Towards a Definition of Source-Code Plagiarism

Bibliographic Data

ID20294546
AuthorsGeorgina Cosma (0000-0002-4663-6907, University of Warwick), Mike Joy (0000-0001-9826-5928, University of Warwick)
Year2008
Volume51
Issue2
Pages195-200
Publication date2008-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueIEEE Transactions on Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0018-9359 • E-ISSN: 1557-9638
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1109/te.2007.906776
OpenAlexW2115269749
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited2

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 ldquozero tolerancerdquo 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

Acknowledgement · Code (set theory) · Code reuse · Computer security · Context (archaeology) · Engineering ethics · Ethical code · Information retrieval · Perspective (graphical) · Plagiarism detection · Programming language · Reuse · Source code · Academic integrity and plagiarism · Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education · Computer Science · Engineering · Software

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