tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post6528930708930814747..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: From the LA Times: Essay mills -- a coarse lesson on cheating.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-33034220752671836702012-06-25T23:40:37.345-04:002012-06-25T23:40:37.345-04:00Why did I look at the comments on the article?Why did I look at the comments on the article?The Mad Dreamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10104841422695591759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-64994229811045269002012-06-25T14:02:01.734-04:002012-06-25T14:02:01.734-04:00I did my master's and PhD at two different lar...I did my master's and PhD at two different large state universities--similar in size, ethos, and student population. At the first university, I found plagiarism all the time. Every semester, in fact. And so did everyone else. At the second university? Hardly any at all. But I'm not naive. I doubt that the students at my current university are angels who value their "honor code."Gone Gradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05551318129736463087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-3641272245388689972012-06-25T13:38:57.655-04:002012-06-25T13:38:57.655-04:00Sorry for the edit:
I would have loved to mark th...Sorry for the edit:<br /><br />I would have loved to mark that with a big red dripping "F". Not tolerating plagiarism is one thing that our school is indeed very good about.<br /><br />As it is, I am just amused by the titles of the news articles linked on that page, which demonstrate something about the need for vigilantly teaching writing, apparently something that applies even to DrDoctorDrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01160070320563319938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-11600171314893075272012-06-25T12:18:46.622-04:002012-06-25T12:18:46.622-04:00Interesting results described in the article, very...Interesting results described in the article, very different from the interview with the unappreciated author/essay writer that a newspaper/CHE interviewed a while back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-15157691148750559912012-06-25T11:51:12.321-04:002012-06-25T11:51:12.321-04:00That's a great tip!That's a great tip!Lucy, Countess of Bedfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181713706519539554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-80839796710960007752012-06-25T11:50:43.545-04:002012-06-25T11:50:43.545-04:00I average a formal proceeding every year. My depa...I average a formal proceeding every year. My department head told me that I "was always looking" for plagiarism -- which sets me apart from EVERYONE ELSE.Lucy, Countess of Bedfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181713706519539554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-40006508196065914772012-06-25T10:38:57.823-04:002012-06-25T10:38:57.823-04:00Frog and Toad, that is a technique I have not trie...Frog and Toad, that is a technique I have not tried! Lovely.Liz Imbriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10789417084922765275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-40993233457051016602012-06-25T07:42:38.636-04:002012-06-25T07:42:38.636-04:00The thing is, I think the savviest students are ju...The thing is, I think the savviest students are just paying peers at other institutions. I caught one only because she submitted it electronically and I dialed up the "show original with changes" menu. There were large insertions from a person whose name showed in the insertion bubbles. I Googled the name and found out he was a law student!Frog and Toadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06377542172335502858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-72314274223699359322012-06-25T07:07:12.263-04:002012-06-25T07:07:12.263-04:00Generally I check if fonts don't match, or if ...Generally I check if fonts don't match, or if the style changes noticeably, or if the knowledge level and sophistication are just ridiculous. I threaten them with random checks, but don't always follow through.introvert.profhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09042783611716432247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-49891385626390903752012-06-25T06:45:53.931-04:002012-06-25T06:45:53.931-04:00This article upsets me because I have colleagues w...This article upsets me because I have colleagues who will not check for plagiarism if the writing is bad. I spot check at least five essays per group. Just last term, I had a student give me an essay which had been copied word for word. She was very angry to fail, claiming she had done this in all her other classes during her entire college career so far and had yet to be called on it, so what Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com