Abstract
Academic integrity is one of the foundations of scientific activity. In the context of lab reports, it involves not only completing one's work independently, but also incorporating ideas from scientific sources with integrity. Recently, the landscape of plagiarism and its detection has been shaped by increased accessibility of electronic material (articles, websites) for students to rely on and increased use of Turnitin.com plagiarism detection software by instructors. We report a study of over 250 lab reports in an upper division molecular biology lab. The most common types of plagiarism will be presented, as well as the advantages and limitations of Turnitin in detecting them. We also report a limited effect of two types of interventions aimed at decreasing the incidence of plagiarism: a workshop on values of academic integrity and a writing‐focused workshop on how to use scientific sources. Implications for instruction will be presented.
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