Detailed contents of Acknowledgement

Acknowledgement is organised into eight modules, accessible from the menu on the left.

Each module in Acknowledgement is divided into four different topics.

Each topic in Acknowledgement includes one of the following learning activities:

self- tests: diagnostics of basic knowledge and practice
academic stories: first-person accounts of academic experiences
case studies: problem-solving activities covering common situations
discussion starters: suggestions for further study on high-profile complex issues

Topics index

Module	Topics
Acknowledging the work of others	Citing your sources Conveying others’ ideas in your own words Recognising the influence of your colleagues Reviewing the history of plagiarism
Designing and conducting student assessment	Checking submitted work for originality Designing and marking group work Plagiarism-proofing assessment Teaching online
Developing and disseminating learning resources	Authoring reusable learning objects Compiling learning materials for your students Publishing curriculum and learning materials Using students’ work as a teaching resource
Handling student or staff misconduct	Applying remedies and penalties Following procedures Managing information about plagiarism cases Observing misconduct
Reviewing and publishing work done by peers	Journal publishing Quality control in electronic publishing Reviewer responsibilities Web publishing beyond academia
Supervising and examining research students	Editorial support for research students Formative assessment of the thesis Quality assurance of the submitted thesis Research skills training
Teaching students from diverse backgrounds	Engaging with youth culture Evidence-based teaching Supporting transitions from previous education Working with cultural and language backgrounds
Writing up your own work	Citing your own work Co-authoring Publishing your work Writing up research into teaching

Topic	Tests
Citing your sources	Why and how do academics use referencing and citation?
Compiling learning materials for your students	Learning materials you have prepared
Evidence-based teaching	Which students plagiarise at university?
Observing misconduct	Good practice in suspected misconduct
Plagiarism-proofing assessment	Strategies for designing or running an assessment activity
Publishing your work	Moral rights of the author under Australian law
Research skills training	Your practices with beginning research students
Reviewer responsibilities	Plagiarism prevention in peer reviewing

A note about academic stories: These stories are collages, narrated by actors. No resemblance is intended to any actual person either living or dead.

Topic	Stories
Checking submitted work for originality	Not very relevant in my teaching Student numbers have increased dramatically
Citing your own work	It’s gotten out of hand It’s perfectly acceptable
Following procedures	I had the documentary evidence I’ve learned my lesson
Quality assurance of the submitted thesis	Not a significant concern The concept of originality
Quality control in electronic publishing	A dangerous thing In favour of open access
Recognising the influence of your colleagues	It’s all about networking The virtual university and so on
Supporting transitions from previous education	The pressures that students are under We don’t give them enough credit
Using students’ work as a teaching resource	I finished my PhD last year I once designed a subject

Topic	Cases
Applying remedies and penalties	What action to take in a proven case?
Co-authoring	Who is an author?
Conveying others’ ideas in your own words	Paraphrasing practices
Designing and marking group work	Ways of assessing group work
Formative assessment of the thesis	Reviewing student writing
Journal publishing	What should the editor do?
Publishing curriculum and learning materials	The textbook publishing project
Working with cultural and language backgrounds	Relating to students who plagiarise

Topic	What do you think
Authoring reusable learning objects	Where do learning objects come from?
Editorial support for research students	Is the thesis the student’s own work if it has been edited by someone else?
Engaging with youth culture	Can young people take plagiarism seriously?
Managing information about plagiarism cases	Do we need to capture information about plagiarists and their activities systematically for the public record?
Reviewing the history of plagiarism	To what extent is the shame of plagiarism based on values other than economic values?
Teaching online	Is the possibility of plagiarism increased or decreased in online assessment?
Web publishing beyond academia	Are web publishing technologies escalating plagiarism out of control?
Writing up research into teaching	Is your students’ work your data, or is it their contribution, when you are writing up your classroom research?