Dear All,
*** Apologies for re-sending details of this event. However, please note the fee for this workshop is 65 pounds, not 125 pounds as previously advertised ***
Regards,
Steve
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Detecting and Deterring Plagiarism
The Web: Hindrance or Help?
09:30 - 16:30 Tuesday 22nd June 2004
At Netskills, Newcastle upon Tyne
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The issue of plagiarism has been around for centuries, but its impact has escalated with the growth of the world wide web, with its vast range of content, easy opportunities for cut-and-paste, and growing market of commercial sites helping the potential plagiarist. The education sector has seen a significant increase in cases of plagiarism in recent years, with observers suspecting that many more cases go undetected and/or unreported. While sophisticated online services can help with the detection of web-based plagiarism, long-term deterrence lies with appropriate course design and effective institutional policies.
This practical workshop, in association with the JISC Plagiarism Advisory Service, explores web-based and other methods of detecting and deterring plagiarism, and is aimed in particular at teaching, administrative and library staff in further and higher education institutions who wish to find out more about this complex and controversial subject and how to deal with it.
This workshop can count towards a Netskills / BTEC Professional Development Certificate (PDC). See our accreditation pages for more information on these programmes.
Workshop Content:
The workshop will comprise presentations, demonstrations and hands-on sessions with opportunities for questions and discussion. Participants will each receive a workbook which contains workshop exercises, presentation slides and other relevant materials.
Topics covered will include:
- Definition and examples of plagiarism
- The impact of the web on plagiarism, including essay banks and bespoke services
- Different methods of web-based detection
- Designing out opportunities for plagiarism and collusion in teaching and learning
- Policies and sanctions to deal with plagiarism
By the end of the workshop participants will have:
- Understood what is meant by plagiarism and how and why it may occur
- Viewed and discussed examples of plagiarism
- Seen how the web facilitates plagiarism
- Gained experience of using the JISC Plagiarism Detection Service
- Explored other forms of online detection
- Used scenarios to explore pedagogic and administrative approaches to deterring plagiarism
- Shared experiences and views with other trainees
Workshop Requirements
Participants need no special technical skills; however, it is expected that they will have some understanding and/or experience of teaching and learning in further or higher education and will be familiar with using the Internet. For the hands-on sessions they will find it helpful to have had some experience of using a browser and Microsoft Windows.
The cost of the workshop is £ 65 for participants from UK higher and further education. Other participants should contact Netskills for the relevant fees. Note: Costs include lunch, morning coffee and afternoon tea.
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Steve Boneham.
Netskills,
University of Newcastle,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne,
NE1 7RU.
Tel: (0191) 222 5000
Fax: (0191) 222 5001
Web: http://www.netskills.ac.uk/
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