1. A collaborative effort linking:  The importance of developing accuracy and honesty in research skills within the high school student population  Participation in both the development of the website and research techniques by teachers, graduate, undergraduate, and high school students in suburban and rural settings. Mike Boylan, Lore Mead, & Anthony Manniello

2. Highlights Cartoon copied from The Plagiarism Handbook by Robert Harris. Available @ The University of Dayton Library http://academic.udayton.edu/elearning/onlineTraining/Plagiarism Interdisciplinary approach strengthens the development of ethical standards by:  Promoting student interest in research methodology for deeper learning.  Emphasizing the possible consequences of plagiarism and making real world connections.  Accuracy and excellence in writing and communication.

3. Web Site Design

4. Assessment  Pre-survey -Assessing students’ level of understanding of Plagiarism and research methodology up to this point.  Post-survey -Assessing the development of a deeper comprehension and ethical considerations of proper formatting of research projects  Presenting the results of comparisons of pre- and post-surveys with any additional feedback by all participants.