ACADEMIC HONESTY – A WEBQUEST
Introduction | Task | Process | Resources | Evaluation | Extension | Teacher Notes | Plagiarism
In this webquest you will explore the terms plagiarism, copyright, and fair use and how each of these apply to your assignments in high school.
In the same way that you don’t want someone to steal your car or your CD’s, the owners of information do not want someone else to take their ideas. You might loan or share your car under specific terms, that it must be returned full of gasoline, but the registration is yours. You might loan your CD’s, but your might write your name on it so it is returned to you. In sports you want your RBI’s, goals or times attributed to you, not a teammate. You want your achievements kept carefully documented. The same careful documentation is required for intellectual achievement.
TASK
By the end of this webquest you and your group will have a solid understanding of academic honesty through a study plagiarism, copyright and fair use. Using Internet sites you and a partner will determine which samples show plagiarized work and which are used honestly. Your group will prepare a presentation on one aspect of academic honesty using any medium within the time allowed. Also, your group will create and carry out a survey, chart the results, and publish the results for class discussion.
PROCESS
There are several steps to accomplish.
- With your partner read the resource material about plagiarism and take the quiz.
- With your group read the resource material about academic honesty.
- With your group, choose one of the following topics
or design your own based on your reading. Register your choice with me.
Research the topic and prepare a short presentation: a PowerPoint
presentation, a video or a webpage.
- What is plagiarism of text (printed and electronic)
- What are the copyright laws for print and electronic materials.
- Plagiarism and copyright, what are the consequences for abuse in the business world?
- What is fair use?
- What is academic honesty and why is it important in high school and college classes?
- What are consequences for lack of academic honesty in high schools?
- What are consequences for lack of academic honesty in colleges?
- With your group create a survey.
- The survey should have 6-10 questions seeking opinions about academic honesty. Sample questions might be: Is it OK to cut and paste from the Internet with a citation? Is cheating in high school acceptable? Is cheating in college acceptable?
- Each person in the group gives the survey to 5 students (not in this class)
- Chart the results by gender, grade level, age or answer. (Notice that these items need to be answered on the survey)
5. This study will be documented through emails to your teacher. Email your teacher daily with a progress report. The emails will summarize your findings and your scores on the plagiarism quiz and your work each day of the unit.
1. Study the meaning of plagiarism and use these additional sites.
Guide to Plagiarism and Cyber-Plagiarism
2. Use these additional links to research academic honesty. Also use the library’s databases.
On these pages you will find out what can be used and what cannot.
What is intellectual property is defined and defended.
There are many laws protecting copyright.
Famous people have had reputations ruined because they did not respect copyright.
Famous lawsuits for copyright violation of music and other intellectual property.
What is acceptable use in schools and does not violate copyright?
Use the RESEARCH link to access the databases of journal articles.
EVALUATION
Your participation grade is determined by this rubric
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Email (summary of learning) sent: 5 pts/day, 50 points total.
Individual time on task: absence = 0 pts; not always on task = 2 pts; on task = 10 pts
Group work: present but non-participant = 5 pts, follower = 10 pts, contributing member = 15 pts , shared leadership 25 pts.
Class discussion = 10 pts/day participating
Your assignment grades are determined by this rubric:
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Clarity 20 pts |
Mechanics 20 pts |
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Media presentation about an aspect of academic honesty graded the same as a written document for class.
Data collection, chart and oral presentation graded the same as a written document for class.
EXTENDED ACTIVITIES
Explore these related topics:
Patents
Trademarks
Manufacturing copyright
Software piracy
Trade secrets/formulas
Music copyright and the internet
Paper Mills
NOTES TO TEACHER
Web Resources
Resources to teach about plagiarism
NOTES TO TEACHER
ADE Standards
Numerous Arizona State Standards apply to this unit. Depending on the teacher’s emphasis and rubric, some of the following standards will be the most appropriate.
PROFICIENCY (Grades 9-12)
Students know and are able to do all of the above and the following:
ADE TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS
1T-P1. Use the appropriate technology device to complete a task
PO 1. Given a task, select the appropriate technology device(s) (e.g., reporting a news story using digital and video camera and online editing to publish on the Web; gathering
data using scientific probes and graphing calculators)
3T-P1. Communicate to a variety of audiences using professional level technology tools
PO 1. Create documents using professional format (e.g., résumé, letter of application,
electronic portfolio, research paper)
PO 3. Create a document that utilizes hyperlinks (e.g., Web link in documents, linking a
word to a glossary, creating an interactive index)
3T-P2. Use a variety of technology tools for data collection and analysis to support a decision
PO 3. Analyze data and create a database report from information manipulated in a variety of ways to support decisions (e.g., census data, polls and surveys, annual report)
3T-P3. Use technology tools to publish and present information with interactive
features
PO 1. Design and create a multimedia presentation or Web site with interactive features
(e.g., animation, sound, action buttons to play, video, control devices, open other
applications, link to a Web site)
4T-P1. Routinely and efficiently use online information resources to meet needs for collaboration and communications
PO 1. Using criteria for research in Standard 5, create an end product (e.g., multimedia
presentation, publication, Web page) to disseminate the information
4T-P2. Manage and communicate personal and professional information utilizing
technology tools and resources
PO 1. Plan and present a product appropriate to the task
4T-P3. Using technology, collaborate with peers, experts, and others to contribute to a content-related knowledge base
PO 1. Contribute digitized material (e.g., video interviews, scanned pictures, text, and
graphic information) to a project archive and create links to resource material
PO 3. Consider several methods and choose the best for building group collaboration in
research, communication and presentation among students in physically separated
schools
5T-P1. Develop a research strategy to find accurate, relevant, appropriate electronic
information sources
PO 2. Construct online or electronic database searches using Boolean logic (AND, OR,
NOT)
PO 3. Independently select appropriate electronic resources from school, community and
the world (via online) to be used to locate information needed when presented with a
problem to solve
5T-P3. Present research findings from electronic resources using academic models for citations and format
PO 1. Utilize evaluation criteria (authority, accuracy, relevancy, timeliness) for information found on the Internet to present research findings
PO 2. Create citations for resources used following an academic model to present research findings
ADE - LANGUAGE ARTS STANDARDS
VIEWING AND VISUALIZING
VP-P2. Plan, organize, develop, produce and evaluate an effective multimedia presentation,using tools such as charts, photographs, maps, tables, posters, transparencies, slides and electronic media
LISTENING AND SPEAKING
LS-P1. Deliver a polished speech that is organized and well suited to the audience and that uses resource materials to clarify and defend positions
LS-P4. Conduct an interview, taking appropriate notes and summarizing the information learned
LS-P5. Evaluate the effectiveness of informal and formal presentations that use illustrations, statistics, comparisons and analogies
WRITING
W-P4. Craft a cohesive research document that develops a logical argument or thesis;
contains comprehensive, supporting information from a variety of credible and cited
resources; and conforms to a style manual
PO 1. State a point of view, position or argument about the subject
PO 2. Organize with a beginning that states the thesis, a middle that develops the thesis, and
an end
PO 3. Support a point of view, position, or argument, utilizing facts, examples, details,
and/or quotes from credible, accurate sources