Business Education: “Raising the Bar” SAFEASSIGN Business Education: “Raising the Bar” BDF Conference: 2009-2010 Dr. Margaret Case 2/22/2019

Agenda Academic Integrity SafeAssign: A Tool SafeAssign Demo What it is What it does How to use it SafeAssign Demo Additional Resources BDF Conference: 2009-2010 Dr. Margaret Case 2/22/2019

Academic Integrity “Those students who honestly earn their accomplishments also earn a complete and genuine or authentic education (Academic Integrity Project).” “Integrity.“ Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary. 2010. Merriam-Webster Online. 30 March 2010 <http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/integrity> 1 : firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility 2 : an unimpaired condition : soundness 3 : the quality or state of being complete or undivided : completeness synonyms see honesty Academic Integrity Project. University of California Davis, n.d. Web. 30 Mar.      2010. <http://cai.ucdavis.edu/authenticeducation.html BDF Conference: 2009-2010 Dr. Margaret Case 2/22/2019

Recent Research Academic integrity and business ethics1 Cheaters might be more willing to engage in unethical workplace behavior Possible relation between college cheating and a country’s corruption index “At 87%, business students provided the highest cheating rate …(Caruna et al., 2000).”3 Students are very reluctant to report academic misconduct witnessed among peers1,2 1. McCabe, Donald L, Tony Feghali, and Hanin Abdallah. "Academic Dishonesty in the      Middle East: Individual and Contextual Factors." Research in Higher      Education 49 (Feb. 2008): 451-467. Education Research Complete. Web. 31      Mar. 2010. 2. Elzubeir, Margaret A, and Diaa E E Rizk. "Exploring Perceptions and Attitudes of      Senior Medical Students and Interns to Academic Integrity." Medical      Education 37 (2003): 589-596. Education Research Complete. Web. 31 Mar.      2010. 3. Rakovski, Carter C, and Elliot S Levy. "Academic Dishonesty: Perceptions of      Business Students." College Student Journal 41.2 (2007): 466-481.      Education Research Complete. Web. 31 Mar. 2010. 9. McCabe, Donald L, Kenneth D. Butterfield, and Linda Klebe Trevino. "Academic Dishonesty in Graduate Business Programs: Prevalence, Causes, and Proposed Action." Academy of Management Learning & Education.” 5.3 (Sept. 2006): 294-305.      2/22/2019 BDF Conference: 2009-2010 Dr. Margaret Case

Recent Research Important contextual factors affecting students’ propensity to cheat1 Perception of peers’ behavior (direct and significant relationship) Understanding and acceptance of campus integrity policies Certainty of being reported for cheating Severity of campus penalties for cheating Presence of absence of an academic honor code4 1. McCabe, Donald L, Tony Feghali, and Hanin Abdallah. "Academic Dishonesty in the      Middle East: Individual and Contextual Factors." Research in Higher      Education 49 (Feb. 2008): 451-467. Education Research Complete. Web. 31      Mar. 2010. 4. Simon, Christopher A, et al. "Gender, Student Perceptions, Institutional      Commitments and Academic dishonesty: Who Reports in Academic Dishonesty      Cases?" Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education 29.1 (2004): 75-90.      Education Research Complete. Web. 31 Mar. 2010. “Academic Honor codes rely on students to report the academic dishonesty of other students.” (p. 87) BDF Conference: 2009-2010 Dr. Margaret Case 2/22/2019

Research Opportunities? Appears to be a lack of research on Middle Eastern students… General attitudes toward academic dishonesty Relationship of academic dishonesty to Hofstede’s cultural dimensions (Collectivism, gender, power distance, uncertainty avoidance) BDF Conference: 2009-2010 Dr. Margaret Case 2/22/2019

SafeAssign A tool within blackboard that helps students to understand and prevent plagiarism BDF Conference: 2009-2010 Dr. Margaret Case 2/22/2019

What SafeAssign Does SafeAssign compares submitted papers to source content in the following databases5: Internet - comprehensive index of documents available for public access on the Internet ProQuest ABI/Inform database with over 1,100 publication titles and about 2.6 million articles from '90s to present time, updated weekly (exclusive access) Institutional document archives containing all papers submitted to SafeAssign by users in their respective institutions Global Reference Database containing papers that were volunteered by students from Blackboard client institutions to help prevent cross-institutional plagiarism. 5 Knight, Erin, and Mehrdad Karjoo. "http://wiki.safeassign.com/display/SAFE/      How+Does+SafeAssign+Work." http://wiki.safeassign.com/display/SAFE/      How+Does+SafeAssign+Work. Blackboard.com, 2 Jan. 2009. Web. 31 Mar.      2010. BDF Conference: 2009-2010 Dr. Margaret Case 2/22/2019

What SafeAssign Does Generates an originality report that contains6 The overall percentage of the submitted paper that appears to match other sources A numbered list of suspected sources A link of the paper’s actual text to its suspected source. 6 Knight, Erin, and Mehrdad Karjoo. "http://wiki.safeassign.com/display/SAFE/Interpret+Reports." http://wiki.safeassign.com/display/SAFE/Interpret+Reports. Blackboard.com, 2 July 2007. Web. 31 Mar.      2010. Uses a matching algorithm to detect similarities between submitted papers and previous material. I have heard that very recent documents may not be caught and their might be up to a 30 day delay. Sharifa Hajjat - DWC Staff, and Himanshu Joshi Abu Dhabi – who administers the BB tool set. BDF Conference: 2009-2010 Dr. Margaret Case 2/22/2019

How to use Safe Assign Set up Safe Assignments in Blackboard Students’ papers checked automatically The papers are delivered to the instructor together with the originality reports Draft options allows “Sand Box” for students Direct Submit without student involvement.  6 Knight, Erin, and Mehrdad Karjoo. "http://wiki.safeassign.com/display/SAFE/Interpret+Reports." http://wiki.safeassign.com/display/SAFE/Interpret+Reports. Blackboard.com, 2 July 2007. Web. 31 Mar.      2010. Uses a matching algorithm to detect similarities between submitted papers and previous material. I have heard that very recent documents may not be caught and their might be up to a 30 day delay. Sharifa Hajjat - DWC Staff, and Himanshu Joshi Abu Dhabi – who administers the BB tool set. BDF Conference: 2009-2010 Dr. Margaret Case 2/22/2019

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Demo Summary Student submitted assignments View assignments Teach Tab Homepage SafeAssign Assignment Submission content link Select assignment View originality reports by student Create new assignments Teach Tab Homepage Select “Create Assignment” BDF Conference: 2009-2010 Dr. Margaret Case 2/22/2019

Demo Summary Direct (instructor) submitted assignments View assignments Teach Tab Homepage Direct Submit content link Create Folders, if desired Upload files Viewing help information Build Tab Homepage Course Content for Teachers BDF Conference: 2009-2010 Dr. Margaret Case 2/22/2019

Nothing is perfect! Flags “common knowledge” as copied Do not rely on the originality percentage alone Database currency May be up to thirty day delay Can not “convert” an existing BB assignment into a SafeAssignment Re-Create it using SafeAssign content link BDF Conference: 2009-2010 Dr. Margaret Case 2/22/2019

Technical Issues contact Additional Resources Www.noodletools.com http://safeassign.com Technical Issues contact Himanshu.joshi@hct.ac.ae Wiki Home has an hour long video on SafeAssign Works Cited 1. Academic Integrity Project. University of California Davis, n.d. Web. 30 Mar. 2010. <http://cai.ucdavis.edu/‌authenticeducation.html>. 2. Elzubeir, Margaret A, and Diaa E E Rizk. “Exploring Perceptions and Attitudes of Senior Medical Students and Interns to Academic Integrity.” Medical Education 37 (2003): 589-596. Education Research Complete. Web. 31 Mar. 2010. 3. “Integrity.” Def. 1. merriam-webster.com. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated , 2010. Web. 30 Mar. 2010. <http://www.merriam-webster.com/‌dictionary/‌integrity>. 4.Knight, Erin, and Mehrdad Karjoo. “http://wiki.safeassign.com/‌display/‌SAFE/‌How+Does+SafeAssign+Work.” http://wiki.safeassign.com/‌display/‌SAFE/‌How+Does+SafeAssign+Work. Blackboard.com, 2 Jan. 2009. Web. 31 Mar. 2010. 5. - -. “http://wiki.safeassign.com/‌display/‌SAFE/‌Interpret+Reports.” http://wiki.safeassign.com/‌display/‌SAFE/‌Interpret+Reports. Blackboard.com, 5 July 2007. Web. 31 Mar. 2010. 6.McCabe, Donald L, Tony Feghali, and Hanin Abdallah. “Academic Dishonesty in the Middle East: Individual and Contextual Factors.” Research in Higher Education 49 (Feb. 2008): 451-467. Education Research Complete. Web. 31 Mar. 2010. 7.Rakovski, Carter C, and Elliot S Levy. “Academic Dishonesty: Perceptions of Business Students.” College Student Journal 41.2 (2007): 466-481. Education Research Complete. Web. 31 Mar. 2010. 8.Simon, Christopher A, et al. “Gender, Student Perceptions, Institutional Commitments and Academic dishonesty: Who Reports in Academic Dishonesty Cases?” Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education 29.1 (2004): 75-90. Education Research Complete. Web. 31 Mar. 2010. 9. McCabe, Donald L, Kenneth D. Butterfield, and Linda Klebe Trevino. "Academic Dishonesty in Graduate Business Programs: Prevalence, Causes, and Proposed Action." Academy of Management Learning & Education.” 5.3 (Sept. 2006): 294-305. BDF Conference: 2009-2010 Dr. Margaret Case 2/22/2019

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