Ru Story Huffman Technology Integration Plan The Plagiarism Plague FRIT8530 Summer 2011

2 This unit, The Plagiarism Plague is designed for use in LIBR1101 Foundations of Information Literacy class, a one hour course that is part of the Area B Core at Georgia Southwestern State University. It centers on the topic of plagiarism and its ethical use when presenting information. The screencast will be incorporated into the online LIBR1101 course, with its initial offering spring 2012.

Title of Unit:

The Plagiarism Plague

Grade Level:

College

Standard: Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/standards/informationliteracycompetency.cfm Standard Five The information literate student understands many of the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information and accesses and uses information ethically and legally. Performance Indicators: 1. The information literate student understands many of the ethical, legal and socio-economic issues surrounding information and information technology. Outcomes Include: a. Identifies and discusses issues related to privacy and security in both the print and electronic environments b. Identifies and discusses issues related to free vs. fee-based access to information c. Identifies and discusses issues related to censorship and freedom of speech d. Demonstrates an understanding of intellectual property, copyright, and fair use of copyrighted material 2. The information literate student follows laws, regulations, institutional policies, and etiquette related to the access and use of information resources. Outcomes Include: a. b. c. d. e. f. Participates in electronic discussions following accepted practices (e.g. "Netiquette") Uses approved passwords and other forms of ID for access to information resources Complies with institutional policies on access to information resources Preserves the integrity of information resources, equipment, systems and facilities Legally obtains, stores, and disseminates text, data, images, or sounds Demonstrates an understanding of what constitutes plagiarism and does not represent work attributable to others as his/her own

3 g. Demonstrates an understanding of institutional policies related to human subjects research 3. The information literate student acknowledges the use of information sources in communicating the product or performance. Outcomes Include: a. Selects an appropriate documentation style and uses it consistently to cite sources b. Posts permission granted notices, as needed, for copyrighted material

Understandings: Students will understand that: -Ethical behavior is part of the Georgia Southwestern State University Student Handbook. -Plagiarism is considered cheating. -There are numerous forms of plagiarism. -Plagiarism is a moral and ethical topic. -Proper use of citation manuals can help in avoiding plagiarism. -Proper use of citations assists in presenting information in an ethical and legal manner.

Essential Questions: Overarching Questions: 1. What is plagiarism? 2. What will happen if I plagiarize? 3. How can I avoid plagiarism? Topical Questions: 1. What does Georgia Southwesterns policy on plagiarism say? 2. How would an accusation of plagiarism affect my future career? 3. What is MLA? 4. What is APA? 5. What is Turabian? 6. How do I learn the proper way to cite my sources?

Learning Experiences
Lesson 1: Week 1 RSH 1. Introduction of the topic with definitions of plagiarism that illustrate lost jobs, failing grades, and other issues. A LiveBinder will be used to facilitate instruction. The LiveBinder has a tab for the YouTube video: Plagiarism: Dont Do It, a definition, forms of plagiarism, and other resources. Story Huffman, R. (2010). The plagiarism plague. Retrieved from http://livebinders.com/edit?id=29997

2. The Video Podcast: Academic Honesty: Plagiarism will be included in stage one of this lesson. H, W Understandings: Ethical Issue, Form of Cheating Entry Points: Narrative, Aesthetic, Logical, Foundational Examples of plagiarism affecting professional lives and academics will be pulled from the following web page: Ruben J. Cirillo High School Library. (2008) Avoiding plagiarism. Retrieved from http://www.gananda.org/webpages/hslibrary/index.cfm?subpage=303665 3. Pretest that includes plagiarism components. E (See Appendix A). Lesson 2: Week 2 RSH 1. Students enrolled in LIBR1101, Foundations of Information Literacy. Students will be exposed to at least four forms of plagiarism during Lesson 2: Week 2. As part of the presentation, a Podcast: Plagiarism at its Best? will be part of this lesson. Additionally, students will be exposed to, and discuss the Georgia Southwestern State University Academic Honesty Policy as it pertains to plagiarism. T,O,E Understandings: Ethical Issue, Form of Cheating, Numerous Forms, GSW Handbook, Ethical Issue, Form of Cheating Entry Points: Narrative, Logical, Foundational Georgia Southwestern State University. (2009). Undergraduate Bulletin. Retrieved from: http://gsw.edu/academics/bulletin/contents/reg.htm#POLICY%20ON%20ACADEMIC%20INTEGRITY Items to be included in the lecture/presentation: O, T, E Definitions and Explanations of Dishonest Behavior O, E Procedures for Resolving Matters of Academic Dishonesty O, E Location of the GSW Academic Honesty Policy O, E Use of visual aid or presentation method T 2. Students will each be assigned homework to develop their own definition of plagiarism, and include it in a Personal Academic Honesty Policy developed for their academic experience. Students must include four alternative forms of plagiarism not presented during lecture in the definition portion of the homework. Students are to develop a visual representation of this assignment using a Web2.0 application. R, E-2, T Understandings: Ethical Issue, Form of Cheating, GSW Academic Policy, Numerous Forms Entry Points: Logical, Foundational, Experiential (See Appendix B).

5 Lesson 3: Week 3 RSH 1. Introduce the instruction session using the question, What is a citation manual? Additional content will be presented through visual and group activities to differentiate the different parts of a citation for a book, scholarly journal article, and webpage. Included will be activities that illustrate in-text citations and reference lists. H, W Understandings: Proper Use of Citation Manuals Entry Points: Narrative, Aesthetic, Logical, Foundational Instructional Activities 1. RSH will instruct class members of existence use of MLA, APA, and Turabian styles manuals. E, O 2. Students will be shown the general use of MLA, APA, and Turabian style manuals, and their role in preventing plagiarism. E, O 3. Students will be directed to the location in the Carter Library of each style manual. E, O 4. The podcast Citing Your Sources http://www.geni.com/blog/geni-podcast-citing-your-sources339021.html will be included to reinforce the concept of using citation manuals. 5. The Plagiarism Plague unit will be completed with an activity in which different parts of a citation are shown on the SmartBoard, using MLA, APA, and Turabian citation styles. Students will work as a large group activity to place each section in proper order. Students will also complete a post test. E-2, T, R Understandings: Proper Use of Citation Manuals Entry Points: Aesthetic, Logical, Foundational, Experiential, Interpersonal MLA Book Citation Game (Book) E, T, E-2, R University of Washington. (2010). MLA book citation game. Retrieved from: http://depts.washington.edu/trio/quest/citation/apa_mla_citation_game/mla_book.htm APA Journal Citation Game (Scholarly Journal Article) E, T, E-2, R University of Washington. (2010). APA scholarly journal citation game. Retrieved from: http://depts.washington.edu/trio/quest/citation/apa_mla_citation_game /apa_scholarlyjournal_print.htm Turabian Citation Game (Web Page) E, T, E-2, R Using MS Word, RSH will show different sections of a web citation on the SmartBoard, and students will verbally indicate the correct order. As students arrange different sections, RSH will manipulate Word to show order as determined by students. A student will then be chosen to use the Turabian Manual to determine if the citation is correct. Parts of the citation to be included: Author Webpage Title Publisher URL

6 Access Date 5. Post test. E (See Appendix A). R, E-2 Understandings: Ethical Issue, Form of Cheating, Numerous Forms, GSW Handbook, Proper Use of Citation Manuals (See Appendix B)

Homework Rubric
Plagiarism Definition and Examples
0 Points Does not include a definition of plagiarism or examples. No introduction to the topic. 1-3 Points Limited definition of plagiarism provided, with 1-3 examples. 4 Points Well defined definition of plagiarism, with 4 or more examples. Introduction contains background information on plagiarism, and gives s understanding of the topic. References used, and presented in proper citation style. Your Points

Topic introduction does not provide adequate information on the topic or theme of the class session. Incomplete references and citation style used during the presentation.

No references used.

Your score Facets of Understanding Standard

/12 Explanation, Interpretation, Application, Perspective 2. f Demonstrates an understanding of what constitutes plagiarism and does not represent work attributable to others as his/her own.

Personal Academic Honesty Policy

0 Points No Personal Academic Honesty Policy. 1-3 Points Personal Academic Honesty Policy is 4 Points Personal Academic Honesty Policy Your Points

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included, but does not provide clear indication of topic. Mention is made of relation to academic experience at GSW, but not related to student behavior. included, with definitive examples. Mention of relation to academic experience at GSW clearly covered, including relation to student behavior of plagiarism. Visual aid uses background and text/graphics that follow accepted presentation guidelines. /12 Explanation, Interpretation, Application, Perspective 2. c Complies with institutional policies on access to information resources.

No relation to academic experience at GSW.

No visual aid used during presentation.

Visual aid used during presentation, but not presented in a clear and concise manner.

Your Score Facets of Understanding Standard

Total Score
References

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Georgia Southwestern State University. (2009). Undergraduate Bulletin. Retrieved from http://gsw.edu/academics/bulletin/contents/reg.htm#POLICY%20ON%20ACADEMIC%20INT EGRITY Geni Podcast: Citing your sources. Retrieved from http://www.geni.com/blog/geni-podcastciting-your-sources-339021.html Ruben J. Cirillo High School Library. (2008) Avoiding plagiarism. Retrieved from http://www.gananda.org/webpages/hslibrary/index.cfm?subpage=303665 Story Huffman, R. (2010). The plagiarism plague. Retrieved from http://livebinders.com/edit?id=29997 University of Washington. (2010). APA scholarly journal citation game. Retrieved from http://depts.washington.edu/trio/quest/citation/apa_mla_citation_game /apa_scholarlyjournal_print.htm University of Washington. (2010). MLA book citation game. Retrieved from http://depts.washington.edu/trio/quest/citation/apa_mla_citation_game/mla_book.htm

8 Additional Resources Association of College and Research Libraries. (2000) Information literacy competency standards for higher education. Retrieved from http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/standards/standards.pdf Glogster. (2010). Glogster.Edu Retrieved from http://edu.glogster.com/ LiveBinders. (2010). LiveBinders. Retrieved from http://livebinders.com/ Purdue University. (2011). APA formatting and style guide. Retrieved from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/1/ Purdue University. (2011). Avoiding plagiarism. Retrieved from http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/01/ Purdue University. (2011). MLA formatting and style guide. Retrieved from https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

Appendix A
Information Literacy Assessment (Pre Test and Post Test) LIBR1101 Name__________________________________________ Date__________________ 1. Youre giving a 5-minute speech about a big earthquake in China that happened in the 1800s. Choose the best source for finding basic facts about this topic: a. a scholarly journal article b. a weekly news magazine article c. a newspaper article d. an encyclopedia article 2. Youre writing a 10-page research paper about the effect of a 2002 earthquake on Chinas economy. Choose the best source for finding information that analyzes this topic: a. a scholarly journal article b. a weekly news magazine article c. a newspaper article d. an encyclopedia article 3. What is the best way to find a scholarly journal article on a given topic? a. search a print index or periodical database b. search a general Web search engine like Google or Yahoo c. page through print volumes of academic journals d. search an online library catalog 4. When an event occurs, which of the following would be the most likely order in which information about the event would be reported? a. newspaper / encyclopedia / journal article b. Internet / book / journal article c. newspaper / journal article / book d. newspaper / book / journal article 5. Examine the following citation: Scheit, Karl Heinz. Nucleotide Analogs: Synthesis and Biological Function. New York: Wiley, 1980. This is a citation to a: a. book b. chapter of a book

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c. journal article d. web page

6. Examine the following citation: DeWoody, J.A. 1999. Nucleotide Variation in the p53 Tumor-Suppressor Gene of Voles from Chernobyl, Ukraine. Mutation Research. 439 (12):25-36. This is a citation to a: a. book b. chapter of a book c. journal article d. web page 7. Youve been assigned to read The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck. You need to find out if the Carter Library owns a copy of this book. Which of the following would be the best place to search for this book? a. Google b. GIL c. Galileo d. Amazon 8. To search an electronic database for information about diabetes in either cats or dogs, which of the following searches would yield the best results? a. diabetes and cats OR dogs b. diabetes and cats AND dogs c. diabetes and cats NOT dogs d. diabetes or cats AND dogs 9. Which of the following is generally NOT a criterion for evaluating websites that you are considering using as sources for a college paper? a. there is a clear statement of responsibility b. the date of last update is clearly stated c. the information is useful d. the site has won awards for its graphics design and presentation 10. A scholarly journal article generally does NOT have which of the following characteristics: a. a bibliography or footnotes b. colorful photos and graphics c. a sober serious look d. articles written by authors who are research experts in their fields 11. When searching a library database, if you conduct a search then add a second word to that search using the AND Boolean operator, the number of items retrieved for your search will generally: a. increase in number

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b. decrease in number c. remain unchanged d. result in zero hits

12. When searching library databases on the topic sociology, using the truncated search sociolog* might retrieve a list of items with which of the following words in the results: a. social, sociology, sociological b. sociology, sociological, socioeconomic c. sociologist, sociology, socioeconomic d. sociology, sociological, sociologist 13. Which of the following writing practices could lead to you being accused of plagiarism? a. paraphrasing an authors writing by reordering, shortening, or changing descriptive words in their originals sentences b. using quotations marks or block quotes around exact quotations c. taking accurate notes on where you found specific ideas, facts, and quotes d. documenting citations to sources you used to write your paper 14. As you browse through a book dealing with your topic, you come across a sentence that states very clearly a point you would like to make in your term paper. You add the sentence to your paper exactly as you see it and cite the book. Later a friend tells you that you did not have to do that for one sentence. You only need to cite material when you use a substantial amount from a book for article. Is your friends statement true or false? a. True b. False 15. Information literacy is: a. Defining information needs b. Accessing the relevant information c. Evaluating and retrieving the information d. Using the information in an effective manner. e. All of the above f. None of the above
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Appendix B Homework Week 2: Activity 2

Name:

Date:

You will develop your own definition of plagiarism, and include it in a Personal Academic Honesty Policy developed for your time at GSW. You must include four alternative forms of plagiarism not presented during lecture. You are to develop a visual representation of any portion of this assignment, using a Web2.0 application Personal Definition of Plagiarism:

Personal Academic Honesty Policy:

Four Alternative Forms of Plagiarism:

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Visual Representation (include URL of visual representation and description of the representation)

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