This excuse has occurred several times the past month for projects and it works to delay a late paper but after that, it is just another excuse. I am fortunate in that I send them to the technology lab to reconstitute it into a readable format. Tamara Hoffman Los Angeles High
________________________________ From: MARK A CASTEEL <ma...@psu.edu> To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) <tips@acsun.frostburg.edu> Cc: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) <tips@acsun.frostburg.edu> Sent: Friday, June 5, 2009 7:35:53 AM Subject: Re: [tips] New cheating technique: the corrupted file. I assume, however, that this would only work once a document is actually opened by word. If a document is corrupted and not able to be opened, would this still work? Mark On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 10:28 AM, Beth Benoit <beth.ben...@gmail.com> wrote: Thanks so much, Leah! That's the kind of wonderful help TIPSters are always offering! I'm definitely saving your instructions. Beth Benoit Granite State College Plymouth State University New Hampshire On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 9:04 AM, Leah Adams-Curtis <ladamscur...@icc.edu> wrote: There is a way to check Word files to determine their creation and last edit date. In Word 2007, go to the home button and choose prepare, then choose properties, then choose advanced properties at the drop down menu, then click on statistics, you will see both the creation and the last edit date. In Word 2003 choose File, properties, and then choose statistics. Again you will see the creation and edit dates. Unfortunately, we have caught several late assignments at our institution using this method. We always clearly tell students to NOT open or save the document that they claim has been completed on time. Leah Leah E. Adams-Curtis, Ph.D. Associate Dean, Social Sciences Illinois Central College 1 College Drive East Peoria IL 61635 309-694-5331 From:roig-rear...@comcast.net [mailto:roig-rear...@comcast.net] Sent: Friday, June 05, 2009 7:21 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] New cheating technique: the corrupted file. Former tipster, Michael Renner (now provost at Drake U.) sent me this. Absolutely ingenious!! The New Student Excuse? Most of us have had the experience of receiving e-mail with an attachment, trying to open the attachment, and finding a corrupted file that won't open. That concept is at the root of a new Web site advertising itself (perhaps serious only in part) as the new way for students to get extra time to finish their assignments. http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/06/05/corrupted --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (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) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
