Plagiarism & Academic Dishonesty in the Classroom: An Interdisciplinary Panel
Plagiarism and academic dishonesty continue to pose serious challenges in both face-to-face courses as well as in online learning. Please join Jane Strasser (Senior Associate Vice President for Research and Research Integrity Officer), Michele Griegel-McCord (Associate Professor of English), Susan Mantel (Professor of Marketing), Megan Wuebker (Computer Information Analyst) and Olga Hart (Senior Librarian & Coordinator of Library Instruction) for a discussion on plagiarism. The panelists will offer their perspectives on the motivation behind academic dishonesty, impact of plagiarism and cheating, plagiarism detection tools such as Turnitin, and how we approach plagiarism prevention with international students. In addition, panelists will also answer questions you may have about academic dishonesty.
Panelists:
Jane Strasser is the Senior Assoc. Vice President for Research. Responsible for human subjects research, vertebrate animal research, biosafety, radiation safety, export controls, the biologic select agent and toxin program, and receiving and evaluating any allegations of research misconduct.
Megan Wuebker – Megan Paxton Wuebker is a Computer & Information Analyst in IT@UC’s Enterprise Academic Technology. She manages the integration of third-party tools into Canvas and is responsible for administering university-wide tools including Turnitin, Honorlock, Respondus, and TopHat. Megan has also taught face-to-face, hybrid, and online courses.
Michele Griegel-McCord is an Associate Professor in Department of English on the Clifton campus. She currently serves as the Associate Director of the English Composition Program and has considerable experience teaching undergraduate students in face-to-face, online, and hybrid learning environments.
Olga Hart, Senior Librarian, serves as Coordinator of Library Instruction at UC Libraries. During her two decades at UC, she has participated in multiple efforts to prevent student plagiarism, including orientation, workshops for faculty and students, and development of online tutorials and guides. Olga works closely with various units and offices and campus, including CET&L, UC International, and the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards.
Susan Powell Mantel is a Professor of Marketing at the Lindner College of Business and a second-generation Bearcat. She also spent 6 years in administration including a term as LCB’s Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs. Mantel has accumulated a strong research record studying consumer information processing which has resulted in significant publications in the top tier journals in her field including Journal of Marketing, Journal of Consumer Research, Journal of Operations Management, and others.