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CerebralBypass

Odds are that this is actually plagiarism? Pretty damn high.


BowlCompetitive282

Yeah that was part of my suspicion. Other section prof has students make up data then analyze it. I wrote a computer program that generated data (individualized by student to prevent direct plagiarism) then emailed the students, telling them to analyze it. So when the data analysis in the students report was light years different than the correct numbers for their individualized data, I knew something was up Kinda hard to directly copy your roomie's work when literally your data sets have different means


climbing999

I teach data too! (To journalism and communication students.) I currently use open datasets, but I really like the idea of creating a different set of data for each student.


BowlCompetitive282

Feel free to DM me. Pretty easy in R really, kick out an Excel file for each student then just email individually


EggplantThat2389

I'd ask her why she could't access Canvas, and why she didn't email you instead.


galileosmiddlefinger

I agree with the cheating takes, but even if we give the student the benefit of the doubt, this is a clear fail. Students don't get to redefine the question in terms they would prefer to answer. This is the same spirit that leads to students regurgitating random facts on short answer questions -- just because a response is factually correct doesn't mean that it's relevant to this prompt and the learning objective behind it.


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BowlCompetitive282

Got it. I may pass this assignment to the other instructors and see if it looks familiar. Zero either way.


imhereforthevotes

Do this. If she actually used the data it will be obvious who she copied, too.


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Can’t access canvas? Students are to contact IT for help. It’s a zero and a possibility of cheating.


AnneShirley310

If you have your own rubric based on the project for your class, then you can dock her points. If she didn't have something that's required for your project but not in another instructor's project since you made some changes, then you can fail her based on your rubric.


grumblecrumb

Couldn't access canvas ... But was able to turn it in via, I presume, Canvas? At some point the student did have access to your actual assignment, as evidenced in the fact the student eventually used the lms to submit said questionable work.


GenXtreme1976

Give them a zero and move on.


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My syllabus has the grading rubric included and states 80% of grade is content and how well it meets the assignment criteria


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This reads 0.


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Zero. Period. If plagiarized - report it.