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Writing Center Highlights! As of March 31, the Writing
Writing At Center Director/Editor: Dr. Terry Myers Zawacki Publication of Writing Across the Curriculum and University Writing Center George Mason University 703.993.1200 MSN 3E4 |
Honesty Through Ownership: Increasing Student Involvement to Reduce Plagiarism Assistant Chair , Computer Science Department In the computer science curriculum, ethics is far more than a reminder to students
not to cheat. We begin with the basics of different forms of philosophical ethics, and
then work to apply them to some of the many ethical issues involving computers
and technology. Students study intellectual property rights, computer crime, privacy
issues, free speech, and more. Usually the difficulty is in what to leave out rather
than in how to fill a semester class. Helping our students to understand and deal
with ethical concerns that they are likely to encounter in their future jobs is very |
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by Shelley Reid, Director of Composition, English Chasing or “cracking down on” plagiarists can be counterproductive to good teaching: it can eat up your time, cause you (and any student who is “caught”) some emotional distress, and create a climate where students seem to be presumed guilty before any wrongdoing occurs. On the other hand, some simple strategies for preventing plagiarism will reinforce many teachers’ best practices without extravagant “costs” in terms of class time, preparation, or grading. ...more... |
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Tutor as Teacher: A Typical Writing Center Session, Dramatically Condensed
by Matt Kollmeyer, Writing Center Tutor Setting the Session Agenda [The tutor introduces himself to the client] Tutor: So, what are we working with today? Client: Structure and organization, I guess. |
Grammar Corner: Perfect English
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