1. November 15, 2004Holly Heller-Ross, Associate Librarian Student Academic Honesty Panel Discussion sponsored by the Faculty Senate and Provost’s Office Plattsburgh State University November 15, 2004

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3. November 15, 2004Holly Heller-Ross, Associate Librarian You should know that… It is a big issue; here and internationally. Some tested strategies do work. Some Plattsburgh faculty have great ideas to share.

4. November 15, 2004Holly Heller-Ross, Associate Librarian Statistics: How much? Almost 80% of college students admit to cheating. 36% of undergraduates have admitted to plagiarizing. 58.3% of high school students let someone else copy their work in 1969, and 97.5% did so in 1989. Source: a variety of surveys and polls listed on the Plagiarism.org web site

5. November 15, 2004Holly Heller-Ross, Associate Librarian Institutional Approaches Consider institutional strategies such as Honor codes Integrity as part of orientation Tracking violations, repeats Involving the student judicial process College-wide citation style Creating a college research and writing handbook

6. November 15, 2004Holly Heller-Ross, Associate Librarian Common Reasons Students Cheat Ignorance Fear Poor Time Management Lack of Interest in Learning Inconsistent Enforcement distilled from http://www.virtualsalt.com/antiplag.htm

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8. November 15, 2004Holly Heller-Ross, Associate Librarian Teach Provide and reinforce foundational introductory research skills as in Jeff Hornibrook’s research assignment. http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/jeff.ho rnibrook/history1811999f/libr.htm http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/jeff.ho rnibrook/history1811999f/libr.htm

9. November 15, 2004Holly Heller-Ross, Associate Librarian Guide Reinforce the sequential nature of research and set mid-point deadlines as in Lynda Ames’ paper requirement in Soc 497, with a library session, annotated bibliography, draft due date and then final paper. http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/lynda.ames/Intern s/Intern.htm http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/lynda.ames/Intern s/Intern.htm

10. November 15, 2004Holly Heller-Ross, Associate Librarian Inform Educate students with detailed information about your cheating policy as in Lonnie Fairchild’s CSC221...more than just saying don't cheat she tells them exactly what she means. http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/lonnie.fairc hild/CSC221F03/Default.htm http://faculty.plattsburgh.edu/lonnie.fairc hild/CSC221F03/Default.htm

11. November 15, 2004Holly Heller-Ross, Associate Librarian Summary Lots of dishonesty. Almost 80% of college students admit to cheating at least once. Some tested strategies. Policies, Education, Enforcement, Tracking. Some local examples. Teach, Design Assignments, Inform. Question: How’s it all actually working?