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>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 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark A. Casteel [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 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 > > > > > > > > > >--- > >To make changes to your subscription contact: > > > >Bill Southerly (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) > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) > --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
