Technological Impact on
Academic Integrity
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
HONOR AND INTEGRITY SYSTEM
FACULTY BROWN BAG SESSION
SEPTEMBER 23, 2008
Overview
 Out-of-class technology
 In-class technology
 Distance Education
 What should faculty do?
 Questions for discussion
Out-of-Class
 Buying papers online
 Cutting and Pasting from online
 Computer hacking (files, K-State online, passwords,
etc)
On-line Papers (just a few examples)
 Customwritings.com
 “The Art of Relieving Student’s Pain”
 All grade levels
 Directessay.com
 Buy-thesis.com
 Custom-essay.net
 “100% FREE of Plagiarism”
Students have the option of how
much to buy (outline, literature
review, entire paper, etc.) as well
as have someone who has the
same native language write the
paper.
Intentional Cutting and Pasting
 Online Research
 Wikipedia
 Google
 Ask.com
 Library Databases
 Ctrl-C and Ctrl-V
 Potentially modifying few words (misunderstanding
of plagiarism)
Technological Hacking
 K-State Online (unpublished material)
 Passwords
 Lab Computers (not logging off)
 Borrowing of Technology (laptops, calculators, etc.)
 Files through K-State Networks
In Class
 Cell Phones
 Cameras
 PDAs
Livescribe's Pulse Smartpen
 Graphing Calculators
 Blackberries
 Using Technology to
prepare for in class exam
http://gizmodo.com/349511/livescribe-pulse-smartpendigitally-copies-notes-records-3d-audio
Cell Phones
 Text Messaging
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Friends
Google
Cha Cha
 Pictures
 Silent mode
http://www.mobilewhack.com/images/lg_vx5200_cell_phone_1.jpg
PDAs
 Microsoft Word
 Notepad
 Calculator
 Web Connection
 Bluetooth Technology
http://www.imagecows.com/uploads/f460-HPiPAQ112classic-handheld-pda.jpg
Graphing Calculators
 Storing formulas
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For retrieval
For use in the calculator
 Storing text
http://www.inkino.co.uk/zen/images/HP49g.jpg
Blackberries
 Web Surfing
 E-mail
 Text Messaging
 Pictures
 Calculator
 File Storage
http://www.boygeniusreport.com/wpcontent/uploads/image/vzw-blackberrycurve-8330.jpg
A “Simple” Printer
This paper is printed
with size 4-pt. font.
http://csta.villanova.edu/CITIDEL/bitstream/10117/209/3/AcademicDi
shonesty_SIGCSE2003.pdf
http://csta.villanova.edu/CITIDEL/bitstream/10117/209/3
/AcademicDishonesty_SIGCSE2003.pdf
Distance Education
 Verification of student
 Proctoring
 Outside resources in exams/assignments
Options for Faculty
 Plagiarism Detection Software
 Assignments with specific goals/objectives
(from “E-cheating”)
 Know what is online before the assignment (from “E-cheating”)
 Give students enough time to complete assignment (from “Echeating”)
 Oral exams / presentations that describe research
process (from “E-cheating”)
 Awareness of Technology (From “Wired for Cheating”)
 Create multiple versions of exams (From “Wired for Cheating”)
 Ban electronic equipment during an exam (From “Wired for Cheating”)
Educational Opportunities for Faculty
 Explain Honor and Integrity (from “E-cheating”)
 Define Plagiarism in your classroom
Other Resources
Pictures from www.amazon.com
Pictures from www.amazon.com
References
 Lass, R.N., Cera, C.D., Nanjappa, A., Char, B., Popyack, J.,
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Herrmann, N., & Zoski, P. (2003, February). Academic Dishonesty
in a High-Tech Environment. Session presented at SIGCSE
Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, Reno,
Nevada. Retrieved September 20, 2008 from
http://hdl.handle.net/10117/209
Martin, D.F. (2005). Plagiarism and technology: A tool for coping
with plagiarism. Journal of Education for Business, 80 (3), 149-152.
McMurtry, K. (2001). E-cheating: Combating a 21st century
challenge. THE Journal (Technological Horizons in Education), 29
(4), 36-41.
Moran, C. (2008, September 23). Cellphones, handy tools for
emergency alerts, can be used for cheating. The Chronicle of Higher
Education. Retrieved September 23, 2008 from
http://chronicle.com/free/2008/09/4705n.htm
Wired for cheating. (2004). The Chronicle of Higher Education, 50
(45).
Secondary Resources
 Campbell, S.W. (2006). Perceptions of mobile phones in
college classrooms: Ringing, cheating, and classroom
policy. Communication Education, 55(3), 280-294.
 Etter, S., Cramer, J.J., Finn, S. (2006). Origins of
academic dishonesty: Ethical orientations and
personality factors associated with attitudes about
cheating with information technology. Journal of
Research on Technology in Education, 39(2), 133-155.
 Gismondi, A. (2006). The downside of the internet:
Cheating and technology in higher education. Journal of
College & Character, 7(5), 1-4.
Additional Information
 This information will be posted online at
www.ksu.edu/honor
 Contact information:
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Dr. David Allen, director, dallen@ksu.edu
Dr. Camilla Roberts, assistant director, chjones@ksu.edu
Honor & Integrity Office, 532-2595
Questions for Discussion
 What are some ways that you have worked with
students to uphold academic integrity in the
technological advanced time?
 What forms of technical concerns do you see in your
classroom?
 What successes and challenges have you had in your
classroom in regards to academic integrity and
technology?
Next Brown Bags
 Wednesday, October 22 in the Directors Conference
Rooms of the Union (A New Definition of
Plagiarism)
 Thursday, November 20 in the Directors Conference
Rooms of the Union (When Academic Integrity is
Grey)