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I think a good approach would be to give a low-value assignment at the beginning of the course. Don't mention that it's low-value. When people plagiarize, give
by Zak 16y ago
I think a good approach would be to give a low-value assignment at the beginning of the course. Don't mention that it's low-value. When people plagiarize, give them zero credit on the assignment and explain way. I suspect the rates on subsequent assignments would drop quite a bit.
- derefr 16y agoGood idea. To heighten the perceived tension even more, make it the second assignment: make both it and the first have obvious scoring boxes on the front, with a regular total for the first (e.g. "_/6"), but a ridiculously large total (that will get normalized away) for the plagairized one (e.g. "_____/392".)