momentary lack of integrity with your students was supposed to be "okay" because it served a purpose. I surmise that the intent is to carry it off as if it was not meant to be a "lie" but somehow a teaching lesson--roll playing, perhaps? But the students didn't know that. Personally, if I were a student in that classroom, I would have felt lied to and manipulated for the sake of a teaching lesson. When I find I have been lied to, I feel disrespected. I wouldn't be comfortable treating my students that way. Obviously not everyone feels this strongly, but I think it is getting into an edgy area of teaching ethics. (b) If you do grade as you say, you have unfairly graded to make a point. My students would disrespect me for the rest of my time with them if I did that. ". . . this could be a marvelous object lesson, but if handled poorly, it could be an unmitigated disaster!"

I second this comment.

While do I see how effective the situational lesson was, I have major concerns with what it took to carry it out:

(a) If you don't grade as you say, you have lied to the students and one could also argue that you have emotionally manipulated them to prove a point. That's a pretty edgy position to be in. It sets up a situation in which a momentary lack of integrity with your students was supposed to be "okay" because it served a purpose. I surmise that the intent is to carry it off as if it was not meant to be a "lie" but somehow a teaching lesson–roll playing, perhaps? But the students didn't know that.

Personally, if I were a student in that classroom, I would have felt lied to and manipulated for the sake of a teaching lesson. When I find I have been lied to, I feel disrespected. I wouldn't be comfortable treating my students that way. Obviously not everyone feels this strongly, but I think it is getting into an edgy area of teaching ethics.

(b) If you do grade as you say, you have unfairly graded to make a point. My students would disrespect me for the rest of my time with them if I did that.

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