No academic dishonesty (paper honestly identifies help of others)
Assignment may receive low grade for not following instructions (e.g.,
no collaboration).
Scenarios
Students work together on a problem set (e.g., in a science course),
take notes as they talk, and write up solutions (based on their notes).
What elements of resulting papers might cause a reader to wonder about
possible collaboration?
Common wording, similar approaches, similar errors may suggest this is
NOT your own work.
Identical presentation of data, graphs, analysis of data suggests
group did work rather than student learning how to do the work
individually.
In a class, student A solves a problem, but student B has trouble.
then B asks to borrow the A's work. Eventually, B may copy much of
what A has written.
To what extent might this process impact the learning process?
Are either student A or student B responsible for academic dishonesty?
B has not figured out the solution(s), undermining learning.
If B does not reference A, then B is guilty of plagiarism of A's ideas
and/or wording.
A shares some responsibility, because A gave the solution to B.
At the class meeting when an assignment is due, A has a medical
appointment or will be away at an athletic event. A then gives B the
assignment to turn in.
What risks might be present regarding academic honesty?
If academic honesty might be present, who might be responsible?
B may review A's solution to see how the work was done.
B may edit or copy part of A's work to improve, complete B's work.
B likely reponsible for academic dishonesty, but A shares some responsibility.
A writes a paper, but leaves a print out in a lab or on her/his
computer in the dorm room. Roommate B finds the print out or notices
the file on the roommate's computer.
What risks might be present regarding academic honesty?
If academic honesty might be present, who might be responsible?
created 17 August 2013 last revised 26 September 2013
