TUN Jay Sexter Library Research Guides: Academic Integrity: Resources for Faculty

Preventing Plagiarism

Touro System

Touro University System Academic Integrity Policy
The official policy of the Touro University System. Includes provisions on use of artificial intelligence (AI).

View sections on Best Practices in the Promotion of Academic Integrity and Best Practices in the Promotion of Academic Integrity in Online Education.
Turn-It-In AI Detection: Faculty Use, Pitfalls, and Best Practices
Recording from 01/28/2025. Touro log in required.

Dr. Sundvall will demonstrate how to evaluate the AI detection model using students' work, providing insights into the programming, training, intended uses, and pitfalls of the AI detection report. She will also review an AI detection report (variations in student and faculty views), guiding faculty through effective interpretation, identifying false positives, understanding limitations, the difference between AI detection and academic honesty, and alignment with institutional policies. Additionally, she will share current research, trends, best practices, and practical tips for using AI detection effectively and correctly in your courses.

Web Articles

Deterring Plagiarism: Some Strategies
Make assignments integral to learning, demonstrate expectations, look at the process as well as the product.
How can I revise my assignments to deter student use of AI?
Strategies for creating different types of assignments that are less susceptible to misuse by AI.

Journal Articles

Let’s chat! Integrating ChatGPT in medical student assignments to enhance critical analysis
Traditional assignments, such as written reports and posters, have become obsolete as these can be created almost entirely using AI tools. As educators, it is imperative that we devise out-of-the-box assignments to give students the opportunity to demonstrate their understanding, ability to synthesize and think critically, while promoting the ethical and innovative use of AI. Using ChatGPT as part of constructing an essay and critically analyzing its output was a beneficial experience for the students, allowing them to recognize the utility and limitations of the widely available version of the AI platform.

Investigating a Case of Suspected Plagiarism

Run the assignment through Turnitin. This automatic plagiarism detector is available to all instructors through Canvas. Its accuracy varies, but it can help point you to sources that may have been copied.
Search for suspect phrases. Use the search engine of your choice to look for out-of-place phrases or sentences. Try to use distinctive sections for the best results. Use quotation marks around a phrase to find only exact matches, when appropriate. Note that results will not include sources that may be printed, password-protected, or otherwise not available freely online.
Locate cited materials. Look up the sources that you suspect a student of misusing using. It may be necessary to verify incomplete or erroneous citations. A librarian can assist with this step.
Compare the paper to its sources. For sources available online, use ctrl-F to search within the document for matches to the student paper. Check in-text citations against the original material; look for sections that may be copied or totally unrelated (spurious citations).
Follow up. If you have found evidence of plagiarism, you may wish to gather further information from the student. You might ask the student to:
- Give a summary of the paper or a particular section
- Produce a copy of any source(s) you were unable to locate
- Describe the process of finding sources and or the progression of his/her understanding of the topic
- Reproduce a partial section of the paper
File a report. If your investigation has turned up any indication of academic misconduct, an Academic Integrity Violation Report Form must be completed and filed with the appropriate department or program head.