Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - March 5, 2001, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free March 2001 local a would be plagiarist keep u of m profs hopping by Nick Martin original not one stolen from a a cd one student was slapped last year with a Mark of Zero for turning m a siblings paper for the same course and the year before a graduate student earned an f not Only for a research paper already used m another course but for the whole another student got caught in the old routine of leaning to one Side so a neigh Bour could copy test both were graded with and both were assign Ted an essay on academic integrity original not one stolen from the despite these colourful examples in the annual report by the student discipline committee being submitted to the University of Manitoba Senate on committee chairman Dave Jenkinson said Only a tiny fraction of students just 11 u of m students out of More than either admitted to or were found guilty of plagiarism last said associate Dean of i dont think theres a perception on Campus we have a major problem or a minor professors Are kept hop k Ping keeping up with students attempts to cheat whether its Forg ing signatures on authenticity reports of sneaking material into or copying without another students u of m has switched to a new method to track so its difficult to com pare year overhear Jenkin son but theres definitely been an outbreak in the past year of students inappropriately collaborating on inde pendent sometimes students give themselves away when they plagiarize by suddenly emerging for a paragraph or two As gifted he you have c language become a Lan and then c language they Haven figured out to dumb Down what there Jenkinson said professors can reduce the chances of cheating by varying assignments to prevent students using papers from previous years and making assignments so specific that Stu dents cant easily lift a read Togo paper from the requiring Progress reports can also ensure the consistency of the students writing style and As theres increasing pressure among academics to Force students into demonstrating their ownership of the work they said education pro Fessor Lynn who is also director of University teaching internet Access has created a feeling among students of a greater Freedom to take someone else work As their said who is conducting a study on there Are software programs that allow professors to Check unexpectedly Good material and determine if it came from the she As for steal ing from books professors Are very widely students underestimate How much people still i p t 1 i Isco in effect at these participating locations Day Altona mall Altona Manitoba Sih Road Dako Altona Manitoba b ads courts of Portage to marys Road 1 783 Winnipeg Gimli Manitoba Henderson Winnipeg hos goods 650 Elizabeth Kenaston Kenaston Winnipeg Kirvs Cavalier main Mair strut Jefferson Avenue Portage la Prairi Elsloo Saskatchewan Avenue Provencher 390 Provendher Boulevard reenders 7 reenders Winnipeg Winnipeg St vital 1500 Dakota Winnipeg Village Steinbach Wikler pick up our catalogue of savings at your local Ich Ittel t direct ;