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Example from Mr. Apple’s blog
Published: 21.06.2018
The exercise is intended to be used in the context of a learning unit on referencing, academic integrity or introducing research skills. The exercise simply consists of one slide. The example is a real life case which was anonymised. The real case ended up in court and Apple was sued by Lemon. The
Key questions to help assess intertextual and formal quality of texts and suspected plagiarism
Published: 21.06.2018
These questions are set to help the assessors to identify the signs of plagiarism. This guide should be used as a whole to identify any potential plagiaristic behaviour.
Criteria for Evaluating the Severity of Plagiarism
Published: 21.06.2018
Papers presented with intertextually incorrect passages must, first, be judged by decision makers and be identified as plagiarism. The next step would be the clarification of the severity of such a violation in relation to the institutional definitions of good academic practice. The criteria can aid
The other day in the cafeteria - rumours about plagiarism
Published: 21.06.2018
In order to inform and educate students (and staff), we have collected these common rumours, myths/questions and drafted possible answers. We react to them in a FAQ-like scheme.
Why we cite sources
Published: 05.06.2018
Released: Feb 2013Features: 3:22 min, english subtitles Review: It’s a short humorous cartoon movie providing some reasons why we cite information sources in academia. In the story there are two kinds of students introduced: one that did plagiarism and one that get himself help
Why cite?
Published: 05.06.2018
Released: Apr 2012Features: 1:42 min, english subtitles Review: This short and simply made clip presents students reasons why to cite in their papers. The main message is that it helps doing papers more quickly and effectively. Starting with the problem of information overload it introduces five re
Why can’t I just google?
Published: 05.06.2018
Released: Feb 2010Features: 3:12 min, english substitles Review: This cartoon video is staged as a dialogue between two students. One explains the other one why using Google or Wikipedia for assignments is unacceptable and where he can get help or other information for an advanced research. The bas
Understanding academic integrity and plagiarism
Published: 05.06.2018
Released: 2015Features: 3:18 min, english subtitles, transcript available Review: In this learning video the transition officer of the University of Southampton is explaining to new students why referencing is a basic working technique and taken so seriously at universities. The video illuminates t
How to remember what you read?
Published: 04.06.2018
Released: Feb 2011Features: 2:22 min, English subtitles Review: This video introduces eight useful tips for improving your basic study skills. According to the video you need good techniques, purpose, visualization and focus to remember more efficiently what you read. The presented 8
Tips to avoid accidental plagiarism
Published: 04.06.2018
Released: Mar 2013Features: 3:36 min, English subtitles Review: Many students are worried about getting in trouble because of accidental plagiarism. This video shows five basic tips to avoid accidental plagiarism. It works with cartoons, visualization as well as oral explanations. Re