Introduction

There is no doubt that new technology has made connecting with information an elementary task. The resources the internet has to offer are a daily affair for most. This has introduced a new level of efficiency in our lives as we can seek out specific information and easily apply it. In such, student's learn the skills of copy and paste long before the standards of academic rigor. Teachers are presented with new challenges as students balance the advantages of unfettered access to information with the potential representing the ideas of others as their own.

Webster University is committed to maintaining academic integrity through education, prevention, and ethical integrity. Classroom assignments are opportunities for students to find, learn, and reflect on knowledge and to present their own ideas and interpretation of that knowledge. It is the responsibility of the student live up to academic standards, but there is a great deal that an instructor can do to prevent plagiarism, including informing students of their responsibilities, creating assignments that make plagiarism an ineffective solution, and using instances of plagiarism as learning opportunities for students.

The purpose of this web site is to provide faculty with the information they need to discourage plagiarism, including resources for students, information on designing plagiarism resistant assignments, and resources for detecting plagiarism in assignments. Additionally, you will find Webster's policy on plagiarism, and a description of what to do to deal with an instance of plagiarism.