Plagiarism at UWEC

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Plagiarism at UWEC

• Jill Markgraf
• Assoc. Prof.
• Distance Education Reference Librarian
• UW-Eau Claire

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UW-Eau Claire has received the dubious
distinction of ranking 14th in the nation for
illegal music downloads according to Recording
Industry of America Association (RIAA). Why?
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The following data are from Academic Integrity
Assessment Project at UW-Eau Claire Office of
Student Development and Diversity Faculty
Mentors Jodi Thesing-Ritter, Karen WelchStudent
Researchers Steph Birdd, Michelle Clark, Dan
Hardy
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How frequently do you think plagiarism occurs at
UWEC?
Faculty
Students
Never Very seldom Seldom Often Very often
1 21 49 25 5
0 6 40 40 13
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In the last 3 years, how often have you observed
Falsifying a bibliography
Faculty
Never Once More than once N/A
48 6 26 20
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How serious do you consider this form of cheating?
(Falsifying a bibliography)
Students
Faculty
Not cheating Trivial Moderate Serious
2 5 47 47
5 35 39 21
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In the last 3 years, how often have you observed
Copying sentences from written work without
citing
Faculty
Never Once More than once N/A
13 2 73 13
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How serious do you consider this form of cheating?
(Copying sentences w/o citing)
Students
Faculty
Not cheating Trivial Moderate Serious
1 11 53 36
6 29 40 26
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In the last 3 years, how often have you observed
Using electronic images w/o citation
Faculty
Never Once More than once N/A
37 6 38 19
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How serious do you consider this form of cheating?
(Using electronic images w/o citing)
Students
Faculty
Not cheating Trivial Moderate Serious
7 32 37 25
14 35 32 19
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Cheating is a serious problem at UWEC?
Faculty
Students
Disagree strongly Disagree Not
sure Agree Agree strongly
8 34 47 10 2
1 16 40 32 12
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Intentional or unintentional plagiarism. Does it
matter? Is there a point at which it shouldnt
matter?