Anti-plagiarism Strategies

In addition to Turnitin.com (which UCLA has licensed) there are other strategies for addressing student plagiarism:

  • Prof Brown, of Leeds Metropolitan University… – BBC, 18 June 2006
    She outlines four basic strategies for tackling plagiarism:
    • try to deter and punish
    • make the penalties known and try to educate the students on the issue
    • try to “design it out” – her preferred option – for example by setting assignments that required personal knowledge or keeping a diary or showing work in progress
    • change the culture in which students are working – the hardest option

If you can find any other articles or strategies, please add them here.

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