Spring 2011, 991628323,CIMT 513,Quiz3A

Topics in School Library MediaCIMT 513 Quiz 3A: Digital Plagiarism Test Option for Monday, May 2,2011 -- 6:00-7:30 p.m. EST
Kelli Carr PART ONEFor the following items, UNDERLINE or HIGHLIGHT the BEST response: (4 pts. each) 1. The Center for Academic Integrity is based at a. Dover Academy c. Drake University b. Duke University d. Clemson University

2. Among reasons cited for increased cheating and plagiarism in high school is/are a. competition for college admissions c. cost effectiveness 3. Plagiarism means a. b. c. d. to appropriate the work of someone else without attribution to commit literary theft over paraphrasing the written work of others both a and b b. emphasis on grades vs. intellectual growth d. both a and b

4. Implementation of an honor code must include a. active student involvement c. monetary support b. enforcement d. severe sanctions

5. Teachers can significantly impact the prevention of plagiarism by a. carefully designing assignments that have intermediate progress checkpoints b. making examples of habitual offenders c. talking to students and parents about intellectual property rights d. assisting with the development of stringent school policy 6. Clues in a paper that point to plagiarism include a. signs of datedness b. mixed citation styles

Spring 2011, 991628323,CIMT 513,Quiz3A c. unusual formatting d. all of the above 7. Term paper mills are a. typically touted as research resources only b. legal c. neither of the above d. both a. and b. 8. ISU uses which of the following anti- plagiarism services? a. CyberCop c. Integraware 9. Paper mills may a. recycle/recirculate previously written research papers b. charge students for papers on their desired topics c. sometimes offer customizing services for very specific topics d. all of these 10. Plagiarism.com and Turnitin.com a. create digital fingerprints of works submitted to them b. maintain a database containing hundreds of thousands of research papers c. cross-reference submitted works against their databases to detect plagiarism d. all of these PART TWOFor the following items, indicate your response changing the X to either T (true) or F (false): (4 pts. each) 1. T Honor codes that are enforced tend to reduce plagiarism by about 1/3 to 1/2 lower than at schools without honor codes or without enforced honor codes. 2. F While a university student himself, Tim Berry developed the software that now serves as the basis for a popular commercial electronic plagiarism detector known as Turnitin.com. 3. T Prior to the Internet plagiarism detection was more time consuming. b. TurnItIn d. HonestyOne

4. F Most teachers/professors are willing to spend as much time as necessary to deal with instances of plagiarism.

Spring 2011, 991628323,CIMT 513,Quiz3A 5. F According to several of the readings associated with this topic preemptive education has not proven effective in addressing the increasing problem of electronic plagiarism. 6. T Simply put, copyright means the legal protection of intellectual property.

7. T Private schools are more likely to have honor codes than public schools. 8. T Despite the fact that term paper mills are illegal, they reflect the lawless nature of the internet. 9. T School library media specialists should play a leadership role in the prevention of plagiarism. 10. T The rise of plagiarism suggests a need for increased educational emphasis on character education, academic integrity and teaching students to do the right thing. ESSAY QUESTIONS 10 pts. EACH Answer each of the following. So long as you hit on the critical points, both of these questions can be answered rather briefly. What does information literacy have to with digital plagiarism? What is the role of the school library media specialist/librarian in addressing the problem of digital plagiarism? Information literacy has to do with ones ability to find, evaluate, organize, and use resources as tools for acquiring useful information for research purposes. Because there is new information added to the Internet every day, it is important that we are able to evaluate information for truthfulness, authenticity, and usefulness. School library media specialists probably have the most up to date information on how students' abilities to retrieve information from digital sources. He or she would be a good resource for the classroom teacher when it comes to finding and accessing services that would help detect plagiarism if it is thought to be a problem in the classroom. He or she would also be a good resource to use in the prevention of plagiarism by teaching students how to find, organize, and evaluate online resources for papers and projects. The media specialist can provide assistance outside of the classroom modeling how to locate and use other authors' works while keeping intellectual integrity intact. This time outside of the classroom is very important because it would be a less structured and could lead to dependency on finding the easy way out if the student doesn't have control and ownership of the research. (Carr, Kelli. Blackboard Discussion Thread. May 1, 2011)

Spring 2011, 991628323,CIMT 513,Quiz3A What is an honor code and what should a good one include? What considerations should be given to the creation and implementation of a school honor code? An honor code is a system, or code of conduct, in which students are held accountable, by their peers and themselves, for their actions dealing with representing themselves authentically in their social and academic lives. When you are considering creating and implementing a school honor code, you have to take into consideration that the codes have to be fair, consistent, direct with direct consequences, easy to follow, and easy to adhere to. The codes should be created with students and faculty involved giving input from both vantage points so that there is a mutual understanding between both parties. Students should feel a certain amount of ownership of the codes so that they are more likely to follow through with helping enforce them if the need should arise. It is important to make the codes part of the climate of the school by having something like yearly pep rallies or conventions for the school and new students alike. Signing the codes should be a big deal and almost ceremonial so that the importance is not taken for granted. COMPLETED QUIZ DUE TO INSTRUCTOR AS AN EMAIL ATTACHMENT NO LATER THAN 7:30 P.M. EST
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