Handling student or staff misconduct
Topic: Managing information about plagiarism cases
How is it most useful and appropriate to manage information about cases of plagiarism?
This topic is designed to help you improve:
- your understanding of the possibilities for using information and publicity in handling student or staff misconduct
- your skill in managing information about cases of plagiarism for improved outcomes
In this topic, you are invited to browse a unique website about plagiarism.
What do you think: Do we need to capture information about plagiarists and their activities systematically for the public record?
Further reading on this topic:
Macdonald, R., & Carroll, J. (2006). Plagiarism – A complex issue requiring a holistic institutional approach. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 31(2), 233-245.
Recommends inter alia “a systematic approach to collecting the data on the occurrence of cases of plagiarism” (p.242)
Overview | Observing misconduct | Following procedures
Applying penalties | Managing information about plagiarism cases