Plagiarism
ChatGPT presents new challenges
Peak Web March 7, 2023By: Hannah Kazemi, Staff Writer ChatGPT, a new AI chat bot, has quickly become known for its ability to answer questions and write assignments based on prompts from its users. Users can input almost anything into the chat box, and ChatGPT has an answer. With the rise of smart tech like ChatGPT, the risk of plagiarism and cheating increases along with a perceived “threat to higher education.” The Peak reached out to SFU Administration to learn about the university’s response to ChatGPT. ChatGPT works by generating content following a question or command inputted by the user. Depending on how detailed…
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We aren’t taught nearly enough about how to avoid plagiarism
Peak Web February 22, 2019Written by: Hannah Davis, Staff Writer One of my biggest fears in handing in an assignment is that I unknowingly committed plagiarism, boldly claiming ideas or words as my own without even being aware of it. It seems that most…
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100 Level Courses Hold ‘Plagiarism Awareness Week’
EIC September 10, 2012Article by Brad McLeod Photo by Mark Burnham BURNABY — Last week, professors teaching first year courses from all SFU faculties once again banded together to dedicate the first week of the semester to raising awarenessabout academic dishonesty. Dubbed ‘Plagiarism…
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