In all honesty hasn't this been going on for years? Wearing my old
programmers hat I can remember students frequenting newsgroups asking
for 'help' to which they were told "don't ask us to tell you how to
complete your homework".

I guess it's a bit like driving over the speed limit; when you get
caught you aren't going to get away with it by pointing out that you saw
10 other people speeding today. I guess the more 'astute' speeders would
always keep an eye open for a radar gun or speed camera. And so the
bottom line probably is: if you're silly enough to cheat (speed or
coursework) in a public arena -> expect to get caught.

I think in this case prevention is better than the cure. We know
students use facebook...we know they'll probably talk about their
assignments -> so why don't we set them some ground rules? Or better
still encourage them to develop skills of discussion in an arena where
we can be of more assistance.

David

>>> Duncan Williamson <[log in to unmask]> 03/12/08 4:14 AM >>>
I haven’t read the article and don’t intend to.

 

Is anyone seriously suggesting that students and even academics
shouldn’t
discuss their problems with each other?

 

If so, what price the seminar and conference market then?

 

Ridiculous.

 

Duncan Williamson

 

From: Gill Rowell [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: 11 March 2008 15:26
Subject: Ethical use of Facebook?

 

List members may be interested in an incident reported in the Canadian
press
in which a student has been accused of academic misconduct for using a
Facebook study group to discuss homework questions with fellow students:

HYPERLINK
"http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/editorial/story.html?id=5d4b792c
-f521-4954-8b39-b92af48ccfc1"http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/edit
orial/story.html?id=5d4b792c-f521-4954-8b39-b92af48ccfc1

 

Do we need to reconsider traditional perceptions of plagiarism and
collusion
in the light of widespread use of Web 2.0 technologies, such as
Facebook?

 

Gillian Rowell

Advisor

Internet Plagiarism Advisory Service

 

 

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