1. Dr. Fiona Duggan 7th September 2007
Institutional responses to student plagiarism in UK HEI’s: interim findings from the AMBeR project
Dr. Fiona Duggan
7th September 2007

2. Reactions
Reluctance
Recognition
Relief
Acceptance

3. Progress?
Turnitin questions on discussion list attract more responses than any other subject
Paper on ‘contract cheating’ attracted most media coverage at 2006 Conference
Institutions still ‘re-inventing the wheel’

4. More progress
Issues now being debated throughout education sector
Joint initiatives between HE and QCA to develop common approach
Holistic approach harnessing the benefits of technology becoming standard approach

5. OIAHE call
Keynote presentation at 2006 conference called for study of current regulations and penalties
JISC funded study (AMBeR) commenced December 2006
Three stages to project

6. AMBeR aims
To inform institutional policy
To inform national policy
To provide a benchmark against which future activity can be measured

7. AMBeR - stages
Collation of existing regulations and applicable penalties
Survey to identify number and range of penalties applied in specific timeframe
Case studies to determine process of penalty application in given set of circumstances

8. AMBeR – First stage
Data collection now complete
Contacted 168 HEI’s with request for a copy of their current academic misconduct regulations
153 responses in final analysis (91%)

14. Stage 2
Deadline for responses this week
Already over 80 responses received
Analysis to be undertaken in next few weeks

15. Next stage
Report findings to OIAHE
Disseminate findings to sector
Identify potential case study sites for final phase of project