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Steve Button - Discipline LeaderPetroleum Production

Engineering

Wednesday 17th September 2008

2© The Robert Gordon University 2008

Plagiarism and Collusion

RGU Definitions of Plagiarism and Collusion

taken from

A3 – Section 2: Academic Misconduct A3 : STUDENT CONDUCT, APPEALS AND COMPLAINTS

6. CATEGORIES OF ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT

http://www.rgu.ac.uk/academicaffairs/quality_assurance/page.cfm?pge=1826

http://www.rgu.ac.uk/energy/home/page.cfm

http://www.rgu.ac.uk/energy/induction/page.cfm?pge=48529

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http://www2.rgu.ac.uk/energycentre/inductions/engage.html

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http://www.rgu.ac.uk/academicaffairs/quality_assurance/page.cfm?pge=1826

PlagiarismThe University defines this as the practice of presenting the thoughts, writings or other output of another or others as original, without acknowledgement of their source(s) at the point of their use in the student’s work.

PlagiarismThe University defines this as the practice of presenting the thoughts, writings or other output of another or others as original, without acknowledgement of their source(s) at the point of their use in the student’s work. All materials including text, data, diagrams or other illustrations used to support a piece of work, whether from a printed publication or from electronic media, should be appropriately identified and referenced and should not normally be copied directly unless as an acknowledged quotation.

PlagiarismThe University defines this as the practice of presenting the thoughts, writings or other output of another or others as original, without acknowledgement of their source(s) at the point of their use in the student’s work. All materials including text, data, diagrams or other illustrations used to support a piece of work, whether from a printed publication or from electronic media, should be appropriately identified and referenced and should not normally be copied directly unless as an acknowledged quotation. Text, opinions or ideas translated into the words of the individual student should in all cases acknowledge the original source.

CollusionThe University defines this as two or more students working together, without the prior authorisation of the Course Leader, tutor or supervisor, to produce the same piece of work, and then attempting to present this work as their own.

RGU utilises "TurnitinUK which is an online service hosted at

www.submit.ac.uk. This enables staff to carry out

electronic comparison of students' work against electronic sources including other students' work."

We will show you examples where Plagiarism, Collusion and

use of un-referenced sources hasbeen identified in year 2008 students

Example of Student’s Coursework Collusion

February 2008ENM205 Production Operations

Background: Student gained an ‘A’ Pass in his coursework and Turnitin Originality Report was

examined as the high mark was considered unusual.This is what was found……………………………….

Example 1

Source of material identified

his work was 99% similar to pre-existing work

Source 1

Source 2

Source 1

Source 3

Submitted Coursework Source

Coursework Extracts

Note: Unusual misspelling

Coursework Extracts

Student failed their Coursework, they were prevented from going onto their Project and they had to resubmit

the Coursework 8 months later.

February 2008ENM205 Production Operations

Background: Turnitin Originality Report wasexamined and material sources traced.This is what was found…………………

Example 2

Source of material Identified as previousyears courseworksand unreferencedsources

work was 54% similar to pre-existing work

Student failed the Coursework, and had to resubmit 8 months later.

Example of Student Project

Example 3

Submitted Project Source

Student had referencedbut Cut/Paste is not acceptable

Submitted Project Source

Student had referencedbut Cut/Paste is not acceptable

Submitted Project SourceAgain student had referencedbut Cut/Paste is not acceptable

The Student failed their MSc Project and it added

9 months to their course length.

Why do we feel that this is so important?

1. Students who cheat devalue the Masters Degree

1. Students who cheat devalue the Masters Degree2. RGU’s reputation is adversely affected

1. Students who cheat devalue the Masters Degree2. RGU’s reputation is adversely affected3. It is unfair on majority of hard working students

1. Students who cheat devalue the Masters Degree2. RGU’s reputation is adversely affected3. It is unfair on majority of hard working students4. I did my MSc in 2006, worked extremely hard, did not cheat and therefore those who do devalue my efforts.

I have spent the last 10 years carrying out statistical Analysis relating to Well Engineering Risk. I have a particular interest in evaluating statistical data and Turnitin is really a comparative statistical analysis of large amounts of data.

In short I am perfectly happy spending many hourschecking through Turnitin outputs to ensure thatStudents maintain academic standards and that RGU’s standards are upheld.

As a test on some of my own work I submitted someof my course notes on Coiled Tubing and also my2006 MSc Project to Turnitin and these are the findings……

Conclusions

If you are considering using another persons work, either from your class or

previous years courseworks or projects, or cutting/pasting material whether referenced

or otherwise then

Conclusions

If you are considering using another persons work, either from your class or

previous years courseworks or projects, or cutting/pasting material whether referenced

or otherwise then YOU WILL BE CAUGHT

Conclusions

Turnitin will also pick up inadequate referencingand flag up potential Plagiarism so read the RGU Plagiarism and Academic Guidelines.

Information resources on

Plagiarism Guidelines

RGU Website

http://www.rgu.ac.uk/energy/induction/page.cfm?pge=48530

http://www.rgu.ac.uk/delta/learndev/page.cfm?pge=41820

http://www2.rgu.ac.uk/energycentre/inductions/engage.html

Click here

http://www.rgu.ac.uk/library/howto/page.cfm?pge=25531

and on

CAMPUS MOODLE

http://campusmoodle.rgu.ac.uk/my/

Thank you for your attention

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