Good Practice Guide

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The following recommendations are taken from Good Practice Guide © JISC 2001, commissioned by JISC & written by Jude Carroll and Jon Appleton

Introduction

• The problem
• External requirements
• Ways forward
• Experience in plagiarism, detection and policy application

Designing out Opportunities

• Changing assessments
• Reconsider learning outcomes
• Create individualised tasks
• Integrate assessment tasks
• Set a range of assessment tasks

Inform Student of Policies and Expectations

• Induction
• Definitions of plagiarism, collusion and misconduct
• Reinforcing understanding of definitions for particular groups
• Defining collusion and informing students
• Continuing to offer information

Informing student / Starting Early

• Induction or apprenticeship?
• Teaching academic conventions
• Active learning methods to teach students

Creating a Collaborative Climate

• Explanations and justifications for cheating
• Academic conduct as a model of good practice
• Secure systems for recording and returning coursework

Using assessment to check authenticity

• Using assessment to check authenticity

Using electronic detection tools

• Choosing the right tool for the task
• Staff development and training
• The effect of electronic detection on academic decisions

Using a separate procedure for disciplinary issues

• Using a separate procedure for disciplinary issues

Key elements of a disciplinary procedure

• External requirements
• The requirements of natural justice
• Determining appropriate outcomes
• Consistent and effective application of the procedures
• Other procedural issues

Informing students of policy

• Informing students of university activities against plagiarism

Implementing a co-ordinated strategy against plagiarism

• Implementing a co-ordinated strategy against plagiarism