IS PLAGIARISM AN ISSUE?

The short answer is yes. The longer answer involves this question: how are we developing students’ understanding of intellectual property, copyright, piracy, stealing, and a host of other issues that involve our desired outcome for students: being productive citizens. To address the short answer: I recommend having every student turn in an electronic version of each assignment that is a significant writing assignment (one page or more). I recommend cutting and pasting ONLY suspicious lines,...

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