Addressing plagiarism in online programmes at a health sciences university: a case study

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Assessment and Evaluation in Higher Education

Abstract

Plagiarism continues to be a concern for all educational institutions. To build a solid foundation for high academic standards and best practices at a graduate university, aspects of plagiarism were reviewed to develop better management processes for reducing plagiarism. Specifically, the prevalence of plagiarism and software programmes for detecting plagiarism was investigated. From that information, best practices for responding to plagiarism were developed and a process to enhance academic integrity was instituted. The results were impressive, the incidence of plagiarism offences reduced by half in three years, and by 75% among the English as a second-language student population.

First Page

575

Last Page

585

DOI

10.1080/02602938.2015.1033612

Publication Date

5-18-2016

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