{"107011":{"#nid":"107011","#data":{"type":"news","title":"What Does Tech Think: What Do You Consider Plagiarism?","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Situation: \u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYou are grading a student\u2019s paper and realize that several passages are borderline plagiarized from a text you\u2019re familiar with. They aren\u2019t verbatim, but they are similar enough to make you uncomfortable and to consider speaking with the student. What would you do?\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Response:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETo proactively deal with the issue of plagiarism, Richard Barke always includes the following website on his syllabus: \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.princeton.edu\/pr\/pub\/integrity\/pages\/plagiarism\u0022\u003Ewww.princeton.edu\/pr\/pub\/integrity\/pages\/plagiarism\u003C\/a\u003E. The site provides examples of various versions of plagiarism. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI tell students that these examples are clear enough and that there will be no \u2018I didn\u2019t know where the line was\u2019 excuses,\u201d said Barke, an associate professor and undergraduate director in the School of Public Policy. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn this case, if it\u2019s a first offense, then Barke thinks that a serious chat might be enough, followed by close scrutiny.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cBut if it\u2019s total cut-and-paste, or there\u2019s a pattern of skirting the edge, it\u2019s time to go to the Office of Student Integrity,\u201d he added.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Cara Appel-Silbaugh, interim director of Student Integrity, you would have two options: speak with the student or refer it to Student Integrity (visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.osi.gatech.edu\u0022 title=\u0022www.osi.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.osi.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E for more information) for investigation. Regardless of which option you choose, she advises you to remember the following: \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EKeep your own copy of all materials in a secure location.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003ERefrain from discussing the case in the classroom or with other students.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EThe accused student is expected to continue attending your course and complete all assignments in the course until the matter is resolved.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EStudents should be provided the grade of \u201cIncomplete\u201d on the questionable assignment until the matter is resolved.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EYou are grading a student\u2019s paper and realize that several passages are borderline plagiarized from a text you\u2019re familiar with. They aren\u2019t verbatim, but they are similar enough to make you uncomfortable and to consider speaking with the student. What would you do?\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"You are grading a student\u2019s paper and realize that several passages are borderline plagiarized from a text you\u2019re familiar with. They aren\u2019t verbatim, but they are similar enough to make you uncomfortable and to consider speaking with the student. Wh"}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2012-02-06 16:18:15","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:11:40","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-02-06T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2012-02-06T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"23111","name":"plagiarism"},{"id":"15077","name":"What Does Tech Think"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAmelia Pavlik\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications \u0026amp; Marketing\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-385-4142\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}