Plagiarism Resource Site - General

Decrease in cheating @ Duke

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 10:32:34 -0400

A recent survey attributes decrease in cheating to Duke University's honor code, which was introduced in 2003.

The latest figures, gathered last fall from more than 2,000 students and 300 faculty members, show a drop in plagiarism from 38 percent in 2000 to 26 percent last year, while unauthorized collaboration -- students working together when individual work was required -- dropped from 45 percent to 29 percent.

Cryptomnesia

Thu, 04 May 2006 21:21:51 -0400

"In recent years, psychology researchers . . . have begun to experiment with the phenomenon of unconscious plagiarism, which they call 'cryptomnesia.'" See Detroit News.

Irish unis unite to fight plagiarism

Mon, 20 Mar 2006 15:44:01 -0500

According to the Sunday Times

Academics from seven [Irish] universities will meet to review the current rules and to consider introducing a tougher standardised system to tackle the problem.

WSU to monitor plagiarism offenders

Mon, 20 Mar 2006 15:43:15 -0500

Weber State University plans to monitor plagiarism cases to identify repeat offenders.

Plagiarism @ Oxford

Thu, 16 Mar 2006 08:32:32 -0500

According to the university's senior proctor, "extensive copying of work would undermine the value of an Oxford degree. . . . Writing in Oxford Magazine, an in-house publication, Professor Grafen blamed schools for creating a culture of work 'cobbled together from the internet'."

This story has been widely and variously picked up by the press. See also The Telegraph, Times of India, Guardian.

'Does plagiarism matter?'

Tue, 21 Feb 2006 10:57:39 -0500

Jonathan Wolff muses on plagiarism in The Guardian.

Increase in cheating @ Oregon attributed to vigilance

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 09:36:34 -0500

At U of Oregon "reported violations of academic dishonesty have increased 184 percent in the past two years, rising from 57 to 162 incidents." This increase is attributed to a wider participation in "the Student Judicial Affairs process."

Plagiarism won't go away in Australia

Thu, 19 Jan 2006 11:07:49 -0500

Plagiarism, especially among fee-paying international students, still a problem for Australian universities.

Alternatives to academic dishonesty

Wed, 23 Nov 2005 12:10:18 -0500

Russell Jacoby considers how the "jargon of choice . . . corrodes academic freedom."

A short history of plagiarism

Wed, 23 Nov 2005 12:07:18 -0500

Stephen Moss provides a short and borrowed overview of plagiarism in The Guardian.

Kearns Goodwin redux

Thu, 06 Oct 2005 09:08:18 -0400

Doris Kearns Goodwin's forthcoming book provides an occasion for Boston Globe columnist to revisit her story.

Academic cheating: national trends

Fri, 23 Sep 2005 11:00:57 -0400

In a recent address at Chico State Univeristy, Donald McCabe summed up cheating among undergradates as follows: . . .about 20 percent of all students are dedicated cheats and they will act dishonestly whenever the opportunity presents itself. Another 10 percent will never cheat, regardless of circumstances. The remaining 70 percent are the students who can be reached and influenced.

Declining academic standards @ Glasgow

Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:51:41 -0400

"The annual course monitoring report (ACMR) by members of Glasgow University's faculty of arts" has identified widespread illiteracy and cheating among undergraduates.

Academic dishonesty @ Duke

Wed, 07 Sep 2005 13:19:02 -0400

Occurrences of academic dishonesty have decreased at Duke: Twenty-one students were charged with academic dishonesty during the Spring 2005 semester—a decrease from 25 students the previous fall and 33 students the spring before. Eighteen students were found guilty of the charges, and one case is still pending. Occurrences of plagiarism, however, have remained consistent: "Since Fall 2004, the number of plagiarism charges has remained almost constant, varying by only one ca

Plagiarism on the rise @ Nebraska, Lincoln

Fri, 02 Sep 2005 15:22:30 -0400

Officials at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln say they have noticed an increase in plagiarism reports over the past few years because of an increased ability to catch it and the lack of plagiarism education among undergraduate students.