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Preventing and Detecting Plagiarism


Recommended Reading and Resources

Helpful Sites:

UT Austin Student Judicial Services site on Academic Integrity
http://deanofstudents.utexas.edu/sjs/acint_student.php
Have students read this information at the beginning of the semester. Details exactly what is involved in plagiarism and how to cite information appropriately.

Hinchliffe, Lisa. Cut-and-Paste Plagiarism: Preventing, Detecting and Tracking Online Plagiarism. May 1998. <http://alexia.lis.uiuc.edu/~janicke/plagiary.htm>


Online Articles:

McCabe, Donald and Patrick Drinan. "Toward a culture of academic integrity." Chronicle of Higher Education (October 15, 1999): B7. Dow Jones Interactive. 1655 words. 12 Jan 2000. <http://www.lib.utexas.edu/indexes/>.

Schneider, Alison. "Why professors don't do more to stop students who cheat." Chronicle of Higher Education (Jan. 22, 1999): A8. Dow Jones Interactive. 2794 words. 12 Jan 2000. <http://www.lib.utexas.edu/indexes/>.

Straw, Joseph. "Keep Your Eyes Off the Screen: Online Cheating and What Can We Do About It." Academic Exchange Quarterly, 4.3(Fall 2000): 21. Academic OneFile. <http://www.lib.utexas.edu/indexes/>.

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