Cheating 101: Paper Mills and You.
Coastal Carolina University - Kimbel Library. Provides faculty with an overview of the current state of Internet paper mills, how to locate paper mills, how to detect plagiarized papers, how to track down suspicious papers, and how to combat plagiarism |
Cyberplagiarism: Detection and Prevention.
Penn State University - Teaching and Learning with Technology. Topics include the Definition & Causes of Plagiarism, Paper Mills, Detection, Prevention, and applicable Policies. Includes a comprehensive set of references and links. |
Downloadable Term Papers: What's a Prof to Do?.
Rocklin, T.. Surveys the Web scene as it relates to term papers, and identifies at least three sources on the Web. Discusses how downloadable papers threaten education. Suggests that professors place more emphasis on the process of writing and create writing assignments more closely tied to the course's goals. |
Information for Faculty on Internet Plagiarism.
University of Connecticut. A site designed to support faculty in combating Internet plagiarism within their courses. Sections include What is Plagiarism?, Internet Plagiarism, Prevention Measures, Helpful Hints in Detecting Internet Plagiarism, How to Properly Cite From the Internet, and Handling a Plagiarism Situation. Also provides a list of related Web sites. |
Internet Plagiarism: Strategies to Deter Academic Misconduct.
Hricko, M.. With the growth of Internet plagiarism it has become necessary for educators to implement proactive approaches in the teaching and prevention of such behavior. Such activities should include critically evaluating web sites for instructional purposes, teaching students about electronic citation, limiting or directing the use of Internet resources for assignments, and creating a systematic program that addresses the importance of citing references. |
Plagiarism and the Web.
Leland, B.H.. Provides over a dozen practical suggestions on how to combat the use of Internet-based paper mills by students. |
Probing for Plagiarism in the Virtual Classroom.
Hamlin, L.S. & Ryan, W.T.. Reviews the literature on online vs. traditional cheating and discusses various approaches to detection, deterrence, and student awareness in cyberspace. From Campus Technology (Formerly Syllabus), May 2003. |
Student Plagiarism in an Online World.
Ryan, J.C.H.. The Web has made plagiarism easier to accomplish and harder to recognize. Several 'red flags' suggest plagiarism, e.g., context changes, missing footnotes, and false references. Fortunately, most incidences of electronic plagiarism can be confirmed via the same tool used by the plagiarists, i.e., the Internet. From ASEE Prism, Dec 1998. |
The New Plagiarism: Seven Antidotes to Prevent Highway Robbery in an Electronic Age.
McKenzie, J.. Recommends seven 'antidotes' to electronic plagiarism: Distinguish levels/types of research, Discourage "trivial pursuits," Emphasize essential questions, Require and enable students to make answers, Focus upon information storage systems, Stress "green ink" and citation ethics, and Assess progress throughout the entire research process. From Now On, Vol 7, No 8, May, 1998. |