Student Plagiarism: Prevention and Detection

Type of Presentation

Workshop (1 hour and 15 minutes)

Target Audience

Other

Presenter Information

Breanne Kirsch, University of South Carolina Upstate
Lola Bradley, University of South Carolina UpstateFollow

Location

Room 2011

Proposal

See presentation description.

Short Description

During this workshop, presenters will show that proactive plagiarism prevention is the best plagiarism deterrent. Participants will learn about the main causes of plagiarism, such as improper paraphrasing and incorrect citations, and how to investigate plagiarism cases. Through activities, participants will be able to practice recognizing a plagiarized paper and how to utilize Google and citation checking to detect plagiarism. Participants are asked to bring laptops or tablets for the workshop activities when possible.

Keywords

Information literacy, Plagiarism, Plagiarism prevention

Publication Type and Release Option

Presentation (Open Access)

Recommended Citation

Kirsch, Breanne and Bradley, Lola, "Student Plagiarism: Prevention and Detection" (2012). Georgia International Conference on Information Literacy. 15.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/gaintlit/2012/2012/15