[ 1 ] © 2010 iParadigms, LLC All Rights Reserved. A trail and tale of plagiarism from across the Channel Christina Mainka Hans-Lorenz Reiff-Schoenfeld

[ 2 ] Confidential Stop the 'Mickey Mouse' PhD 'Wir müssen weg von Mickeymaus Promotionen' Oliver Günther, Univ. Potsdam president on in an interview with Spiegel magazine [Image attribution 'Friends' on flickrcc at

[ 3 ] Confidential 'Guttenback' campaign Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg

[ 4 ] Confidential

[ 5 ] Confidential High-profile fallouts In rd Feb. Dr. Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (Univ. Bayreuth, 2007) 11 th May Dr. Veronica Saß (Univ Konstanz, 2008) 15 th June Dr. Esther Silvana Koch-Mehrin (Univ. HD, 2000) 13 th July Dr. Georgios Chatzimarkakis (Univ. Bonn 2000)

[ 6 ] Confidential High-profile fallouts In rd Feb. Dr. Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (Univ. Bayreuth, 2007) 11 th May Dr. Veronica Saß (Univ Konstanz, 2008) 15 th June Dr. Esther Silvana Koch-Mehrin (Univ. HD, 2000) 13 th July Dr. Georgios Chatzimarkakis (Univ. Bonn 2000)

[ 7 ] Confidential …...more on the way 23 rd Feb. Dr. Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (Univ. Bayreuth, 2007) 11 th May Dr. Veronica Saß (Univ. Konstanz, 2008) 15 th June Dr. Esther Silvana Koch-Mehrin (Univ. HD, 2000) 13 th July Dr. Georgios Chatzimarkakis (Univ. Bonn 2000) 18 th April Dr. Margarita Mathiopoulos (Univ. Bonn 1986 pre-www) In 2011 & 2012

[ 8 ] Confidential GuttenPlag de.guttenplag.wikia.com (by anonymous 'PlagDoc')

[ 9 ] Confidential VroniPlag de.vroniplag.wikia.com (by Martin Heidingsfelder)

[ 10 ] Confidential Award winning collaborative initiatives

[ 11 ] Confidential VroniPlag Scorecard Copy-shake-paste.blogspot.co.uk/p/vroniplagwiki- scorecard.html (by Prof. Debora Weber-Wulff)

[ 12 ] Confidential schavanplag shavanplag.wordpress.com

[ 13 ] Confidential Guttengate

[ 14 ] Confidential Professor vs. Student RWTH Aachen, 2011

[ 15 ] Confidential Lindt & Sprüngli vs Hauswirth [Image attribution: 'Hase'

[ 16 ] Confidential University level University X Across the Faculties Conflicting referencing and plagiarism prevention advice Assessment practice not plagiarism smart No collaboration Rules and regulations focus »……recent events have prompted the institution to remind of the sanctions in place for submitting unoriginal work Preventative/educative initiatives rare »Library skills tutorials for selected subject areas only

[ 17 ] Confidential Faculty level University X Footnote in plagiarism prevention guidelines: Sections of this guideline [….] have been modified slightly and translated directly from a paper written […] by Univ. of Wales …auch dieser Seminarleitfaden hat extensiv von anderen Quellen profitiert. Da es sich meistens bei den Quellen und auch bei diesem Leitfaden nicht um wissenschaftliche Arbeiten handelt, sind viele Verweise auf Quellen, aus denen Abschnitte wortgleich in den Text übernommen wurden, nur jeweils zu Beginn der Abschnitte mit einem entsprechendem Hinweis genannt. The referencing and citing practice applied here is naturally not acceptable in academic pieces of work such as a dissertation....

[ 18 ] Confidential Publish… and perish Prof. B. Holznagel & Co., Univ. of Münster

[ 19 ] Confidential Early stages Presentations, workshops, webinars Awareness raising Promotion of pedagogical/preventative approaches Collaboration/sharing Demonstration of the role technology/Tii can play Case studies from UK, USA, Australia Feedback so far reserved-positive

[ 20 ] Confidential Summary of challenges Self-governing universities Federalistic system (each state retains 'Kulturhoheit') Culture of academic freedom PGCert TLHE unknown Only recent education quality standards discussion at a national level Software use raises inherent fear of suspicion ('Verdachtsmoment') Secondary/primary school level excluded/ignored 'Dr' dancing

[ 21 ] © 2010 iParadigms, LLC All Rights Reserved. Dankeschön! Christina Mainka Hans-Lorenz Reiff-Schoenfeld

[ 22 ] Confidential Credits and references -EACEA (2009/10). Organisation of the education system in Germany. Accessed online at E_EN.pdf -Grimme Institut (2012). Accessed online at institut.de/html/index.php?id=1200 -Holznagel, B. (2012). Zweite Stellungnahme. ITM Univ. Münster. Accessed on at -Horstkotte, H. ( ). Wer klaut hier bei wem? Spiegel online. Accessed online at wem-a html -Oberdreiss, R. ( ). Original aus Aachen, Plagiat aus Essen. Aachener Zeitung. Accessed online at

[ 23 ] Confidential Credits and references -Oliver, G. ( ). Interview quote on slide 2. Accessed online at hobby-doktoranden-a html -Pergande, F. ( ). Plagiatsvorwuerfe beim Wahlprogramm. FAZ Online. Accessed online at /piratenpartei-in-schleswig-holstein-plagiatsvorwuerfe-beim-wahlprogramm html -Schuetze, C. ( ). Germany tries to save prestigious title of doctor. The NYT. Accessed online at educSide12.html?_r=1 -Sueddeutsche ( ). Jura Lehrbuch strotzt vor Plagiaten. Accessed online at markt-jura-lehrbuch-strotzt-vor-plagiaten WIKIPEDIA (2012). Entry: Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg. Accessed online at