I don't think the paper is all that well-written. If they paid for it, they should get their money back. ________________________________ From: Beth Benoit [beth.ben...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 4:58 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] It's that plagiarism time of year again...
No worries, Carol. It will give more of us a chance to help out. You're right...this is so clearly not the work of a poor student. Beth Benoit On Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 4:31 PM, DeVolder Carol L <devoldercar...@sau.edu<mailto:devoldercar...@sau.edu>> wrote: I'm so sorry, I didn't look closely enough and I sent the entire paper to TIPS. I apologize. (I'm glad I took the name off of it.) Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Chair, Department of Psychology St. Ambrose University Davenport, Iowa 52803 phone: 563-333-6482 e-mail: devoldercar...@sau.edu<mailto:devoldercar...@sau.edu> -----Original Message----- From: Mark A. Casteel [mailto:ma...@psu.edu<mailto:ma...@psu.edu>] Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 2:32 PM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] It's that plagiarism time of year again... Hi Carol. If you can send the file to me electronically, I'll be happy to send it through turnitin.com<http://turnitin.com> for you. I think I can save the originality report and then forward it to you. Mark At 02:56 PM 12/17/2009, you wrote: >Hi, >I have a student who has done poorly on his exams but has turned in >a stunningly good paper. Frankly, I don't think he wrote it but I'm >having difficulty showing that. I have Googled key phrases but >nothing has turned up, so I don't think he copied and pasted, I >think he bought it. Can anyone give me some idea of what >Turnitin.com charges for an individual license? It's the only thing >I can think of, other than confronting the student, which will most >likely be my next step. I hate this stuff, it takes so much time and >really takes a toll on my enthusiasm for grading. > >Thanks in advance for any help you can provide. >Carol > > > > >Carol DeVolder, Ph.D. >Professor of Psychology >Chair, Department of Psychology >St. Ambrose University >Davenport, Iowa 52803 > >phone: 563-333-6482 >e-mail: devoldercar...@sau.edu<mailto:devoldercar...@sau.edu> > > > > >--- >To make changes to your subscription contact: > >Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu<mailto:bsouthe...@frostburg.edu>) ********************************* Mark A. Casteel, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology Penn State York 1031 Edgecomb Ave. York, PA 17403 (717) 771-4028 ********************************* --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu<mailto:bsouthe...@frostburg.edu>) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu<mailto:bsouthe...@frostburg.edu>) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
