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1 Plagiarism : Implications for the Classroom Teacher (Part 2)

2 Class notes Plagiarism Part II12/10/05 2 Digital Paper Mills

3 Class notes Plagiarism Part II12/10/05 3 What do you get? Free papers-click on the site and download the paper. Free papers but registration required-ask for personal information “Exchange Sites” - you must submit a paper to get a "free" paper. Many have a membership fee that allows unlimited access. Most charge per page. Bill your credit card. Delivery usually by email. For extra charge you can have them “special order”- usually 4 days They run sales and summer blowout specials

4 Class notes Plagiarism Part II12/10/05 4 Try This: Exercise 2 This will be a discussion thread activity

5 Class notes Plagiarism Part II12/10/05 5 Problems? What are students really getting? –No guarantee of quality or currency. –Papers that are dated and not reflective of current events and trends. –Substandard writing and research. See William McHenry's "Reflections on the Internet Paper Mills" for a more detailed discussion of prices and quality. (http://georgetown.edu/honor/papermill.html)http://georgetown.edu/honor/papermill.html http://www.lgca.org/infohio/Documentation/Plagiarism/Cheating%201 01.dochttp://www.lgca.org/infohio/Documentation/Plagiarism/Cheating%201 01.doc

6 Class notes Plagiarism Part II12/10/05 6 Plagiarism Detection Sites Besides searching the web, there are Plagiarism detection sites available Evaluate each service before using them. –Take advantage of free trials and read the fine print. –When evaluating services, take a look at Andy Denhart's article from Salon, "The Web's plagiarism police" which covers some of the pitfalls of using plagiarism verification sites. http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/06/14/plagiarism/print.html http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/06/14/plagiarism/print.html

7 Class notes Plagiarism Part II12/10/05 7 Detection Sites Click on the icons


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