Hi I would give the team zero and turn it into a teachable moment by spending a few minutes in the next class talking generically about the plagiarism event….reminding students that they are not only accountable to each other….and that consensus isn't just for decision making but also for checking the accuracy of team submitted work This should also shake out in a lower peer evaluation for the culprit -- Jim Sibley Director Centre for Instructional Support Faculty of Applied Science University of British Columbia 2205-6250 Applied Science Lane Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4 Phone 604.822.9241 Fax 604.822.7006 Email: [log in to unmask]<applewebdata:[log in to unmask]> Check out http://<http://cis.apsc.ubc.ca/>www.teambasedlearning.org © Copyright 2013, Jim Sibley, All rights reserved The information contained in this e-mail message and any attachments (collectively "message") is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient (or recipients) named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this message in error and that any review, use, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail, and delete the meesage. From: <Spaulding>, Kristina N <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Reply-To: "Spaulding, Kristina N" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Date: Friday, October 18, 2013 11:06 AM To: "[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Subject: Plagiarism in a team A new situation came up this semester that I've never had to deal with. We had an in class assignment earlier this week. One of the teams turned in an answer that was taken verbatim from the textbook (with some rearranging). The TA caught it, talked to me, and we sent out an e-mail to the team members stating that we would be giving them a zero on the assignment. The assignment itself is for a very small portion of their grade, which is why I chose to simply given them a zero instead of something harsher. Today, I had two of the team members come in to say that they wanted to apologize and that they didn't realize what the team member that wrote up the answer was doing. They said he was writing the answer down while they were talking and it was pretty close to what they had been talking about and none of them recognized that it was from the textbook, so they all just signed the page. I do actually believe them (though perhaps they should have read his answer more closely), mostly because it was very hard for me to believe that an entire team would endorse copying the answer from the textbook. They asked what they could do and I wasn't sure how to respond (generally, I do not allow students to resubmit plagiarized work for a grade). I suggested they talk to their entire team and propose a solution as a team. I then said I would consider their proposal, without making any promises. Any suggestions on how to handle this kind of situation? _________________________________________ Kristina N. Spaulding Doctoral candidate Gallup lab Department of Psychology University at Albany HU B68-E 442-4786 OH: Tue 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Fri 1:00 - 2:30