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Cosma, Georgina and Joy, Mike (2008) Towards a definition of source-code plagiarism. IEEE Transactions on Education, Volume 51 (Number 2). pp. 195-200. doi:10.1109/TE.2007.906776 ISSN 0018-9359.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TE.2007.906776
Abstract
A survey using a scenario-based questionnaire format has provided insight into the perceptions of U.K academics who teach programming on computing courses. This survey across various higher education (HE) institutions investigates what academics feel constitutes source-code plagiarism in an undergraduate context. Academics' responses on issues surrounding source-code reuse and acknowledgement are discussed. A general consensus exists among academics that a "zero tolerance" plagiarism policy is appropriate; however, some issues concerning source-code reuse and acknowledgement raised controversial responses. This paper discusses the most important findings from the survey and proposes a definition of what can constitute source-code plagiarism from the perspective of U.K. academics who teach programming on computing courses.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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Subjects: | L Education > LB Theory and practice of education T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Computer Science | ||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Plagiarism, Source code (Computer science), Computer software -- Reusability | ||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | IEEE Transactions on Education | ||||||
Publisher: | IEEE | ||||||
ISSN: | 0018-9359 | ||||||
Official Date: | 7 May 2008 | ||||||
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Volume: | Volume 51 | ||||||
Number: | Number 2 | ||||||
Number of Pages: | 6 | ||||||
Page Range: | pp. 195-200 | ||||||
DOI: | 10.1109/TE.2007.906776 | ||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 14 December 2015 |
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