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Does Turnitin Support the Development of International Students' Academic Integrity?
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Kaktinš, Louise – Ethics and Education, 2019
Australian universities are grappling with the challenge of plagiarism among students, particularly international students, with a reliance on software such as Turnitin. Measuring plagiarism in this way has limitations, with consequences for the internalisation of academic integrity by international students. An appraisal of such software…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computational Linguistics, Writing Evaluation, Cheating
Degrees of Integrity: The Threat of Corruption in Higher Education
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Chapman, David W.; Lindner, Samira – Studies in Higher Education, 2016
Corruption in higher education is the focus of growing international concern among governments, educators, students, and other stakeholders. Those working in higher education institutions now face a unique convergence of pressures that is creating a heightened threat to the integrity of the higher education enterprise worldwide. This paper draws…
Descriptors: Deception, Ethics, Cheating, Social Problems
Reclaiming Instructional Integrity: Probing Ethical Lapses in College Teaching
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Travis, Jon E.; Scott, Joyce A. – Journal of Faculty Development, 2014
Suffering from chronic underfunding and in a headlong race to compete with for-profit higher education, institutions across America are struggling to maintain their operations, and some are forced into desperate measures just to survive. Administrators and faculty faced with these challenges are not immune to compromising the quality of…
Descriptors: Ethics, College Instruction, Integrity, Instructional Effectiveness
Taps for the High Stakes Test
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Kearney, W. Sean; Smith, Page A. – Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2009
The article discusses a case study that stems from actual events, targets the issue of ethics in schools, and is applicable for use in a variety of educational leadership courses. The article examines the issues related to ethical responsibilities and high-stakes testing in public schools. The administration must decide what actions to take…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Educational Environment, Instructional Leadership, Standardized Tests
Assignment of Grades and Student Performance in a Hybrid Operations Management Course: What Works and Ideas for Improvements
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Houts, Lisa M.; Taylor, James C. – Journal of College Teaching & Learning, 2008
The production and operations management class offered at California State University, Fresno underwent a transformation from being a four-unit, face-to-face course to a hybrid course. This hybrid course, which is required for all students in the Craig School of Business, includes two units of face-to-face instruction each week, with some coverage…
Descriptors: Grades (Scholastic), Academic Achievement, College Students, Blended Learning
Enforcing Academic Rules in Higher Education: A Total Quality Management Approach.
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Burgar, Paul – Research in Higher Education, 1994
A Total Quality Management (TQM) approach to enforcing an admissions rule was taken in one master's degree program in lieu of punishing students for infraction. Prevention became possible only after TQM techniques revealed the causes of rule violation. Follow-up shows no new rule infractions for several academic terms. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Admission Criteria, Case Studies, Cheating