Faculty Guide to Electronic Plagiarism
MSU Statement on Academic Dishonesty:
Taken from the 2002 Student Life Handbook, see yellow insert
Academic dishonesty
"Cheating, plagiarism (submitting another person's material as one's own), or doing work for another person which will receive academic credit are all impermissible. This includes the use of unauthorized books, notebooks or other sources in order to secure or give help during an examination; the unauthorized copying of examinations, assignments, reports or term papers; or the presentation of unacknowledged material as if it were the student's own work. Disciplinary action may be taken beyond the academic discipline administered by the faculty member who teaches the course in which the cheating took place."
Google Advanced Search strategy (sample screen):
Hints:
- Choose Advanced Search from main google page
- Search in exact phrase window; use quotes if you wish
- If appropriate, select a file format from the pull down window (note: pdf is possible here)
EBSCOHost Database Search Strategy (sample screen) :
- Hints:
- Academic Search Premier is a general index and often used by students, start here
- Use quotes to create exact phrase search
- Search all fields
- Click and use "search within full text articles"; pdf detection is NOT possible
