Invasion Biology: Sunday, June 25, 2006

Sunday, June 25, 2006

ADDRESSING STUDENT PLAGIARISM

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Hi

I received this email from our Director of ICS Prof. Derek Keats on the 06/20/06 07:50AM so I thought you should all review the article referred to.

Please note that I plagiarized this word for word....thought it might be of interest....

"Sally Brown, pro vice chancellor for assessment, learning, and teaching at Leeds Metropolitan University in the United Kingdom, believes that the age of technology has not only made cheating easy but has also engendered a sense among today's students that there is nothing wrong with copying and pasting someone else's work into your own. Many students today, she said, simply do not understand what plagiarism is and why it is wrong. Of the several approaches Brown suggested for fixing the problem, the one she thinks the best is designing coursework around plagiarism. By giving assignments that require personal knowledge or that compel students to provide regular accounts of their studies, an instructor can largely avoid the issue of plagiarism, according to Brown. Other strategies include education, punishments, and changing the culture among students so that cheaters are looked down on by everyone."

BBC, 18 June 2006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/5093286.stm

Derek Keats

I will be putting links up on the finalized documents from the Science Faculty for your attention.

Cheers

Rich

Dr Richard Knight
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Definitions and history of biological invasions, globalisation and genetically modified organisms. Mechanisms of invasions and characteristics of invasions, impact of invasive species. Management of invasive species. Predicting invasive species occurrence and spread. Eradication of invasive and ecosystem restoration. Internation and National institutions and programmes dealing with issues of invasions.This module counts 10 credits

PLAGIARISM DECLARATION

I know that plagiarism is wrong. Plagiarism is to use anotherâs work and to pretend that it is oneâs own.

I have used the CSE/CBE convention for citation and referencing. Each significant contribution to, and quotation in this assignment from the work, or works, of other people has been attributed, and has been cited and referenced.

This assignment is my own work.

I have not allowed, and will not allow anyone to copy my work with the intention of passing it off as his or her own work.

In submitting work on this Internet Portal or through email correspondence or by hard copy for assessment, I abide by the rules of the Science Faculty, University of the Western Cape relating to plagiarism.

I accept that all documents may be scanned electronically or manually for plagiarism.

I accept that in the event that material I submitted for assessment was found to be plagiarised that I will receive zero marks and will need to re-submit the work which will be marked to a maximum of 50% if this is the first case of plagiarism.

In the event of repeated occurrence of plagiarism I accept that disciplinary action leading to possible academic exclusion may result.

Late submission of work for assessment may incur a penalty of 15% per 24 hours as prescribed by the Science Faculty, University of the Western Cape.

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ADDRESSING STUDENT PLAGIARISM

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