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In article <35...@tahoe.unr.edu>, ma...@tahoe.unr.edu (Vampire In The Sun)
writes:
> In article <1990Feb15.2...@world.std.com> b...@world.std.com
(Barry Shein) writes:
> >
> > [two students handing in essentially the same program, gives them each 50%]
> I just give zeroes to all parties involved.  I find that usually one of the
> 
> Think about it.  At the college level, is there ANY excuse at all for
the sort
> of pernicious nonsense that such copying represents?  I say kick 'em out of
> the program.

Hmm. We solved this problem in a rather simpler, more effective and realistic
way. First, accept the fact that in nearly every area of human endeavor, 
some people like to work together. This is also the way that most projects in
the real world work. Second, accept the fact that students are going to
work together. It is how many people can learn best. Solution: simply have
group assignments. Tell the class that they can work together in any size
group that they wish, but that they have to tell you who was responsible
for what (at least approximately), and that the larger the group, the better
you expect the program to be. 

We found that people tended to work in groups of 2-4 and quickly became
self-policing. If there was one person who did not do much work, nobody
wanted to work in a group with them, and they ended up doing everything
themselves.

Is there any excuse for maintaining the sanctity of individual work 
at the college level?

		=brian

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