Student Plagiarism in Higher Education - Reflections on Teaching Practice

All university teachers encounter plagiarism sooner or later, and can deal with it most effectively if they have a solid understanding of the issues surrounding it. Plagiarism in Higher Education enables such an understanding.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Why so many questions about plagiarism?; Chapter 2 Can plagiarism be defined?; Chapter 3 How much can you copy?; Chapter 4 Is student plagiarism still a serious problem in universities today?; Chapter 5 Why does plagiarism dectection software not find all plagiarism?; Chapter 6 Can we use plagiarism detection services responsibly?; Chapter 7 How does intertextuality inform plagiarism?; Chapter 8 Shouldn't our expectations of students' and academics' intertextuality practices differ?; Chapter 9 Are we making our students plagiarize?; Chapter10 What really is the relationship between plagiarism and culture? Some thoughts from the Chinese context; Chapter 11 So what should we do?

About the author

Diane Pecorari is Professor of English at City University of Hong Kong and Linnaeus University in Sweden.
Philip Shaw is Professor Emeritus at Stockholm University and Senior Professor at Linnaeus University.

Summary

All university teachers encounter plagiarism sooner or later, and can deal with it most effectively if they have a solid understanding of the issues surrounding it. Plagiarism in Higher Education enables such an understanding.

Product details

• Authors: Diane (Linnaeus University Pecorari, Diane (Linnaeus University Sweden) Shaw Pecorari, Diane Shaw Pecorari
• Assisted by: Diane Pecorari (Editor), Diane (Linnaeus University Pecorari (Editor), Pecorari Diane (Editor), Philip Shaw (Editor), Philip (Stockholm University Shaw (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9781138055155
• ISBN: 978-1-138-05515-5
• No. of pages: 180
• Series: Research into Higher Education; Research into Higher Education
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / General, Education, Teaching skills and techniques, universities, Teaching skills & techniques, Higher education, tertiary education, Education: examinations and assessment, Examinations & assessment