Plagiarism in the Real World: Part 2

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Supports Plagiarism Module Learning Objectives 1 & 2


STEPS

1. You will be assigned the name of a real-life plagiarizer.  Use the internet to research the individual.  [suggestion: Google the individual’s  full name with the word “plagiarism.”]
2. Identify a news article or other source that you think best describes your assigned plagiarism case.  Post the link to the Blackboard discussion board titled “Plagiarism Case Studies.”
3. Below the article link, post a reflection that covers these points:
   1. What field did your accused plagiarizer work in?  What was their job title?
   2. Describe the instance(s) of accused plagiarism.  Were they confirmed?  How?
   3. Refer to the 10 types of plagiarism distributed to class.  What type(s) of plagiarism did you observe in your case study?
   4. What consequences did your plagiarizer face as a result of their actions?   Financial? Legal?  Personal?  Professional?
4. Prepare to verbally summarize and share your case study with the class the following meeting, including all aspects of your reflection listed above.

Appendix A:  Plagiarism Cases

Carleen Basler
Nada Behziz
Jayson Blair
Michael Bolton
Don Haddad
George Harrison
Jonah Lehrer
Dr.  Eric Poehlman
Dr. Raj Persaud
Kaavya Viswanatha
Andrew Wakefield
Fareed Zakaria

Appendix B: Rubric for Case Study Assignment

Criterion	4 A-level qualities (90–100)	3 B-level qualities (80–89)	2 C-level qualities (70–79)	1 or 0 D- or F-level qualities (60–69 or below 60)	Score
Completeness	Complete in all respects; reflects all requirements	Complete in most respects; reflects most requirements	Incomplete in many respects; reflects few requirements	Incomplete in most respects; does not reflect requirements
Understanding	Demonstrates a sophisticated understanding of the types of plagiarism	Demonstrates an accomplished understanding of the types of plagiarism	Demonstrates an acceptable understanding of the types of plagiarism	Demonstrates an inadequate understanding of the types of plagiarism
Reflection and analysis	Makes appropriate and powerful connections between the issues in the example and the concepts of plagiarism presented in course resources.	Makes appropriate connections between the issues in the example and the concepts of plagiarism presented in course resources.	Makes appropriate but somewhat vague connections between the issues in the example and the concepts of plagiarism presented in course resources.	Makes little or no connection between the issues in the example and the concepts of plagiarism presented in course resources.
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