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ePoster: On-line Academic Delinquency Avoidance

Online course material is typically leaned in an expected manner. However, there is room for a student to take inappropriate advantage. The advent of the Internet and other online tools has greatly widened the scope of potential dishonesty. Students, typically. are not seen. Assignments and an exam are the usual way of grading, Typical repercussions result, if cheating occurs. Some of them include record of the offense on the student’s transcript, repeat of the assignment that triggered the discipline, a failing grade or mark or assessment in the piece of work triggering the discipline and failure. Is it possible for Professors be more confident and assured that the work handed in is by the student signed up for the course? There is no guaranteed way to completely prevent cheating The most clear-cut method of detecting online plagiarism is to use one or more of the popular Web-based search engines search for keywords from the suspect. However, this may not work so well in a technology track. This paper presents some ideas and suggestions that have worked in an online MIS course. Ten strategies for dealing with on-line academic delinquency are covered. Course management and assessment are covered. Areas including paying attention to how often students are accessing the online materials, group projects and meeting times are discussed. Results of employing these techniques have proven useful.

Biography: Leonard Presby

Leonard Presby, Ph.D., is a Professor at in the Cotsakos College of Business at William Paterson University for 30 years where he teaches courses in information systems, statistics and business technology. He received an MS degree in Math Methods in Operations Research from Columbia University and a Ph.D. from New York University. Dr. Presby's research interests are in computer applications, statistical analysis and information systems. Dr. Presby has published 4 books, reviewed more than 50 books and software, as well as served as consultant for major publishing companies. He has delivered numerous workshops as well as ten papers this past year regarding distance learning. Dr. Presby's corporate experience includes director of MIS in a major New York hospital and employment at IBM.