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December 1, 2014
Overview
● What can colleges do today to help encourage academic integrity, and deter unethical behavior?
● Do you think the internet has made students less ethical?
● If you knew someone brought a term paper, would you turn him or her in?
● Should there be a code of ethics for internet authors?
● What legal issues arise from information on the internet?
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y it r g e t in academic ● Promote the University’s Ethical Code of
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● Have strict rules against plagiarism
● Provide an academic orientation
s less t n e d u t s e d a m et has n r e t n i e h t k in Do you th ethical? YES! The internet makes things easier and more accessible.
● Copy and Paste
● Buy Term Papers Online
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I would give them a few choices!
● Write the paper over for partial credit
● Offer Help and Resources
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Should ther
Authors?
Yes, Internet authors should be able to:
● Cite their sources to show that they are credible
● Have a section for comments so people can post their opinions.
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What legal issu
● Downloading/Stealing music, movies, and pictures illegally (Piracy)
● Copyright infringement
● Purchasing Term Papers
● Hackers
● Identity Theft
Statistics
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36% of undergraduates admit to “paraphrasing/copying few sentences from Internet source without footnoting it.”
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24% of graduate students self report doing the same
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38% admit to “paraphrasing/copying few sentences from written source without footnoting it.”
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25% of graduate students self report doing the same
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14% of students admit to “fabricating/falsifying
References: www.google.com http://www.plagiarism.org/resources/facts -and-stats/ www.help.com www.ask.com