Mary - I've scanned and OCR'd the Telegraph article (see attachment). It's
not a great copy but better than simply scanning.
> There are
> also problems with students from different cultural backgrounds where
> plagiarism is just not seen as an issue: it's a clever way of getting a
> qualification.
I'm not comfortable about excusing plagiarism on cultural grounds.
> Now that more FE colleges are taking on Level 4 programmes, it may be that
> courses, and then colleges, will have to develop policies where examining
> bodies have none.
I entered "plagiarism" into the search engines of various Awarding Body
websites - and came up with nothing. We could do a lot more about this
problem.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Plagiarism [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Knight
> Mary -QUILD
> Sent: 18 March 2004 17:09
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Article in today's telegraph
>
> If this is any help to you with your SQA work ... I think the problem in
> colleges arises very early on when beginner students (e.g. entry and level
> one students,often with an ESOL background) copy from books for short
> answers (not knowing how to edit them) and, possibly, some of the teachers
> are at a loss to show students how to paraphrase and edit too. There are
> also problems with students from different cultural backgrounds where
> plagiarism is just not seen as an issue: it's a clever way of getting a
> qualification. And can you take disciplinary action against whole classes?
>
> Now that more FE colleges are taking on Level 4 programmes, it may be that
> courses, and then colleges, will have to develop policies where examining
> bodies have none.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bobby Elliott [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 17 March 2004 18:18
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Article in today's telegraph
>
>
> Thanks for the update Fiona. Could you post a link to the article?
>
> I'm currently writing a FAQ on plagiarism for SQA (Scottish Qualifications
> Authority) to raise awareness of this issue in Scottish schools and
> colleges.
>
> Although I have not conducted any original research on this topic, there
> does appear to be variable application of plagiarism policies between and
> within universities.
>
> The situation is worse in colleges and (especially) schools, many of which
> have no plagiarism policy; actual instances of penalising plagiarisers are
> *extremely* rare.
>
> ---
> Bobby
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Plagiarism [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Fiona
> > Duggan
> > Sent: 17 March 2004 15:05
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Article in today's telegraph
> >
> > List members,
> >
> > An article by Frank Furedi in today's Telegraph entitled "Cheats are
> > having
> > a field day on campus" accuses the Plagiarism Advisory Service of
> treating
> > plagiarism "as a technical problem that can be put right through
> adopting
> > best practice" and advises that we "could spend [our] resources more
> > productively by finding out why universities feel the need to cover up
> the
> > problem." and encourages the service to seek papers for the conference
> to
> > be
> > held in June "on why academics are discouraged from using disciplinary
> > procedures and why university authorities are so reluctant to penalise
> > cheating."
> >
> > Whilst we are always open to suggestions as to how we might most
> > effectively
> > utilise our limited resources, we would question whether the proposed
> > activity would realistically generate any meaningful data, but maybe
> list
> > members have a different view on that?
> >
> > As to recommendations for papers at the June conference we have
> certainly
> > not intended to eliminate potential topics by outlining the proposed
> > conference themes, but rather hoped to incorporate as diverse a range of
> > perspectives as possible by listing a number of possible themes for
> > papers.
> > Do list members agree with the statement that academics are discouraged
> > from
> > using disciplinary procedures and that universities are reluctant to
> > penalise cheating, and if so do they think that if we encouraged papers
> on
> > those topics for the conference there is a realistic possibility that we
> > would receive any?
> >
> > Fiona
> >
> >
> > The Daily Telegraph, p19, 17.3.04
> >
> > http://www.telegraph.co.uk
> > This link takes you to the home page of today's Daily Telegraph. You
> will
> > need to register with the free online version of the paper to see this
> > article.
> >
> >
> > Dr Fiona Duggan
> > Plagiarism Advisory Service Manager
> > Information Management Research Institute
> > Room 122 Lipman Building
> > Northumbria University
> > Newcastle upon Tyne
> > NE1 8ST
> >
> > e-mail: [log in to unmask]
> > Tel: 0191 243 7410
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > The Plagiarism Advisory Service offers general guidance only on issues
> > relevant to plagiarism prevention and detection. Such guidance does not
> > constitute definitive or legal advice and should not be regarded as a
> > substitute therefor. In particular guidance given by the Service will
> not
> > take account of provisions of any relevant assessment or other governing
> > regulations. The Service will not give advice on the interpretation of
> any
> > regulations and all guidance is given subject to the relevant
> regulations.
> > The Plagiarism Advisory Service does not accept any liability for any
> loss
> > suffered by persons who consult the Service whether or not such loss is
> > suffered directly or indirectly as a result of reliance placed on
> guidance
> > given by the Service.
> >
> >
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