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Turnitin: Plagiarism Detection Service
Turnitin scans student papers for "originality" and can be used as a teaching tool to demonstrate proper source integration and how to avoid plagiarism. Instructors at UW-Green Bay have access to Turnitin through Canvas. Contact the Division of Information Technology (IT) Help Desk for more information.
Articles for Discussion
Articles for prompting discussion with faculty and students.
- Academic Dishonesty: Recommendations for the Future of Higher EducationVermont Connection. 2018, Vol. 39 Issue 1, p48-54, via EBSCOhost Education Research Complete
- Dealing with plagiarism in the academic community: emotional engagement and moral distress.Higher Education (00181560). Jan2018, Vol. 75 Issue 1, p1-18, via EBSCOhost Professional Development Collection
- Dealing with Students’ Plagiarism Pre-Emptively Through Teaching Proper Information ExploitationInternational Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 2017, Vol.11(2)
- The ethics and politics of policing plagiarism: a qualitative study of faculty views on student plagiarism and Turnitin.Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education. Mar2016, Vol. 41 Issue 2, p316-330, via EBSCOhost Academic Search Complete
- An Intervention Designed to Reduce Plagiarism in a Research Methods Classroom.Teaching of Psychology. Apr2017, Vol. 44 Issue 2, p155-159, via EBSCOhost Academic Search Premier
Further Resources for Faculty
- Center for Academic IntegrityEducational resources and sample codes & policies.
- Plagiarism.orgFrom the makers of Turnitin, a website "to support the education community with a comprehensive set of resources to help students write with integrity."
- The Citation Project"A multi-institution research project responding to educators’ concerns about plagiarism and the teaching of writing."
- Deterring Plagiarism: Some StrategiesMargaret Proctor, U. of Toronto
- Defining and Avoiding Plagiarism: The WPA Statement on Best PracticesFrom the Council of Writing Program Administrators
From Our Bookshelves
My Word!: Plagiarism and College Culture by Call Number: Click title to check availabilityPublication Date: 2009
Doing Honest Work in College: How to Prepare Citations, Avoid Plagiarism, and Achieve Real Academic Success by Call Number: Click title to check availabilityPublication Date: 2004
Guiding Students from Cheating and Plagiarism to Honesty and Integrity: Strategies for Change by Call Number: Click title to check availabilityPublication Date: 2005
