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http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=132376&page=1
ABC News: A Cheating Crisis in America's Schools Open in a new browser window
   Result of a six-month investigation.
   http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=132376&page=1
http://www.acm.org/ubiquity/views/v6i11_norman.html
ACM Ubiquity - In Defense of Cheating Open in a new browser window
   Donald A. Norman argues that cheating is a natural response to much of what the education system thinks is important.
   http://www.acm.org/ubiquity/views/v6i11_norman.html
http://www.acm.org/ubiquity/views/v6i9_golub.html
ACM Ubiquity - PCs in the Classroom & Open Book Exams Open in a new browser window
   Open-book exams compared/contrasted with open-internet exams and issues related to cheating via computer. Article by Evan Golub, Department of Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction Lab, University of Maryland.
   http://www.acm.org/ubiquity/views/v6i9_golub.html
http://www.lerc.educ.ubc.ca/LERC/students/4771999S/LIBE1/MD/
Beating the Cheating Open in a new browser window
   Librarian-designed webquest to teach teachers about the problem of internet-facilitated cheating and plagiarism.
   http://www.lerc.educ.ubc.ca/LERC/students/4771999S/LIBE1/MD/
http://privateschool.about.com/cs/forteachers/a/cheating.htm
Cheating: An Epidemic Open in a new browser window
   Short article about academic cheating from about.com
   http://privateschool.about.com/cs/forteachers/a/cheating.htm
http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,5500,820490,00.html
EducationGuardian.co.uk - The exam system that puts temptation in teachers' way Open in a new browser window
   The UK system of national testing for 11-year-olds puts too much trust in individual teachers to police themselves.
   http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,5500,820490,00.html
http://education.guardian.co.uk/primaryeducation/story/0,11146,820711,00.html
EducationGuardian.co.uk - Widespread cheating devalues school tests Open in a new browser window
   Cheating in national tests for 11-year-olds is so widespread that school league tables can no longer be trusted, a Guardian investigation has found.
   http://education.guardian.co.uk/primaryeducation/story/0,11146,820711,00.html
http://www.sfu.ca/philosophy/honesty.htm
Intellectual Honesty Open in a new browser window
   Describes the many variations on "what is plagiarism" and admonishes students not to be party to others' plagiarism.
   http://www.sfu.ca/philosophy/honesty.htm
http://www.drproctor.com/os/latimesschon.htm
L.A. Times - Scandal in Organic Semiconductor Development Open in a new browser window
   "Prominent Physicist Fired for Faking Data Research: Bell Labs says scientist 'recklessly' misrepresented work on microprocessors."
   http://www.drproctor.com/os/latimesschon.htm
http://publish.aps.org/reports/lucentrep.pdf
Lucent - Research Review Open in a new browser window
   Results of inquiry into the validity of certain physics research papers from Bell Labs. Independent committee finds one researcher committed scientific misconduct and clears the 19 other authors investigated.
   http://publish.aps.org/reports/lucentrep.pdf
http://www.scc.rutgers.edu/douglass/sal/plagiarism/intro.html
Plagiarism and Academic Integrity Open in a new browser window
   A production of the Rutgers University Libraries. An interactive lesson designed to teach students about avoiding infractions of academic integrity policies and instances of plagiarism. Requires the Flash plugin; best accessed over a fast connection.
   http://www.scc.rutgers.edu/douglass/sal/plagiarism/intro.html
http://www.topics-mag.com/edition13/cheating-page.htm
TOPICS Online Magazine for ESL - Academic Dishonesty (Cheating) Open in a new browser window
   Tutorial of sorts intended primarily for adult ESL students. Includes vocabulary and idioms, photo essay demonstrating cheating techniques, hypothetical situations, a poll, and real-life stories.
   http://www.topics-mag.com/edition13/cheating-page.htm
http://www.dukechronicle.com/media/storage/paper884/news/2004/06/03/News/Honor.Violations.Rise.At.Terms.End-1470024.shtml
The Chronicle Online: Honor violations rise at term's end Open in a new browser window
   Duke University reports that the number of academic integrity violations has surged during this past spring semester.
   http://www.dukechronicle.com/media/storage/paper884/news/2004/06/03/News/Honor.Violations.Rise.At.Terms.End-1470024.shtml
http://www.claremont.org/publications/precepts/id.16/precept_detail.asp
The Claremont Institute: The Fall of an Academic Fraud Open in a new browser window
   Now-former Emory University professor and author manipulated and/or falsified information in order to back assertions made in the book, "Arming America: The Origins of a National Gun Culture."
   http://www.claremont.org/publications/precepts/id.16/precept_detail.asp
http://teaching.berkeley.edu/bgd/prevent.html
Tools for Teaching - Preventing Academic Dishonesty Open in a new browser window
   Ideas are designed to help impart to students the values of academic honesty and to help set policies that encourage academic integrity.
   http://teaching.berkeley.edu/bgd/prevent.html
http://www.hep.uiuc.edu/home/g-gollin/diploma_mills.pdf
Unconventional University Diplomas from Online Vendors: Buying a Ph.D. From a University That Doesn't Exist Open in a new browser window
   7.6 megabyte pdf file. George Gollin explains how he followed up on an ad that popped up on his computer about getting a "diploma within days." Includes many screenshots of what he learned.
   http://www.hep.uiuc.edu/home/g-gollin/diploma_mills.pdf
http://www.umanitoba.ca/student/advocacy/cheating_plagiarism_fraud.shtml
University of Manitoba - Cheating, Plagiarism & Fraud Open in a new browser window
   Material to help if you have been accused of or if you suspect someone else of committing an academic offense; and material help understand academic offenses better in order to inadvertently avoid committing them.
   http://www.umanitoba.ca/student/advocacy/cheating_plagiarism_fraud.shtml
http://www.umanitoba.ca/student/advocacy/inappropriate_collaborate.shtml
University of Manitoba - Inappropriate Collaboration Open in a new browser window
   Material to help understand what inappropriate collaboration is in order to inadvertently avoid committing this offence.
   http://www.umanitoba.ca/student/advocacy/inappropriate_collaborate.shtml
http://www.umanitoba.ca/student/advocacy/academic_honesty_quiz.shtml
University of Manitoba - Test Your Integrity IQ Open in a new browser window
   11 school-related ethics questions with an answer key.
   http://www.umanitoba.ca/student/advocacy/academic_honesty_quiz.shtml
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,38066,00.html
Wired News: New Toys for Cheating Students Open in a new browser window
   Wireless devices and palm-sized computers provide many possibilities for cheating in testing situations.
   http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,38066,00.html
http://www.wired.com/news/school/0,1383,57484,00.html
Wired News: Students Called on SMS Cheating Open in a new browser window
   Six University of Maryland students have admitted cheating on an accounting exam by using their cell phones to receive text messages with the answers. Another six students were implicated in the case.
   http://www.wired.com/news/school/0,1383,57484,00.html
http://www.iamnext.com/academics/beyond/cheating.html
iamnext.com - Cheating in School and Life: What to Do? Open in a new browser window
   Editorial about how cheating of all types appears to be increasing in the U.S.
   http://www.iamnext.com/academics/beyond/cheating.html

Last Updated: 2007-10-12 21:18:52