Thread by @DrMeaganTyler

A while back my uni tried (valiantly) to make Academic Integrity amusing to engage with. I appreciated the effort. We used this in class (inc. to talk about issues of plagiarism re: the song itself and how they might have been avoided). But, at some point, it got out of hand...

...and, with a shutdown looming and our last chance to record something together in the same room, it became this... 🎵🎶🎵🎶(will add lyrics to thread so you can sing along at home) 😂 #highered And some light entertainment for the #covidunis hashtag crowd.

Lots of citations

And quotes with page numbers

Consistent formatting makes for happy tutors

You’ve read all the set texts, wrote clear prose that zings

These are your lecturers’ favourite things

Critical thinking

And no plagiarism

Checking the rubric’s a v good decision

Proofread and fix any poor spelling

Can write an essay but I can’t sing a thing!

Your work? Don’t copy. You do? Big problem

With new ideas, your tutor is hopping

You like my work?

Gee thanks, acknowledge it

I see it, I like it, I want it, I cite it

Yeah, my citations be looking impressive

Look at the length of that ref list!

My knowledge base is looking ace

You can tell that I’ve read it

I don’t mean to brag

But I be like, HD’s in the bag, yeah

When you see my work

You be like ooh, the concept’s clear, yeah

No citation distorts the truth

Quotation marks close the loop, gimme the scoop

Harvard, Chicago are good; long as it looks like it should

Look at my ref x2

Without it the scholar don’t get no respect

Ain’t no budget to purchase my test

Don’t want a degree that’s fraudulent!