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The NSF Ethics and Education in Science and Engineering funding will support the
University of Florida's development of Gaming Against Plagiarism (GAP). This online,
self-directed, interactive game will provide a role adopting environment in which Science,
Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) graduate students will learn to
recognize and avoid plagiarism. GAP will employ strategies to affect behaviors that
influence students' ethical behavior, including peer behavior, institutional norms, and
differing cultural practices. It will be collaboratively designed, tested, and evaluated
through a multi-disciplinary iterative development process by recognized experts in
graduate science education, gaming, academic integrity, intellectual property rights, and
educational digital media production. Six NSF Engineering Education awardees: Purdue
University, Virginia Commonwealth University, University of Houston, Loyola
Marymount, Oakland University, and Rowan University, along with the College of
Sciences, University of Central Florida will assist in the testing and iterative refinement of
the GAP intervention. The GAP project will be open source and freely available to these
institutions and others to create the broadest possible national impact.

GAP's intellectual merit lies in its goal of training STEM graduate students in U.S.
institutions to function effectively and ethically as authors within multi-national research
teams. Given the substantial documentation of significant differences in cultural
attitudes towards plagiarism (Carroll, 2005; Handa and Power, 2005; Leask, 2001;
Ramburuth and McCormick, 2001), cutting-edge 21st Century science will require a
common ground for preparing and publishing results in the scientific literature. GAP will
provide this common ground.

The broader impacts of GAP are its adaptability and scalability across a wide spectrum
of American higher education settings. The game's open source approach will allow
each institution to integrate its own code of conduct, relevant policies, and branding
while maintaining a common focus on what constitutes responsible conduct of research.
Although the initial game will emphasize plagiarism, the gaming platform will
accommodate additional game development on other ethical issues, e.g., fabrication of
data. Because the project can be transmitted over the network, universities across the
nation can request the GAP software and download an open source copy that can be
updated to serve the needs of their particular institution.

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Gaming Against Plagiarism (GAP)
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
1.1 PROJECT VISION
The University of Florida (UF) and its partners propose to develop Gaming Against Plagiarism
(GAP). This online, self-directed, interactive game will provide a role-adopting environment in
which Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) graduate students will learn
to recognize and avoid plagiarism. GAP will employ strategies intended to influence students'
ethical behavior, and it will explore the impact of peer behavior, institutional norms, and differing
cultural practices on plagiarism. It will be collaboratively designed, tested, and evaluated
through a multi-disciplinary iterative development process by recognized experts in graduate
science education, gaming, academic integrity, intellectual property rights, and educational
digital media production. Six NSF Engineering Education awardees: Purdue University, Virginia
Commonwealth University, University of Houston, Loyola Marymount, Oakland University, and
Rowan University, have been recruited along with the College of Sciences, University of Central
Florida to assist in the testing and final refinement of the GAP intervention. This project has the
institutional support of UF's: President; Dean of the College of Engineering; Dean of the College
of Liberal Arts and Sciences; Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Student Conduct and
Conflict; Associate Dean for Graduate Education, College of Medicine; and Dean of the
Graduate School represented by the 13 Program partnership. The GAP project will be open
source and freely available to these institutions and others to create the broadest possible
national impact.

GAP's intellectual merit lies in its goal of training STEM graduate students in U.S. institutions
to function effectively and ethically as authors within multi-national research teams. Given the
substantial documentation of significant differences in cultural attitudes towards plagiarism
(Carroll, 2004; Handa and Power, 2005; Leask, 2001; Ramburuth and McCormick, 2001),
cutting-edge 21st Century science will require a common ground for preparing and publishing
results in the scientific literature. GAP will provide this common ground.

The broader impacts of GAP are its adaptability and scalability across a wide spectrum of
American higher education settings. The game's open source approach will allow each
institution to integrate its own code of conduct, relevant policies, and branding while maintaining
a common focus on what constitutes responsible conduct of research. Although the initial game
will emphasize plagiarism, the gaming platform will accommodate additional game development
on other ethical issues, e.g., fabrication of data. Because the project can be transmitted over
the network, universities across the nation can request the GAP software and download an
open source copy that can be updated to serve the needs of their particular institution.

1.2 BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE
Plagiarism is the most critical and widespread misconduct issue facing beginning researchers
(McCabe, 2005). In a study of 1,946 students from 31 U.S. academic institutions, 75% of
Engineering students and 64% of Natural Science students admitted to some form of written
cheating: turning in copied material as their own work, fabricating or falsifying a bibliography or
turning in work done by someone else (McCabe, 1997). A more recent and broader survey of
63,700 undergraduate students and 9,250 graduate students, revealed that cheating on written
work occurs more frequently than cheating on examinations, and that 62% of undergraduates
and 59% of graduate students had engaged in "cut and paste" plagiarism from either print or
electronic sources at least once in the last three years (McCabe, 2005). Perhaps most
disturbing, approximately half of the students surveyed in a 2003 study, who admitted to some
form of plagiarism felt their actions were "trivial or not cheating at all" (Rimer, 2003, based on
McCabe findings). Bringing about meaningful change will require much more than PowerPoints

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and tutorials (see section 1.3) to change student attitudes, we must engage students in a non-
threatening, non-judgemental environment in which they can personally experience and grapple
with the multiple dimensions of plagiarism (Carroll, 2007).

The shifting landscape of plagiarism is further confounded by the globalization of science and
engineering. This international dimension of research is most obviously reflected in the steady
increase of papers co-authored by multi-national collaborators (Leydesdorff and Wagner, 2008).
Thus, U.S. academic institutions need to train STEM graduate students as global scientists, at
ease working with colleagues from other countries and disparate cultures, and sensitive to
culturally varying standards of plagiarism, codes of ethical conduct, copyright, etc. Thompson &
Williams (1995) address these differences: "For many ESL (English as a Second Language)
students, learning not to cheat is more than a difficult task, it is a cultural hurdle. In some Asian
cultures, students are taught to memorize and copy well-respected authors and leaders in their
societies to show intelligence and good judgment in writing." In other words, what is defined as
plagiarism by American standards is not defined as such by many Asian or European
standards, in which "...taking ideas and words from different books and writers to build an
answer seems to be an accepted academic practice" (Pennycook, 1996). Standards can differ
not only between but also within cultures. In India, for example, undergraduates are not
expected to cite sources and it is only at the graduate level where such activity is expected, but
not necessary (Handa and Power, 2005). The GAP team embraces the notion that plagiarism
should be introduced to students in "...the true spirit of internationalization by incorporating
recognition of ... cultural contexts ... instead of assuming homogeneity" (Handa and Power,
2005). In fact, ethics training that fails to incorporate cultural differences may be worse than
useless; by implying a single standard, it may foster a narrow attitude, which could threaten the
success of international collaborations.

Differences in occurrence and perception of plagiarism also occur within U.S. institutions and
likely even within a given population of students. McCabe, Trevino, and Butterfield (2001) notes
that "...women majoring in engineering, a major one might have considered male-dominated a
few decades ago, talk about the need to compete by the 'men's rules' to be successful in this
major. Thus, generally higher levels of cheating were found among women in engineering
compared to women in other majors, and women majoring in engineering reported cheating at
rates comparable to men majoring in engineering." (p.228) Such findings lend an urgent
credibility to NSF's implementation of Section 7009 of the America Creating Opportunities to
Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science (COMPETES) Act.
COMPETES requires that "...each institution that applies for financial assistance from the
Foundation for science and engineering research or education describe in its grant proposal a
plan to provide appropriate training and oversight in the responsible and ethical conduct of
research to undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral researchers
participating in the proposed research project." This January 2010 directive is enormously
challenging to implement.

McCabe et al. (2001) states that "... cheating can be most effectively addressed at the
institutional level... However, at an even broader level, academic institutions are advised to
consider ways of creating an "ethical community" on their campuses one that includes clear
communication of rules and standards." (p. 228) Education as a method to reduce plagiarism is
further supported by the work of Duff, Rogers, and Harris (2006) and Belter and du Pre (2009),
who report significantly lower levels of plagiarism after students (both native and non-native)
were given awareness training. McCuen (2008) argues that "education about plagiarism can
not wait until the student is starting to write the thesis or dissertation. The education should
begin when the student begins his or her graduate program, if not before... and mentors should

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have high writing standards from the beginning, not waiting until the student is writing the final
draft." (p. 155)

At UF, there is an acute awareness of the need to address plagarism issues (see Letters of
Support). In 2000, a dissertation by UF student Kimberly Lanegran was plagiarized almost
verbatim by Marks Chabedi, who had been awarded a PhD at The New School (New York, NY)
and a professorship at the University of Witwatersrand (Johannesburg, South Africa). When the
issue came to light, he was fired from his position, his PhD was revoked, and at least one
publication from it was retracted (Langran, 2004; Zegeye, 2004). In 2006, UF science librarians
taught an Honors course to freshmen who knew they wanted to pursue graduate degrees in
science and engineering. Each student was mentored by a UF researcher and was required to
write a research proposal. In spite of high motivation, intellectual aptitude, and personal
mentoring, 25% of the students in the course engaged in plagiarism. This experience obviously
raised awareness amongst science librarians, faculty, and administrators, and it played a
decisive role in the science librarians' initiation of the GAP project. An independent line of
evidence of UF's plagiarism problem comes from the Director of Student Conduct and Conflict
Resolution, who reported a 55% increase in plagiarism cases between 2007 and 2009 (88
cases in 2007-08 vs. 163 in 2008-09). For the most current year (July 1, 2009 February 15,
2010) there have been 125 reported cases of academic dishonesty, of which 64% (n=80)
involve plagiarism. It's especially noteworthy that these data document (1) the majority of
academic dishonesty cases involve plagiarism, and (2) the frequency is increasing.

Currently UF has four discrete approaches to teaching ethical conduct of research:
1) Ethics is integrated into courses within various departments.
2) Workshops through the science library and the UF writing center teach how to avoid
plagiarism. (These efforts include an online tutorial for e-learning STEM classes.)
3) UF's Division of Sponsored Research offers a class and a self-instructional PowerPoint
presentation on academic research integrity to satisfy the federal requirements of the
COMPETES Act.
4) UF's faculty senate formed a task force on academic integrity.
Faculty and administrators recognize that none of these efforts is sufficient to provide a
campus-wide, sustainable approach to dealing with the growing issue of plagiarism.

UF's official documents define and outline procedures for breaches of responsible conduct in
research (University of Florida 2007, 2008, and 2009). Academic dishonesty cases are officially
reported to the Dean of Students Office and handled by the Director of Student Conduct and
Conflict Resolution. When cases of plagiarism are found valid, students are often required to
attend workshops on ethics and/or plagiarism. The UF Writing Center's workshop on plagiarism
includes an overview of the UF Honor Code and has 50 attendees each year. Students may
now opt to attend the library's workshop on plagiarism to satisfy requirements and regain good
standing with the university.

Although UF faculty and administrators widely acknowledge the problem of plagiarism, it
remains in the shadows an awkward topic, easily ignored and unintentionally encouraged
(assuming its practitioners generally receive credit for "their" work). The hard truth is that few
faculty are trained to deal with it and corrective measures are largely reactive rather than
proactive. Further, the vast number of graduate students in the STEM disciplines makes it
daunting to implement an effective, comprehensive program targeted on an issue as nuanced
as plagiarism.

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Gaming Against Plagiarism offers a novel and sustainable approach towards raising awareness
of plagiarism and lowering its incidence at UF and similar institutions. Because it will result in a
certificate of completion, it will provide a level of institutional assurance that STEM students
have had appropriate exposure to plagiarism and its potential impacts. GAP is designed to
reach a multicultural audience through educational gaming.

1.2.1 EXISTING PLAGIARISM PREVENTION: ONLINE GAMES AND TUTORIALS
In February 2010, using the Center for Academic Integrity website (Center for Academic
Integrity, 2007), open web searching, and ERIC database searches, five plagiarism games and
23 plagiarism tutorials were identified. Each was examined to determine relevance to graduate
students and to STEM disciplines, including global research perspective, user engagement (i.e.,
how interactive), and availability of a certificate of completion.

Table 1 below is a comparison of the five games. All but one (U. Washington) are geared
towards undergraduate students, none is specific to STEM disciplines, and none provides a
multicultural (global) perspective. Although some are highly interactive, and most cover a
relatively narrow range of topics.

Table 1. Existing games designed to raise awareness of plagiarism

Citation Game Undergrad./ No No No Low Citation styles 15min
(University of Grad.
Washington, no date)
Goblin Threat Undergrad. No Yes No High Plagiarism & 15min
(Lycoming College, no Citation styles
date)
Information Literacy Undergrad. No No No High Plagiarism; 10min
Game (University of Searching,
North Carolina Citation Styles,
Greensboro, 2009) Privacy,Sources
Library Squares Undergrad. No No (but one No Medium Plagiarism & 3min
(Sacramento City for related Copyright
College, 2009) tutorial)
Secrets of Biblioland Undergrad. No No No Medium Library history, 40min
(London Metropolitan Citation styles,
University, no date) Plagiarism

The 23 plagiarims tutorials were evaluated on the same seven criteria, with the following results:

* Audience: Most tutorials focused on undergraduate students; only 22% included material
for graduate students. Two tutorials targeted international students (English Club, 1997-
2001; Gardner, 2006).
* STEM-specific issues: Most tutorials did not mention STEM disciplines or citation styles
(87%). Two tutorials allowed students to select scientist characters, but did not alter content
to show science-specific citation styles (Central Piedmont Community College, 2006;
Vaughan Memorial Library, 2004-2008). Only one tutorial detailed STEM issues such as
falsification of data (University of Maryland University College, 2003).
* Certification: Almost half of the tutorials offered a formal certificate of completion and three
schools required undergraduate students to complete the plagiarism tutorial prior to

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registration (Duke University, 2009; Georgetown University, 2009-2010; University of
Baltimore, 2006).
* Global view on plagiarism: None of the tutorials presented cultural or global views;
however, 26% showed representations of multicultural students or allowed the user to select
a character to represent him- or herself.
* User engagement: Compared with the games, none of the tutorials had a high level of user
engagement in terms of number of actions available. Most of the tutorials (65%) were
judged to have a low level of engagement, such as clicking on a link for more information.
* Time to complete: Working through tutorials ranged from 3 minutes (Monash University
Library, 2010) to 45 minutes (Georgetown University, 2009-2010). Most tutorials took
between 5-10 minutes to complete.
* Topics covered: In addition to covering plagiarism, tutorials discussed citation styles,
academic integrity, cheating, and library resources.

These results highlight a national need for a more comprehensive, engaging, and
multicultural approach of training students in the ethical conduct of research.

1.2.2 GAP: WHY A GAMING SOLUTION FOR PLAGIARISM TRAINING?
Gaming is universal among college-aged students. A 2003 study of gaming technology on
college campuses showed that 100% of participants had played a video or computer game,
70% played digital games "at least once in a while," and 65% were "regular or occasional game
players." Gaming has become a part of daily life on college campus, "students integrate gaming
into their day, taking time between classes to play a game, play a game while visiting with
friends or instant messaging, or play games as a brief distraction from writing papers or doing
other work" (Jones, 2003). More recent research on teenagers (future college students) shows
that not only is game playing universal, but that game playing facilitates social discussions and
"can incorporate many aspects of civic and political life" (Lenhart et al., 2008).

According to the final report from the Summit on Educational Games (Federation of American
Scientists [FAS], 2006): "Educational games and simulations may be especially effective in
developing higher-order skills such as strategic thinking, interpretative analysis, problem
solving, and decision-making. For example, in games, players are making decisions
continually, in contrast to low levels of decision-making in traditional learning. Educational
games and simulations may also be effective in developing complex aspects of expertise, not
simply short-term memory of facts." (p.43)

The GAP team embraces the report's findings on the value of educational games to
foster experiential learning techniques. We believe an interactive game incorporating role
playing in scenarios from real life will be effective in students' learning how to best recognize
and avoid plagiarism. Similar real life scenarios were used by Lloyd and van de Poel (2008) to
create a collaborative design game with engineering students "to give students 'practical'
experience of ethical decision-making in the process of design. (p. 446) ... The role-play of the
game shows another important aspect of ethical concepts in general and responsibility in
particular. This is the idea that ethics must in some way be 'felt'. Learning about the concept of
responsibility in theory is a lot different from feeling responsible for something happening"
(p.445). Although Lloyd and van de Poel's Delta Design game is not online, the game scenario
of having multiple researchers collaborating on a research project provides an example of the
type of complexity that will be incorporated in the GAP project.

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2. PROJECT PLAN

2.1 GAP EDUCATIONAL GOALS
The goal of this project is to train STEM graduate students to engage in responsible conduct of
research as members of multi-national, multi-cultural global research teams. While the GAP
project team recognizes the three infractions of responsible conduct in research as "Making up
data or results (fabrication), changing or misreporting data or results (falsification), and using the
ideas or words of another person without giving appropriate credit (plagiarism)..." (National
Academy of Sciences, 1995, p.16), it has chosen to focus on plagiarism as being the most
critical and widespread misconduct issue facing beginning researchers (McCabe, 1997, 2005).

GAP project objectives are:
1) Develop a culturally-sensitive tool reflective of the future ethical considerations faced by U.S.
global researchers publishing in a multi-cultural research environment;
2) Incorporate game design strengths identified at the NSF co-sponsored National Summit on
Educational Games: higher order skills, practical skills, practice for high performance
situations, and developing expertise;
3) Create a transferable training environment that aids U.S. institutions in complying with Sec.
7009 of the America COMPETES Act;
4) Assure scalability and robustness of design to permit future content enhancements to cover
additional aspects of responsible research conduct, such as the falsification and fabrication
of data.

Specific Learning Objectives for GAP
STEM graduate students successfully completing the game will be able to:
1. Identify major types of contemporary plagiarism, including unique aspects of
science/technology publishing (e.g., charts, tables, and diagrams).
2. List the basic rules to avoid plagiarism in research activities.
3. Demonstrate ability to apply the rules in increasingly complex scenarios.
4. Explain copyright, fair use and author's rights (i.e., intellectual property rights).
5. Explain the potential consequences of plagiarism academically and professionally.
6. Recognize and acknowledge differences in cultural approaches to plagiarism.

2.2 GAMING PEDAGOGY METHODS
Teaching methods grounded in constructivist approaches to learning will be emphasized in the
instructional design of the game. Gaming employs active learning on behalf of students. Players
will have the flexibility to learn at their own pace and make decisions within the context of the
virtual scenarios presented within the game.

The Federation of American Scientists ( "Why Games?" website 2007) indicates well designed
games offer best practice pedagogical features. The features that will be incorporated in the
GAP gameplay design include:
Experiential Learning giving students real-world decision making practice;
Problem-based learning skills sets are developed through hierarchical problem solving
scenarios;
Immediate feedback increases persistence in problem solving;
Learner-centered learning -- student is the focus of and controls the learning process;
Problem Solving in Complex Systems successful problem solving is dependent on
understanding core concepts of the system, e.g., in GAP, solving complex plagiarism
scenarios will depend on understanding basic plagiarism issues;

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Social Relationships social skills development is intrinsic to success, e.g., in GAP,
understanding cultural perceptions of plagiarism will be integrated into the scenario; and,
Prioritization among Competing Objectives alternative choices lead to shifting game
outcomes and game scenarios.

2.3 GAME DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES
Gaming experts, pedagogical experts, science researchers, and librarians will collaborate to
develop GAP using a rapid prototyping technique. This iterative approach consists of three
stages:
1) Game Development Team develops a prototype informed by content/gaming
pedagogy consultants.
2) Librarians conduct usability testing with student players.
3) Pedagogy consultants and librarians analyze feedback, which is used in future
prototype design

2.3.1 GAME PROTOTYPING

GAME CONTENT
Students' understanding of plagiarism will be built on
progressively more complex levels of understanding and
decision making. The first level will involve identification
of and techniques to avoid the most common forms of withstudents
plagiarism: intentional vs. unintentional plagiarism,
patchwriting/stealing, misquoting or not quoting,
insufficient paraphrasing/summarizing, and duplicating
publications. Level two will address the various codes of Analyze feedback
conduct and consequences of plagiarism, and will
incorporate cultural differences on plagiarism. These two levels will allow players to assimilate
the basic issues. Level three will move beyond identification and understanding of
consequences to focus on complex ethical situations such as discovering a published paper by
the player's international research team contains plagiarized text. Successful completion of the
game will result in a certification award. Students unable to master the material in the first
attempt may continue through the game until they exhibit sufficient achievement in
demonstrating their understanding of key plagiarism concepts. Dr. Donald McCabe from
Rutgers Business School, an expert on college education, ethical development, and student
cheating in college, will act as an outside source of reliability of initial game content, evaluating
the game to ensure current standards and practices in the field are met.

GAMEPLAY
The GAP game will be built in the open source Java environment jMonkey. The jMonkey Engine
(jME) provides a 3D graphical environment that is both robust and evolving, and allows the
game to be played on any contemporary computing platform (i.e. Windows, Mac, Linux, etc.).
While under development, the game will reside on a secure dedicated server at UF's Digital
Worlds Institute.

During the development phase, the GAP team will create scenarios based on at least some
real-life plagiarism samples experienced by UF faculty and librarians. One base scenario might
be that the player is a scientist, working in 'green technology.' His/her goal is to work with other
scientists to craft a proposal to the National Science Foundation. Along the way, the player
must learn about plagiarism, collect sections of the proposal written by non-U.S. trained
researchers, and then make important decisions about what can and can't be included. Using a

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3D environment; players will use arrow keys to navigate a university setting. They will use
multiple choice inputs to answer questions.

The overarching "meta-game" will be a user's success in submitting a plagiarism free proposal.
"Mini-games" will be embedded in the play, allowing players to win badges for completing
discrete challenges. For instance, in the 3D environment, there will be wall posters highlighting
ethics, science, green technology information, etc. Students who read eight of 10 posters will
be given a knowledge badge to add to their profile. Users who complete the game with the
greatest number of badges, on top of their achievement certification score, will be the
acknowledged leaders in the online GAP universe.

Building "meta-games" with embedded "mini-games" is a proven technique used in successful
commercial gaming properties. Adopting this technique into GAP will keep students engaged
(returning to the game to boost their personal profile), as they increase their understanding of
plagiarism. Students will encounter other important contemporary issues and learn research-
associated skills as they play GAP: 1) diversity and cultural research differences students will
choose their own avatar (the representation of themselves in the game) by race and gender.
The GAP-embedded characters they encounter will be of diverse race, gender, and career
paths, and will have differing codes of ethics related to writing; 2) green technologies -
increasingly of interest across STEM disciplines and to NSF may serve as a content focus;
and 3) proposal writing skills while critical to research endeavors, many students don't receive
mentoring in proposal writing during their graduate study.

Dr. Richard Ferdig, RCET Research Professor and Professor of Instructional Technology at
Kent State University, will act as an outside source of reliability and evaluation for initial game
design, helping ensure that research-based methods and mechanics of game design are
instilled in the design and the game builds.

2.3.2 USABILITY TESTING
The purpose of conducting usability tests is to make the final game as intuitive as possible. We
want to ensure that the human-computer interface does not create barriers to participation from
a wide variety of users. As Rubin and Chisnell explain, "what makes something usable is the
absence of frustration in using it... when a product or service is truly usable, the user can do
what he or she wants to do the way he or she expects to be able to do it, without hindrance,
hesitation, or questions" (Rubin & Chisnell, 2008). Because "usability testing is most powerful
and most effective when implemented as part of an iterative product development process"
(Rubin & Chisnell, 2008), we will employ an established rapid prototyping cycle: (1) design a
gaming prototype, (2) test prototype with users, (3) redesign the game, based on user-feedback
and interactions.

There will be three iterations of game design and development to allow developers to test the
product with users and experts prior to beta implementation and testing. In addition, 5-10
students from the 13 project (see section 4.3 and Letters of Commitment) will be carefully
monitored as they first encounter and play different versions of the game. This number is
suggested by Rubin's and Chisnell's (2008) research which "indicates that testing four to five
participants ... will expose the vast majority of usability problems." For instance, during the first
iteration, students will be asked to log-in and play a prototype level. Data from the gameplay will
be recorded using Morae software and analyzed to examine difficulties. After the experience,
students will be asked qualitative questions about their experience (designed in conjunction with
both external consultants and the developers). This feedback will be given to the developers
and experts Ferdig and McCabe to inform the next prototype.

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2.3.3. FEEDBACK ANALYSIS
Margeaux Johnson will design the user testing protocols for the iterative game development and
coordinate user testing of graduate students utilizing the Emerging Technologies User
Experience Lab in the UF Libraries. After each iteration, McCabe and Ferdig will be given
access to the testing results and to the gameplay data to provide feedback on playability and
content validity.

2.4 RECRUITMENT
Because the GAP project is focused on development of software, our recruitment of graduate
student participants serves a different purpose than in, for example, IGERT and GK-12 training
grants. In particular, graduate students in GAP will be involved in testing the game. Three
distinct groups of graduate students at UF will participate in beta testing: (1) members of the 13
Graduate Student Advisory Council (GSAC) will help during game development, (2) graduate
students in an Engineering course and (3) NSF-funded graduate students.

(1) Innovative through Institutional Integration (I3) Program, Graduate Students Advisory
Council (GSAC)
NSF recently funded an Innovative through Institutional Integration (I3) Program at UF. Its
overall goal is to bring together and institutionalize all graduate training programs across
campus. Ethics training is a particular focus of the 13 Program team. Unique among
graduate training programs, 13 activities are generally conceived and implemented by
graduate students, not faculty or administrators. Spearheading 13 activities is the Graduate
Student Advisory Council (GSAC), a highly diverse group of students: approximately half (7
of 15) are Black, Hispanic, or have a disability; two are Black females; and two are females
in a traditionally male-dominated discipline (engineering).
Key to this proposal, GSAC members are keenly interested in assisting with the
development and usability testing of GAP and have agreed to work with librarians in testing
and providing feedback on the iterative prototypes of the game (see Letter of Commitment).
In light of the Council's diversity and because it is housed in UF's International Center, 13
can provide expertise in cultural differences associated with plagiarism and ensure broad
validity and usability of GAP at its early stages of development.
A final and significant advantage of partnering with 13 is its institutional support -- both the
President of UF (Bernie Machen) and the Dean of the Graduate School (Hank Frierson) are
PIs on 13 and are deeply committed to improving graduate education on campus. With
GSAC buy-in and strong university administrative support (see Supporting Letters), we are
confident that GAP will become institutionalized, i.e., used as a component of required
training in ethical conduct of research.
(2) UF College of Engineering graduate students
Engineering students at UF are especially diverse in terms of nationality. In 2009, over half
of UF's 2,728 graduate engineering students were non-US citizens, representing 69
countries. They, too, will be valuable for providing feedback on global research and cultural
issues addressed in GAP. The beta version will be tested and critiqued by a group of
graduate students selected by the College.

(3) NSF funded graduate students
Finally, we will use 13's database of graduate students currently supported by NSF to recruit
an additional 25-30 STEM students to take and provide comments on the beta version of
GAP. Because these students are supported by NSF, we are confident they will be more
diverse than the average population of STEM students at UF.

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2.5 MULTI-INSTITUTIONAL TESTING
Both UF's 13 Program (see above) and the UF College of Engineering have diverse student
populations that represent a variety of ethnicities, nationalities, and backgrounds. Testing with
these diverse student populations will help ensure that the final GAP product will be accessible
to a wide audience.

In month 16 of the project (Winter 2012), UF and GAP's partnering institutions (see section 7.
Partnering Organizations) will receive the beta version of the game for review by their STEM
graduate students. Twenty-five to 30 graduate students at each institution external to UF will
play the game and provide feedback using pre and post-tests (see section 3. Evaluation Plan).
These institutions range greatly in size, geographic location, and type (private vs. public).
Furthermore, our collaborators at the institutions vary greatly in their subdisciplines (see Section
7 and Letters of Commitment). Results of the online evaluation will be synthesized and will
inform future revisions of the final product.

2.6 EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT
Evaluation and assessment occur in the development of the game as described in 2.3 above.
Evaluation of the game's effectiveness in meeting its specific learning objectives is found in 3.
Evaluation Plan.

3. EVALUATION PLAN

There are two complementary phases required to assess and evaluate the production of the
GAP game: (1) initial design, game testing and redesign (Section 2.3 above), and (2) completed
game implementation and evaluation, which will be discussed here. These phases ensure
participatory input into the design and implementation of the game from both experts in the field
and future users of the game. Each evaluative process is discussed at the appropriate section
within this document.

Once the beta version of the game is ready for effectiveness testing, 200 students will be
recruited from UF and seven other institutions: Purdue University, Virginia Commonwealth
University, University of Houston, Loyola Marymount (Los Angeles), Oakland University
(Rochester, MI), Rowan University (Glasboro, NJ), and the University of Central Florida (see
section 2.5 Recruitment and Commitment Letters). Students will be given access to the game
and will sign an informed consent document prior to play. They will also be given a pretest.
The pre-test will measure both their perceptions and knowledge of ethics in research. A similar
post-test will be given at the conclusion of the game or when the course is over (whichever
comes first).

In close collaboration with Dr. Ferdig, the GAP team will analyze pre- and post-test data, in
combination with gameplay data (e.g., how long it took to complete the game, how many
attempts it took) to determine effectiveness of the game in producing changes in knowledge and
attitudes towards plagiarism.

4. LIST OF KEY PERSONNEL

4.1 UF SCIENCE & ENGINEERING LIBRARIANS
GAP team librarians will identify legal and ethical content for the game based on data derived
from the literature review summarized above and in combination with data provided by faculty
and administrators who have managed recent cases of plagiarism at UF. Librarians have
expertise in usability testing and access to a lab that supports this activity. GAP will be tested

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with various groups of graduate students, representing a broad cross-section of STEM
disciplines, genders, ages, and ethnicities. Making the tool useful for students with varying
disabilities will be part of the project design and testing, as will sensitivity to cultural differences.
The GAP librarian team members are:

Michelle Foss received her Master of Library Science (MLS) degree from Kent State University
in 1995 and has worked in both corporate and academic environments. She joined the UF
library faculty in 2004 and is currently responsible for copyright and intellectual property rights
compliance. Foss is a recognized expert in intellectual property rights as they relate to
academic library services and has spoken on these issues at international and national
conferences. She regularly teaches workshops for science graduate students and faculty on
authors' rights, copyright, and right infringements including plagiarism. Her current research
interests include the cultural bases of ethical decisions made by students and the broader
issues of rights embodied in the Open Access movement. She will serve as GAP Project PI.

Amy Buhler received her MLS from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She was
part of the original team that designed the Guide to Plagiarism tutorial for science and
technology students, which has been adopted campus-wide by various programs and
departments. Buhler has also been an instructor of the honors course Research for Science
Students, which covers STEM research ethics in depth. Likewise, she brings extensive
experience in teaching Writing for Engineers classes, which include units on plagiarism. She
will serve as GAP Project Co-PI.

Margeaux Johnson is a recent MLS graduate from the University of Maryland, College Park,
and is pursuing a second graduate degree in Educational Technology at UF. Currently, she
coordinates instruction for science and engineering students at the Marston Science Library.
She is a primary instructor of the for-credit honors course Research for Science Students which
covers STEM research ethics in depth. Johnson also serves on the Libraries' Emerging
Technologies group where she is involved with user testing of digital collections, library
websites, and library mobile apps. She will serve as GAP Project Co-PI.

4.2 UF DIGITAL WORLDS INSTITUTE (DWI)
DWI will provide an experienced team of programmers, artists, interface designers, interactive
digital media producers, and graduate research assistants who will create the GAP software
and graphics. By working collaboratively with the GAP development team, the DW team will
translate the most relevant concepts and scenarios into a scalable interactive media
environment.

James Oliverio is Professor of Digital Arts and Sciences and has served as the Director of the
UF Digital Worlds Institute since 2001. His previous post included service as Georgia Tech's
Artist in Residence and Director of the Audio Lab in the College of Computing's Graphics,
Visualization and Usability (GVU) Center. In addition to numerous creative and research
awards, he holds five Emmy Awards from the Atlanta Chapter of the National Academy of
Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) and twenty consecutive annual awards from the
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). He has produced
numerous arts and entertainment projects, ranging from work for Live from Lincoln Center to his
digital media opera "StarChild", produced from the Georgia Tech Olympic Village preceding the
1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. His current research and development activities include the
NSF-funded "Use of Haptics in a Virtual Reality Environment for Learning of Nanotechnology."
He is a vocal exponent of integrating the digital Arts into early and secondary learning in the
STEM areas through the STEAM Learning Network. Oliverio will serve as GAP Project Co-PI.

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4.3 INNOVATION THROUGH INSTITUTIONAL INTEGRATION (I3) PROGRAM
As described above (Section 2.4) the goal of I3 is to bring together and institutionalize all
graduate training programs across campus. The graduate students who spearhead 13 activities
are especially eager to participate in GAP development in 2009, an independently
administered survey of NSF-supported graduate students at UF revealed that only 36%
had ever received training in ethics and that 88% requested such training. Thus, the
Graduate Student Advisory Council (GSAC) of 13 embraces the GAP project (see Letter of
Commitment).

Douglas Levey, Ph.D. is Professor of Biology at UF. He is a Co-PI of 13 and PI of an ongoing
NSF GK-12 Program (SPICE). In addition to being a liaison between GAP and 13, he will bring
to GAP the perspective of a seasoned educator, researcher and mentor of graduate students.
His awards for teaching, mentoring, and research include UF's highest faculty honor, Teacher-
Scholar of the Year. Most of his research and students are based abroad, where they
frequently encounter disparate cultural norms of ethical conduct of research. Levey has
published on broader impacts in peer-reviewed journals and has been active in creating online
media that describe recent scientific discoveries in easily accessible and understood formats
(for an example, click here). He will serve as a GAP Co-PI.

4.4 EXTERNAL EVALUATION CONSULTANTS
Richard Ferdig, Ph.D. is a Professor of Instructional Technology at Kent State University's
Research Center for Educational Technology. He holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from
Michigan State University, with an emphasis on technology and cognition. Prior to joining the
Kent State Faculty, he was on faculty at both Michigan State University and UF. Ferdig recently
published a three volume Handbook of Research on Effective Electronic Gaming in Education.
He currently serves as the Editor of the International Journal of Gaming and Computer-
Mediated Simulations and the Associate Editor of Journal of Technology and Teacher
Education. He brings expertise in the design, development, implementation and evaluation of
games and simulations. His role on the project will be to support the design and development of
the game, the iterative testing during game development, and the evaluation of the game in use.

Donald McCabe, Ph.D. received his undergraduate degree in Chemistry from Princeton and his
Ph.D. in Management from New York University. A faculty member at Rutgers University,
McCabe's teaching specialties include Business Ethics & White Color Crime. He is an inter-
nationally recognized expert in the field of ethical decision making with an emphasis on the
relationship between college education and ethical development and student cheating in
college. He has published extensively in this area and has received best paper awards from The
Canadian Journal of Higher Education for his September 2006 article "Academic Misconduct
within Higher Education in Canada," coauthored with Julia Christensen-Hughes, University of
Guelph, Canada, and from The Academy of Management Learning and Education in 2007 for
"Academic dishonesty in graduate business programs: Prevalence, causes and proposed
action," coauthored with Linda Trevino, Penn State and Kenneth Butterfield, Washington State.
He will review content as developed and assure that multicultural ethical differences are
integrated into the game design.

5. PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN

The GAP project team's planned phases and key sequenced activities are mapped out below,
with accompanying descriptions of activities and responsible team members in each phase.

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Chart 1. The overall project management plan
Phase 1: Content Phase 2: Design Phase 3: User Testing Phase 4: Implementation

Phase 5: Evaluation

Table 2: Gap Project Plan by Month
MONTH (starting September, 2010)
1 2 3 I 4 I 5 I 6 I 7 I 8 I 9 110 111 12 113 114 115 116 117

18 119 120

Phase

Phase I

Phase 1. Content Development (Pre-production visualization)
* Time Frame: 6 months (September 2010-February 2011)
* Key personnel: Team Leads = Amy Buhler & Michelle Foss; Partners = Rick Ferdig
(pedagogy), Donald McCabe (academic integrity), Doug Levey (sample validation), James
Oliverio (game pre-production), Librarians (game scenarios)
* Key Activities: Collect samples from STEM disciplines, Sample validation against NSF
Codes of Conduct, Research global scientific ethics approaches and issues, Develop
narratives appropriate for game play

Phase 2. Game Development
* Time Frame: 12 months, December 2010 December 2011
* Key personnel: Team Lead = James Oliverio (Overall game interaction design and
production); Partners = Rick Ferdig, graduate students in the Digital Worlds Institute

Phase
1
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Phase
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* Key Activities: Develop prototypes of animated and progressively more complex game
modules, through iterative design processes; Include pedagogical aspects of the game design
(Rick Ferdig)

Phase 3. User Testing & feedback for development
* Time Frame: 8 months, April 2011 December 2011 (Summer & Fall 2011)
* Key personnel: Team Lead = Margeaux Johnson; Partners= Librarians, Rick Ferdig &
James Oliverio, Doug Levey
* Key Activities: Develop testing protocols, Recruit STEM graduate students for tests,
Analyze testing data, Use feedback to inform further prototypes for beta version

Phase 4. Dissemination & Beta testing
* Time frame: 5 months, December 2011 April 2012 (Spring 2012)
* Key personnel: Team Lead = Doug Levey; Partner organizations; Library coordinator =
Michelle Foss; Librarians
* Key Activities: Distribute beta version with pre- and post-tests to 13 students, UF College of
Engineering students, and other UF graduate programs; Distribute beta version with pre- and
post-tests to partnering universities; Conduct beta test with 200 UF students and various
partner organizations; Collect feedback from the pre- and post tests for evaluation

Phase 5. Evaluation and final game
* Time frame: 5 months, April 2012 August 2010 (Summer 2012)
* Key personnel: Team Lead = Rick Ferdig; Partners = Donald McCabe, James Oliverio,
Doug Levey, Amy Buhler, Michelle Foss, Margeaux Johnson
* Goal: Evaluate and develop final game
* Key Activities: Evaluate the game's success as a learning tool, Evaluate overall project,
Compile best practices to inform development of future modules, Develop final game

6. DISSEMINATION PLAN

GAP and its outcomes will be widely disseminated through conference presentations and
publications. A national network of NSF-funded researchers, most of whom hold awards in
Engineering Education (listed in section 7. Partnering Organizations) have been recruited to
assist in the testing and iterative refinement of the GAP intervention. Many have indicated their
interest in sharing GAP with other faculty on their campuses. Given the planned ease of
adoptability and use of GAP, the team will also use several web resources to disseminate
information about the game. Each of the team members will present this project at professional
organizations relevant to their own expertise. Representative venues for distribution of
information on the project include: 1) Conference presentations: American Society for
Engineering education, American Libraries Association Conference (Science & Technology
Section), Academic & College Research Libraries Conference, Computers in Libraries, Special
Libraries Association; 2) Publications: Academic & College Research Libraries, Chronicle of
Higher Education, Ethics and Behavior, International Journal of Gaming and Computer
Mediated Simulations, Journal of Engineering Education; 3) Web resources: National Science
Digital Library http://nsdl.org/, Engineering Pathway http://www.engineerinqpathway.com/ep/,
and Center for Academic Integrity' Educational Resources -
httD://www.academicintearitv.ora/educational resources/index.oho.

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Locally, the Libraries' Public Information Officer will publicize GAP to the UF community, and
disseminate information regarding its availability, using these strategies:
* Advertize on the libraries' home page and training and instruction pages for faculty
* Send news release to media outlets: Gainesville Sun, The Independent Florida Alligator,
WUFT-TV, WUFT-FM, Inside UF, Gator Times
* Write an article for the libraries' newsletter distributed to UF faculty
* Send news release to the UF News Bureau for wider distribution and to publicize outside the
UF community

7. PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS

GAP National Partners
Lead Collaborator Institution Subject Area
Hong Z. Tan Purdue University Elect/Computing (ECE)
Dianne Pawluk Virginia Commonwealth University BioMedical (BME)
Xiaojing Yuan University of Houston Eng. Technology (ET)
Stephanie August Loyola Marymount (Los Angeles) Elect/Computing Sci (ECS)
Fatmi Mili Oakland University (Rochester, MI) CompSci&Eng (CSE)
Ying Tang Rowan University (Glasboro, NJ) Elect/Computing (ECE)
Michael D. Johnson University of Central Florida College of Sciences

8. SUSTAINABILITY

Once GAP has been thoroughly tested, we anticipate its adoption into training programs in the
responsible conduct of research that are already available at UF and required of NSF-supported
students and postdoctoral researchers. The one most central to the university community is
provided by the Division of Sponsored Research and consists of ten PowerPoint slides. We will
work with the Division of Sponsored Research, the Dean of the Graduate School, the Provost,
and the 13 Program to facilitate use of GAP as broadly as possible across campus. Chris
Loschiavo, UF's Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Student Conduct and Conflict
Resolution, has indicated that a successful game will have multiple applications on the UF
campus: "We will require most students found responsible of violating our plagiarism policy to
complete the game unless there are mitigating circumstances. Additionally, we will use the
game as a training tool for our student members that hear cases involving allegations of
plagiarism. We may also make this game a requirement for all new students that will need to be
completed before they are able to register for classes their second semester." (see Letters of
Support)

Upon successful completion of the GAP intervention, funding will be pursued to create
additional components for ethics modules on data fabrication and falsification. The GAP
development team expects GAP's effectiveness will lead to wide-spread adoption outside of UF
and to suggestions for additional training modules, all driven by the common goal of training
ethically responsible global researchers and engineers.

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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Michelle M. Foss
Marston Science Library
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-7011

Professional Preparation
The Ohio State University French/International Relations BA 1991
Kent State University French (Technical) Translation MA 1993
Kent State University Library Science MLS 1995

Appointments
2009-present Science & Technology Librarian, Marston Science Library, University of Florida
2005-2008 Interlibrary Loan & Course Reserves Librarian, George A. Smathers Libraries,
University of Florida
2004-2005 Access Services Librarian, Health Science Center Library, University of Florida
2001-2004 Reference Librarian, University of Central Florida

Publications
Most Relevant to Proposed Research
Foss, M. and T. Dawes. 2010. Assessing Reserve Management Systems: do they deliver on
their promises? Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery & Electronic
Reserves (accepted)
Davis, V. and M. Foss. 2009. Supporting the distance learning community with Interlibrary Loan
and Collection Management at the University of Florida Libraries. Journal of Library
and Information Service for Distance Learning. 3: 55-66.
Foss, M. 2009. Books on Demand Pilot Program: An Innovative 'Patron-centric' Approach to
Enhance the Library Collection in Driscoll, L. & Mitchell, B. (eds.) Best Practices in
Access Services. Routledge: New York, 2009: pp. 305-316. Co-published as a special
issue of the Journal of Access Services, 5(1/2),2007.
Foss, M., L. Rhine, A.G. Buhler, and B. Layton. 2006 LibQual+ 2004: From Numbers and
Graphs to Practical Application. Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 25: 1-15.
Foss, M. 1996. Facilitating the interaction of user and public knowledge organization with user
profiles, user views, and user education plans. In: GREEN, R. (ED.): Knowledge
Organization and Change : Proceedings of the Fourth International ISKO
Conference, 15-18 July 1996, Library of Congress, Washington, DC (Orig. en) -
Frankfurt/Main : INDEKS Verlag.

Other Significant Publications
Foss, M. 2007. Books-on-Demand Pilot Program: An innovative 'patron-centric' approach to
enhance the library collection. Journal of Access Services. 4: 305-316.
Driscoll, L., M. Foss, and A.K. Mott. 2007 New opportunities for collaboration: E-Reserves within
health science center libraries. Journal of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery, and
Electronic Reserves. 17: 21-35.

Synergistic Activities
In 2010--selected by the American Libraries Association's Reference and User Services
Association to participate in the National Information Standards Organization (NISO)
Physical Delivery Working Group. This group meets twice per month and is charged to create
and write a new set of best practices/standards for the shipping of materials nationally and
internationally.

As Chair (2008-2010) of the American Libraries Association (ALA) Sharing and
Transforming Access to Resources Section's Codes, Guidelines, and Technical
Standards Committee, I am a co-contributor and co-author for the national guidelines:
"Resource Sharing Response to Natural Disasters;" and the "Interlibrary Loan Code for the
United States."

As Chair (2008) of State Universities Libraries (SUL) Public Services Planning Committee
Interlibrary Subcommittee, I was the co-contributor and co-author of the statewide guideline
"SUL Resource Sharing Guidelines."

Contributor, editorial assistant (2009) to the "Hinari Access to Research Series: how to write a
scientific paper-a general guide; Intellectual Property: Copyright & Plagiarism; Strategies for
Effective Writing" with Lenny Rhine, Ph.D, is a consultant for the World Health Organization
(WHO) and presented this workshop in Hinari, Africa.

Served as speaker and panelist on the topics of copyright and plagiarism in the sciences
and academia: 2009 Open Access Week (University of Florida); 2009 Department of Forest
Resources & Conservation (University of Florida); 2009 Department of Entomology and
Nematology (University of Florida); 2009 Department of Entomology and Nematology Graduate
Seminar Series (University of Florida); 2008 Copyright Clearance Center Panel Discussion on
the uses of copyright, fair use and the TEACH in academia, at the Atlas Systems at the Annual
ILLiad International Conference; 2007 Hot Topics Discussion Group at the American Libraries
Association Annual Meeting.

Collaborators & Other Affiliations
Bartlett, Jennifer (University of Kentucky); Berke, Merilyn (University of South Florida);
Buhler, Amy (University of Florida); Chen, Chaichin (State of Rhode Island, Office of Library &
Information Services); Carpenter, Todd (National Information Standards Organization, NISO);
Davis, Valrie (University of Florida); Dawes, Trevor (Princeton University); Driscoll, Lori (Gulf
Coast Community College); Drozd, Kathy (MINITEX Library Information Network); Fontaine,
John de la (Occidental College); Gibson, Tess (University of Arkansas); Henk, Mandy
(DePauw University); Hodgson, Cynthia (National Information Standards Organization, NISO);
Horton, Valerie (Colorado Library Consortium); Kuehn, Jennifer (Ohio State University); Mott,
Angela (University of Florida); Nyquist, Corrine (State University of New York); Pronevitz,
Greg (Northeast Massachusetts Regional Library System); Rhine, Lenny (University of
Florida); Sachs-Silveira, Diana (Tampa Bay Library Consortium); Shrauger, Kristine
(University of Central Florida); Slyhoff, Merle (University of Pennsylvania); Smith, Velma
(Florida State University); Van Dyke, Teresa (Florida Atlantic University); Waltner, Rob
(University of North Florida); Wetzel, Karen (National Information Standards Organization
NISO); Wilke, Mary (Center for Research Libraries); Zuretti, Drew (Copyright Clearance
Center).

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Amy G. Buhler
Marston Science Library
University of Florida Libraries
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-7011

Professional Preparation
Undergraduate
1999 B.A., University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Graduate
2001 M.S., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Appointments
2007- Engineering Librarian, Marston Science Library, University of Florida
2001-2007 Medical Librarian, Health Science Center Libraries, University of Florida

Publications
Bennett, D.B. and A. G. Buhler. Spring 2010. Browsing of E-journals by Engineering
Faculty. Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship (accepted).
Buhler, A.G., N. Ferree, T.T. Cataldo, and M.R. Tennent. September 2010. External
Reporting Lines of Academic Special Libraries: A Health Sciences Case Study.
College and Research Libraries (accepted).
Foss, M.M., A. Buhler, L. Rhine, and B. Layton. 2006. HSCL LibQUAL+ 2004 From
Numbers and Graphs to Practical Application. Medical Reference Services
Quarterly. 25: 1-15.
Huber, T.S., A.G. Buhler, and J.M. Seeger. 2004. Evidence-Based Data For the
Hemodialysis Access Surgeon. Seminars in Dialysis 17: 217-23.
Tennant, M.R., A.G. Buhler, N. Ferree, B.W. Francis, P.P. Hsu, R. Jesano, B. Layton,
N. Schaefer, P. Sherwill, T.T. Cataldo, and G. Hack. 2004. Partnerships in
Instruction: Teaching Dogs Old and New, Local and Distant. Contributed paper,
Proceedings of the Biomedical and Life Sciences Division of the Special
Libraries Association, 95th Annual Conference.
http://www.sla.org/division/dbio/nashville/index.html.

Synergistic Activities
Responding to the growing campus-wide concern about plagiarism, I was the lead
developer for the online plagiarism tutorial, "Guide to Plagiarism" [Accessed online,
2/23/2010, http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/msl/07b/students.html]. This guide was developed
collaboratively with faculty and other librarians who had experienced plagiarism issues
in their courses. Learning assessment modules corresponding to the tutorial content
were created for implementation in e-courses being developed by UF faculty. Face-to-
face workshops have also been implemented to involve faculty-student dialogs on
plagiarism.

In addition, I am one of the University of Florida outreach team members on the
National Institutes of Health VIVO grant (abstract below):

VIVO is a multi-institutional database that facilitates communication and collaboration
across interdisciplinary and institutional boundaries not only for scientists, but also for
students, administrators, prospective faculty and students, donors, funding agencies,
and the public. Built upon Cornell University's open-source VIVO platform, this national
portal (www.vivoweb.orq) will interface with local implementations of VIVO with
information which is primarily ingested automatically from institutional data resources.
Using semantic web technology, VIVO contains researcher profiles, grants,
publications, courses, and research facilities. Under the current model, support for
VIVO and data curation and management is coordinated by librarians and subject
specialists at each research institution. Currently Cornell University and the University
of Florida have implemented VIVO and at least five other institutions will join the
network during 2010. In 2011, a new release of VIVO will include national networking
features, citation metrics, and the inclusion of MeSH terminology. This collaboration is
funded by the National Institutes of Health, U24 RR029822.

Collaborators and Other Affiliations
Albert, Paul (Weill Cornell Medical College); Bennett, Denise (University of
Florida); Botero, Ceclia (University of Florida); Bushhousen, Ellie (University of
Florida); Cataldo; Tara (University of Florida); Conlon, Mike (University of Florida);
Davis, Valrie (University of Florida); Devare; Medha (Cornell University); Dunn,
John (Indiana University); Edwards, Mary (University of Florida); Ferree, Nita
(University of Florida); Foss, Michelle (University of Florida); Hack, George
(University of Florida); Holmes, Kristie (Washington University St. Louis);
Jesano, Rae (University of Florida); Johnson, Margeaux (University of Florida);
Kiker, Greg (University of Florida); King, Paula (Scripps Research Institute);
Markes, Paula (University of Florida); Overman, Allen (University of Florida);
Russell Gonzalez, Sara (University of Florida); Schaefer, Nancy (University of
Florida); Tennent, Michele (University of Florida); Trimarchi, Michaeleen (Scripps
Research Institute);

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Margeaux C. Johnson
Marston Science Library
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-7011

Professional Preparation
University of Florida Classics BA 2002
University of Maryland Library Science MLS 2008

Appointments
2009-present Science & Technology Librarian, Marston Science Library, University of Florida

Publications
Gonzalez S. and Johnson M. (2010) Creating a Credit IL Course for Science Students. In
Hollister, C., & Initials. (Ed.). Best Practices for Credit-Bearing Information Literacy Courses
Washington DC: Association of College & Research Libraries
accepted for publication in June 2010

Hansen D., Johnson M., Norton E., and McNonough A. (2009) Virtual provider pessimism:
Analyzing Instant Messaging Reference Encounters with the Pair Perception Comparison
Method. Information Research. 14 (4) http://informationr.net/ir/14-4/paper416.html

Johnson M. and Roderer, N. (2008) ASIS&T scholarly communication survey: Open access
authors. Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. 35 (1): 8-11
http://www.asis.org/Bulletin/Oct-08/OctNov08 Johnson Roderer.html

Johnson M. and Roderer, N. (2008) ASIS&T membership survey 2008: Responses from
ASIS&T members. Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. 34
(6): 7-9 http://www.asis.org/Bulletin/Aug-08/AugSep08 Johnson Roderer.html

Johnson M. and Roderer N. (2008) ASIS&T scholarly communication survey. Bulletin of the
American Society for Information Science and Technology. 34 (5): 10-13
http://www.asis.org/Bulletin/Jun-08/JunJul08 Johnson Roderer.html

Synergistic Activities

National Network for Scientists (VIVO), Outreach Team Member
VIVO (www.vivoweb.orq) is a multi-institutional database that facilitates communication
and collaboration across interdisciplinary and institutional boundaries for scientists.
Using semantic web technology, VIVO contains researcher profiles, grants, publications,
courses, and research facilities. Cornell University and the University of Florida have
implemented VIVO and at least five other institutions will join the network during 2010. In 2011,
a new release of VIVO will include national networking features, citation metrics, and the
inclusion of MeSH terminology. This collaboration is funded by the National Institutes of Health,
U24 RR029822.

Open Access Week, Coordinator
Served as co-chair for University of Florida's campus-wide Open Access Week
(www.uflib.ufl.edu/oa). Open Access Week is an international event to raise awareness

about public access to publically funded scientific research. In collaboration with PLoS
(Public Library of Science), SPARC (Scholarly Publication and Academic Research Coalition),
and universities around the world UF participated by coordinating sessions for faculty and
researchers.

Research Skills for Science Students, Co-Instructor
Developed the honors Research Skills for Science Students course (IDH3931) at the
University of Florida in conjunction with Dr. Sara Russell Gonzalez. This course prepares
college freshmen to excel as science researchers by teaching supplementary skills
(information literacy, scientific communication, and technological skills) that are sometimes
missing from traditional academic coursework. Topics include: searching scientific literature
databases, evaluating information, scientific writing skills, finding undergraduate research
opportunities, and recognizing the importance of ethical research.

Collaborators
Buhler, A. (University of Florida); Conlon, Mike (University of Florida); Davis, Valrie
(University of Florida); Gonzalez, Sara Russell (University of Florida); Haas, Stephanie
(University of Florida); Hansen, Derek (University of Maryland College Park); Norton,
Elizabeth (National Library of Medicine); McDonough, Anne (University of Maryland College
Park); Roderer, Nancy (Johns Hopkins University); Tennent, Michele (University of Florida)

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
DOUGLAS J. LEVEY
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-8525
Professional Preparation
Undergraduate
1979 B.A., Earlham College, Richmond, IN
Graduate
1986 Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
1982 M.S., University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Postdoctoral
1987-88 Postdoctoral Fellow. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Appointments
1997- Professor, University of Florida
1993-1997 Associate Professor, University of Florida
1988-1993 Assistant Professor, University of Florida

Publications
Brudvig, L. A., E. I. Damschen, J. J. Tewksbury, N. M. Haddad, and D. J. Levey. 2009.
Corridors promote biodiversity through spillover. Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences 106:9328-9332.
Levey, D. J., G. A. Londoio, J. Ungvari-Martin, M. R. Hiersoux, J. E. Jankowski, J. R. Poulsen,
C. M. Stracey, and S. K. Robinson. 2009. Urban mockingbirds quickly learn to identify
individual humans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 106:8959-8962
Damschen, E. I, L. A. Brudvig, N. M. Haddad, D. J. Levey, J. L. Orrock, and J. J. Tewksbury.
2008. The movement ecology and dynamics of plant communities in fragmented
landscapes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 105:19078-19083
Tewksbury, J. J., K. M. Reagan, N. J. Machnicki, T. Carlo, D. C. Haak, A. L Calderon-Peialoza,
and D. J. Levey. 2008. Evolutionary ecology of pungency in wild chilies. Proceedings of
the National Academy of Sciences. 105:11808-11811.
Levey, D. J., J. J. Tewksbury, and B. M. Bolker. 2008. Modeling and measuring long-distance
dispersal in a landscape context. Journal of Ecology 96:599-608.
McCoy, M.W., K. A. McCoy, and D. J. Levey. 2007. Teaching biodiversity to students in inner-
city and under-resourced schools. American Biology Teacher. 69:473-476.
Clark, C. J., J. R. Poulsen, D. J. Levey, and C. W. Osenberg. 2007. Are plant populations seed
limited? A meta-analysis and critique of seed addition experiments. American Naturalist
170:128-142
Damschen, E. I., N. M. Haddad, J. L. Orrock, J. J. Tewksbury, and D. J. Levey. 2006. Corridors
increase plant species richness at large scales. Science 313: 1284-1286.
Levey, D. J., B. M. Bolker, J. J. Tewksbury, S. Sargent, and N. M. Haddad. 2005. Effects of
landscape corridors on seed dispersal by birds. Science 309:146-148.
Levey, D. J., R. S. Duncan, and C. J. Levins. 2004. Use of dung as a tool by burrowing owls.
Nature 431:39.

Synergistic Activities
-A strong commitment to recruiting and mentoring scientists from under-represented groups.
In my lab, these have included: Alex Jahn, Ellen Andresen, Maria Barreto, Candace
Hardwick, Connie Clark, Marcelino Fuentes, Alejandro Grajal, Rochelle Johnston, Silvia
Lomascolo, Carlos Manchego, Marvin Morales, Julian Resasco, Christina Romagosa,
Stephanie Romaiach, Lenny Santisteban, Carla Restrepo, Lynn Svihra, Teri Tamboia,

Laura Vargas, Sophia Wahaj & Pedro Rey Zamora. All NSF REU participants in my lab
have been women and three have been minorities. Currently, I am mentoring 3 Hispanic
Americans (2 PhDs, 1 BS), 1 African American (BS), and 3 international students (MS &
PhD). In large part, these activities have led to three mentoring awards (2 from University of
Florida and 1 from the US Forest Service).
-Lead PI of SPICE, an NSF GK-12 program that trains and places UF graduate students into
under-privileged middle schools, where they teach science 2 days per week
(www.spice.centers.ufl.edu). The goal is to foster children's interest in pursuing STEM
disciplines and to help change the culture of graduate education by emphasizing the role of
broader impacts in graduate training. My participation in these types of activities contributed
to being named "2000-2001 Teacher-Scholar of the Year," the University of Florida's highest
faculty honor.
-Co-organizer of two International Symposia/Workshops, one on frugivory (Brazil, 2000) and
one on bird migration (Chile, 2003). Lead PI on NSF INT-0002432 and INT-0313419, which
provided travel funds for >35 scientists, representing a wide range of ages and ethnicities.
-Co-organizer of symposium on NSF GK-12 programs at the 2006 annual meeting of the
Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS). I
am an active member of SACNAS.
-Introduced Evolutionary Medicine into the curriculum at Univ. of Florida and Brown Univ.
-Developed some of the first web-based courses at University of Florida, which led to two
University of Florida teaching awards (1993, 1996).
Collaborators and Other Affiliations
Within last 48 months (not including those listed in the following two sections)
John Blake (US Forest Service), B. Bolker (U. Florida), T. Carlo (U. Washington), Ellen
Damschen (Washington U.), Betty Dunckel (U. Florida), Tomas Carlo (U. Washington), Tom
Crisman (U. Florida), Brent Danielson (Iowa State Univ.), Mauro Galetti (University of Sao
Paulo, Brazil), Katheryn Greenberg (US Forest Service), L. Guillette (U. Florida), L. Jones
(U. Florida), Nick Haddad (North Carolina State Univ.), H. Howe (U. IL-Chicago) Ido Izhaki
(Haifa University, Israel), Mary Jo Korolly (U. Florida), John Orrock (Iowa State U.), R.
Quintana (Alachua Co. Public Schools), Wesley Silva (U. Campinas, Brazil), Kim Smith (U.
Arkansas)
Graduate and Postdoctoral Advisors
Postdoctoral Advisor: Bill Karasov MS and PhD Advisor: Timothy Moermond
Thesis Advisor and Postgraduate-Scholar Sponsor
Graduate Students (24 total)
Ellen Andresen (Ph.D.); Maria Barreto (MS); Margaret Byrne (MS); Kris Callis (current
Ph.D.); Connie Clark (Ph.D); Trevor Caughlin (current, Ph.D.); Jackson Frechette (current
Ph.D.); Alex Jahn (Ph.D); Jill Jankowski (current, Ph.D); Mathew Jones (MS); Gustavo
Londofio (current, Ph.D.); Silvia LomAscolo (Ph.D.); Carlos Manchego (current, MS);
Marvin Morales (current, Ph.D.); Kurt Merg (MS.); Susan Moegenburg (PhD); Greg Pryor
(PhD); Julian Resasco (current, Ph.D.), Carla Restrepo (Ph.D.); Ivan Samuels (MS); Lynn
Svihra (MS); Patricia Townsend (MS); Eric VanderWerf (Ph.D.); Daniel Wenny (Ph.D.)
Postgraduate-Scholar Sponsor (11 total)
Lars Brudvig (Ass. Prof., Michigan State U.); Martin Cipollini (Prof., Berry College, Rome,
GA); Ido Izhaki (Prof., Haifa U., Haifa, Israel); Charles Kwit (Ass. Prof., Univ. Tenn.); John
McCarty (Assoc. Prof., Univ. of Nebraska); Scott Pearson (Scientist, Div. of Nat. Res., WA);
Pedro Rey (Prof., U. of Granada, Spain); Martin Schaefer (Asst. Prof., U. Freiberg,
Germany); Sarah Sargent (Allegheny College, Meadville, PA); Wesley Silva (Prof., U. of
Campinas, Brazil); Josh Tewksbury (Assoc. Prof., U. of Washington)

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: James C. Oliverio

Professional Preparation

Bard College
University of Georgia
Cleveland Institute of Music

Master of Fine Arts (MFA) 1996.
ABJ in Communications, cum laude 1980.
Composition & Electronic Music studies 1974-1976

Appointments

Director, Digital Worlds Institute
- Professor of Music
- Professor of Digital Media
University of Florida

Associate Professor
- Director of the Graphics, Visualization
and Usability (GVU) Audio Lab
- Artist in Residence
Georgia Institute of Technology

Associate Professor
- Director of Music Technology
Georgia State University

Producer and Director
OMI Studios
Atlanta, Georgia USA

January 2001-present

August 1995-December 2000

August 1991-June 1995

September 1981-June 1995

PUBLICATIONS MOST CLOSELY RELATED TO PROPOSED PROJECT

"Enhanced Interaction in Mixed Social Environments", Chapter IX in "Handbook of
Research on Effective Electronic Gaming in Education, J. Oliverio, H. Beck, editor Dr.
R. Ferdig, IGI Global, pp. 146-162, 2009.
Journal of the International Digital Media and Arts Association (Fall 2004 Volume 1
No. 2, 5-19.): Design and Implementation of Accessible Digital Media Classrooms and
Studios: Facilitating both Interpersonal and Intercontinental Collaborations. James
Oliverio, Patrick Pagano.
Proceedings of the ACM SIGGRAPH WEB 3D Symposium: Perugia, Italy. (April 2007)
"ISAS: A Human-Centric Digital Media Interface". James Oliverio, Yvonne Masakowski,
Howard Beck and graduate student Raja Appuswamy.
Proceedings of the 8th IASTED International Conference on Computer and
Advanced Technology in Education (CATE 2005). Oranjestad, Aruba (August 2005).
James Oliverio, Globally Distributed Collaboration: Crossing Classrooms, Continents and
Cultures.
Proceedings of the VSMM 2005 Virtual Systems in Multi Media, Ghent, Belgium.
Globally Distributed Collaborations: Live Virtual Environments for Real Live People.
James Oliverio. Pages 365-371. Eleventh International Conference, Ghent, Belgium.
October 3-7, 2003.
Proceedings of the VSMM 2004 Virtual Systems in Multi Media, Softopia, Japan.
CODEX Distributing Digital Media and Live Symphonic Music Across Genres, Cultures
and Continents. James Oliverio, Joella Walz, Andy Quay, Steve Walker.

Pages 990-995. Tenth International Conference, Softopia Japan, Ogaki City, Japan.
17-19 November 2004.

HONORS AND AWARDS

Recipient of the International Digital Media and Arts Association (IDMAA) nationally peer-
reviewed Award for the "Most Innovative Program 2008"

Inaugural "Peoria Prize for Creativity" (2005) for producing the globally-distributed
performing arts collaboration entitled "Hands across the Ocean".

CNN International, feature story on the real time globally-distributed performing arts
projects of the Digital Worlds Institute (broadcast 22 times in April 2002).

"Most Courageous and Creative" Award in the High Bandwidth Challenge, global
SuperComputing Conference Denver, 2001. Sponsored by Qwest.

Five Emmy Awards for Excellence in Music and Sound Design from the Atlanta chapter
of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (1985-1998)

SYNERGISTIC ACTIVITIES

Globally Distributed Real-time Collaboration Systems
* In Common:TIME (2005-2008) a series of real-time interactive globally-distributed
network-based performances, utilizing the NetroNome Online Media Environment
(NOME) system. In Common:TIME (ICT) has now developed into ongoing international
collaborations with research institutions including the Korea Advanced Institute of
Science and Technology (KAIST), the Red Universitaria Nacional (REUNA) of Santiago,
Chile, the Australasian Cooperative Research Centre for Interaction Design (ACID) at the
Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, the Digital Knowledge Exchange
(DKE) of Doncaster, England, the New World School of the Arts (NWSA) in Miami, the
Egyptian Informatics Research Institute in Alexandria and the UF Colleges of Fine Arts
and Engineering. Each of the projects in ICT series was a fully- produced interactive
performing arts experience:

ICT: SIGGRAPH (November 2005) Los Angeles Convention Center, linking performing
artists in Australia, Korea, England, Chile and three locations in USA.
ICT: Maximum Impact (June 2007) Ingenuity Festival of Art and Technology,
Cleveland, Ohio, linking percussionists in Alaska, Florida, throughout Ohio and onstage in
Playhouse Square.
ICT: DRUMMA (November 2006) -College Music Society National Conference, San
Antonio, linking musicians in Alaska, Florida, South Carolina and Texas
ICT: Children of a Common Mother (February 2007) 56th Annual Conference of the
Center for Latin American Studies, University of Florida, linking ethnic and indigenous
artists and performers in locations throughout the Americas ranging from the Amazon to
the Artic circle.
ICT: Hands Across the Ocean (February 2005) Doncaster Education City, UK, linking
actors, musicians and dancers in England, Chile, Australia, Korea and the United States.

Richard E. Ferdig
Research Professor, Research Center for Educational Technology
Professor, Instructional Technology, Lifespan Development & Educational Sciences
Kent State University
321 Moulton Hall
Kent, OH 44242-0001
rferdig@gmail.com

Education
Michigan State University
Michigan State University
Calvin College

Ph.D., Educational Psychology; Educ. Technology
M.A., Educational Psychology; Instructional Design
B.A., Psychology

Professional Appointments
Professor, Kent State University
Associate Professor, University of Florida
Assistant Professor, University of Florida
Visiting Assistant Professor, Michigan State University
Instructor & Teaching Assistant, Michigan State University
Visiting Lecturer, Wyzsza Szkola Pedagogiczna: (Krakow, Poland)
Teaching Assistant, Calvin College

2009-
2006-2009
2001-2006
2000-2001
1996-2000
1995-1996
1993-1994

Select Publications-Five Most Closely Related to the Project
Ferdig, R.E. (Ed.) (2009). Handbook of research on effective electronic gaming in education.
Information Science Reference; Hershey, PA (1759 pages; 3 volumes).
Black, E.W., Ferdig, R.E., DiPietro, J.C., Liu, F. & Whalen, B. (2009). Visual analyses of the
creation of avatars. International Journal of Gaming and Computer-Mediated
Simulations, 1(1), 90-107.
DiPietro, M., Ferdig, R.E., Boyer, J., Black, E.W. (2007). Towards a framework for
understanding electronic educational gaming. Journal of Educational Multimedia and
Hypermedia, 16(3), 225-248.
Ferdig, R.E., Sprague, D., Maddux, C., & Albion, P. (2007). Publishing data evidence to support
educational technology claims. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 15(4),
429-437.
Ferdig, R.E. (2006). Assessing technologies for teaching and learning: Understanding the
importance of technological-pedagogical content knowledge. British Journal of
Educational Technology, 37(5), 749-760.

Five Other Significant Publications
Ferdig, R.E., Cavanaugh, C., DiPietro, M., Black, E.W, & Dawson, K. (accepted). Virtual
schooling standards and best practices for teacher education. Manuscript to be published
in the Journal of Technology and Teacher Education.

2000
1996
1994

Black, E.W., Ferdig, R.E., DiPietro, M. (2008). An overview of evaluative instrumentation for
virtual high schools. American Journal of Distance Education, 22, 24-45.
DiPietro, M., Ferdig, R. E., Black, E.W. & Preston, M. (2008). Best practices in teaching K-12
online: Lessons learned from Michigan Virtual School teachers. Journal of Interactive
Online Learning, 7(1), 10-35.
Davis, N.E., Roblyer, M.D., Charania, A., Ferdig, R.E., Harms, C., Compton, L., & Cho, M.
(2007). Illustrating the "virtual" in Virtual Schooling: Challenges and strategies for
creating real tools to prepare virtual teachers. The Internet and Higher Education, 10(1),
27-39.
Ferdig, R.E. (2006). Technology, narrative, and teacher education: Helping teachers learn
technology through story. Florida Journal of Teacher Education, IX, 61-70.

Synergistic Activities
Teaching and Learning in Virtual Schools: As a part of my role as a PI for an AT&T Foundation
Grant, I work with 22 states and their virtual schools. I help them analyze data to impact both
policy and practice.

Online Education: We currently work with our program, our department, our college, and others
within the university to offer online degrees to graduate students. In addition to teaching, we
also research the efficacy of this new medium.

Serving the Broader Educational Technology Community: I currently serve on 8 editorial review
boards for national journals; I am also the Editor of the International Journal of Gaming and
Computer-Mediated Simulations.

Outreach to Schools: I work with a number of local teachers to design and implement innovative
educational technology curricula. These collaborations have resulted in both classroom tools
and significant research findings.

Innovative Technologies: I have partnered with various programs on campus to develop
innovative technologies for teaching and learning. One of my latest projects is an online
center to support fathers of autistic children.

Collaborators & Other Affiliations
Niki Davis (Iowa State University) Jamey Fitzpatrick (Michigan Virtual School)
Richard Hartshorne (UNC-Charlotte) Carrie Heeter (Michigan State University)
James Oliverio (University of Florida) P. David Pearson (UC Berkeley)
David Shaffer (University of Wisconsin) Brian Winn (Michigan State University)
Julie Young (Florida Virtual School)

Graduate Advisor: P. David Pearson

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Donald L McCabe
Rutgers University
Newark, NJ 07012

Professional Preparation
Undergraduate
1966 A.B.in Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Graduate
1985 Ph.D.in Management, New York University, New York, NY
1970 M.B.A. in Marketing, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ

Appointments
1996- Professor, Rutgers University
1996-1999 Associate Provost for Campus Development, Newark Campus, Rutgers
University
1994-1996 Director, Executive M.B.A. Program, Rutgers University
1988-1996 Associate Professor, Organization Management, Rutgers University
1987-1988 Coadjutant, Organization Management, Rutgers University

Publications

5 Most Relevant to Proposed Research
"Academic Dishonesty in the Middle East: Individual and Contextual Factors," Research
in Higher Education (2008) 49, No. 5, 451-467. (with T. Feghali and H. Abdallah)
"Plagiarism as a Lever for Cultural Change," Teachers College Record (2006), Date
Published: November 30, http://www.tcrecord.org, ID Number: 12860. (with J.M.
Stephens)
"Cheating Among College and University Students: A North American Perspective,"
International Journal for Academic Integrity (2005) Volume 1, No. 1.
(http://www.ois.unisa.edu.au/iournals/index.php/IJES/article/viewFile/14/64).
"Cheating in Academic Institutions: A Decade of Research," Ethics & Behavior (2001)
11, No. 3, 219-232. (with L.K. Trevino & K.D. Butterfield)
"Classroom Cheating Among Natural Science & Engineering Majors," Science &
Enqineerinq Ethics (1997) 3, 433-445.

5 Other Significant Publications
"Academic Dishonesty in Nursing Schools: An Empirical Investigation," Journal of
Nursing Education (2009) 48, No. 11, 614-623
"Understanding Academic Misconduct," The Canadian Journal of Higher Education
(2006) 36, No. 1, 49-63. (with J. Christensen-Hughes).
"Academic Dishonesty in Graduate Business Programs: Prevalence, Causes, and
Proposed Action," Academy of Management Learning and Executive (2006) 5, No.
3, 294-305. (with L.K. Trevino and K.D. Butterfield).

"Academic Integrity: How Widespread are Cheating and Plagiarism?," in Restorative
Justice on the College Campus: Promotinq Student Growth, and Responsibility, and
Reawakening the Spirit of Campus Community (2004) D.R. Karp & T. Allena (eds),
Charles C. Thomas, Springfield, IL, 130-141 (with L.K. Trevino and K.D. Butterfield).
"The Effect of Institutional Policies and Procedures on Academic Integrity," in Academic
Integrity Matters, D. Burnett, L. Rudolph & K. Clifford (eds.), National Association
of Student Personnel Administrators, Washington (1998 with G. Pavela).

Synergistic Activities
-Founding president and current Director of the Center for Academic Integrity
Organized a national conference on the topic of academic integrity in March 1992.
Over 60 students, faculty and administrators from 28 of the nation's most selective
colleges participated in this effort to identify effective strategies to address the
changing character of academic integrity in the 1990's. This conference led to the
formation of the Center for Academic Integrity. The Center has grown into an
organization of over 300 schools currently united in a common effort to develop
policies on academic integrity that are more responsive to today's changed student
population. Annual conferences have now been held at the University of Maryland
(1992), the University of Pennsylvania (1993), Rice (1994), Georgetown (1995),
Duke (1996), Babson College (1997), Washington & Lee (1998), Duke (1999), the
United States Air Force Academy (2000), Texas A&M (2001), the University of
Virginia (2002), the University of San Diego (2003), Kansas State University (2004),
Virginia Tech (2005), Colorado (2006), Christopher Newport University (2007),
Clemson (2008), and Washington University-St. Louis (2009).
-Consulted with many schools to review their judicial procedures, including
Connecticut College, Kansas State, Olin College, Quinnipiac, Stevens Institute, Utah
Valley State College, Vanderbilt, Washington & Lee, and Worcester Polytechnic
Institute.
Invited to conduct workshops on academic integrity at numerous university, college ,
and high school campuses both nationally and internally including: .Union County
College, Seton Hall University, Dixie State College (UT), St. Lawrence University,
The Haverford School, North Rockland (NY) HS, St. Paul's School (NH), Clemson,
University of Central Florida, Lyon College, Carolina Health Sciences University,
Moraine Valley College, Miami Dade College, Rensselaer, Shue Yan University
(Hong Kong) McNair HS (NJ), Urbandale HS (IA), Fairview HS (CO) and the
American School of Dubai in the UAE. North Dakota, St. Petersburg College, the
Randolph School, Rowan University, Benet Academy, Henry Ford Community
College, Benedictine University, University of Montana, Dartmouth College,
Clemson, Stonehill College, Salem State College, and Gardner-Webb University,
American University in Cairo, Colorado University, IUPUI, Central Michigan, Texas
Tech, Norfolk Academy, Colorado College, LaGrange College, University of South
Carolina, University of Puerto Rico, Eckerd College, Olin College, Babson College,
Notre Dame, University of Manitoba, Byrn Mawr School, West Windsor Plainsboro
HS, Oak Knoll School, SUNY Brockport, Ocean County College, Western Carolina
University, Duke, University of Victoria, Syracuse and Cornell, among others.

SUMMARY YEAR 1

PROPOSAL BUDGET FOR NSF USE ONLY
ORGANIZATION PROPOSAL NO. DURATION (months)
University of Florida Proposed Granted
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR / PROJECT DIRECTOR AWARD NO.
Michelle L Foss
A. SENIOR PERSONNEL: PI/PD, Co-PI's, Faculty and Other Senior Associates NSF Fundes Funds Funds
Person months Requested By granted by NSF
(List each separately with title, A.7. show number in brackets) CAL ACAD I SUMR proposer (if different)

6. ( 0) OTHERS (LIST INDIVIDUALLY ON BUDGET JUSTIFICATION PAGE) 0.00 0
7.( 5) TOTAL SENIOR PERSONNEL (1 6)
B. OTHER PERSONNEL (SHOW NUMBERS IN BRACKETS)
1. ( 0) POST DOCTORAL SCHOLARS 0.00 0.00 0.00| 0
2.( 6) OTHER PROFESSIONALS (TECHNICIAN, PROGRAMMER, ETC.) $ M0
3.( 0) GRADUATE STUDENTS 0
4.( 0) UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS 0
5. ( 0) SECRETARIAL CLERICAL (IF CHARGED DIRECTLY) 0
6.( 0) OTHER 0
TOTAL SALARIES AND WAGES (A + B) 72,393
C. FRINGE BENEFITS (IF CHARGED AS DIRECT COSTS) 17,981
TOTAL SALARIES, WAGES AND FRINGE BENEFITS (A + B + C) 90,374
D. EQUIPMENT (LIST ITEM AND DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR EACH ITEM EXCEEDING $5,000.)
Server-Hardware $ 2,400

TOTAL EQUIPMENT 2,400
E. TRAVEL 1. DOMESTIC (INCL. CANADA, MEXICO AND U.S. POSSESSIONS) 3,000
2. FOREIGN 0

F. PARTICIPANT SUPPORT COSTS
1. STIPENDS $ 0
2. TRAVEL 0
3. SUBSISTENCE 0
4. OTHER 250
TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS ( 15) TOTAL PARTICIPANT COSTS 250
G. OTHER DIRECT COSTS
1. MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES 0
2. PUBLICATION COSTS/DOCUMENTATION/DISSEMINATION 0
3. CONSULTANT SERVICES 14,500
4. COMPUTER SERVICES 670
5. SUBAWARDS 0
6. OTHER 0
TOTAL OTHER DIRECT COSTS 15,170
H. TOTAL DIRECT COSTS (A THROUGH G) 111,194
I. INDIRECT COSTS (F&A)(SPECIFY RATE AND BASE)
MTDC (Rate: 33.6000, Base: 108544)
TOTAL INDIRECT COSTS (F&A) 36,471
J. TOTAL DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS (H + 1) 147,665
K. RESIDUAL FUNDS 0
L. AMOUNT OF THIS REQUEST (J) OR (J MINUS K) $ 147,665 $
M. COST SHARING PROPOSED LEVEL $ 0 AGREED LEVEL IF DIFFERENT $
PI/PD NAME FOR NSF USE ONLY
Michelle L Foss INDIRECT COST RATE VERIFICATION
ORG. REP. NAME* Date Checked Date Of Rate Sheet Initials- ORG

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SUMMARY YEAR 2

PROPOSAL BUDGET FOR NSF USE ONLY
ORGANIZATION PROPOSAL NO. DURATION (months)
University of Florida Proposed Granted
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR / PROJECT DIRECTOR AWARD NO.
Michelle L Foss
A. SENIOR PERSONNEL: PI/PD, Co-PI's, Faculty and Other Senior Associates NSF Fundes Funds Funds
Person months Requested By granted by NSF
(List each separately with title, A.7. show number in brackets) CAL ACAD I SUMR proposer (if different)

6. ( 0) OTHERS (LIST INDIVIDUALLY ON BUDGET JUSTIFICATION PAGE) 0.00 D. .
7.( 5) TOTAL SENIOR PERSONNEL (1 6)
B. OTHER PERSONNEL (SHOW NUMBERS IN BRACKETS)
1. ( 0) POST DOCTORAL SCHOLARS 0.00 0.00 0.00| 0
2.( 5) OTHER PROFESSIONALS (TECHNICIAN, PROGRAMMER, ETC.) $,M0
3.( 0) GRADUATE STUDENTS 0
4.( 0) UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS 0
5. ( ) SECRETARIAL CLERICAL (IF CHARGED DIRECTLY) 0
6.( 0) OTHER 0
TOTAL SALARIES AND WAGES (A + B) 75,749
C. FRINGE BENEFITS (IF CHARGED AS DIRECT COSTS) 18,934
TOTAL SALARIES, WAGES AND FRINGE BENEFITS (A + B + C) 94,683
D. EQUIPMENT (LIST ITEM AND DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR EACH ITEM EXCEEDING $5,000.)

TOTAL EQUIPMENT 0
E. TRAVEL 1. DOMESTIC (INCL. CANADA, MEXICO AND U.S. POSSESSIONS) 5,000
2. FOREIGN 0

F. PARTICIPANT SUPPORT COSTS
1. STIPENDS $ 0
2. TRAVEL 0
3. SUBSISTENCE 0
4. OTHER 2,000
TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS ( 200) TOTAL PARTICIPANT COSTS 2,000
G. OTHER DIRECT COSTS
1. MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES 0
2. PUBLICATION COSTS/DOCUMENTATION/DISSEMINATION 0
3. CONSULTANT SERVICES 10,500
4. COMPUTER SERVICES 1,340
5. SUBAWARDS 0
6. OTHER 0

TOTAL OTHER DIRECT COSTS
H. TOTAL DIRECT COSTS (A THROUGH G)
I. INDIRECT COSTS (F&A)(SPECIFY RATE AND BASE)
MTDC (Rate: 33.6000, Base: 111523)
TOTAL INDIRECT COSTS (F&A)
J. TOTAL DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS (H + I)
K. RESIDUAL FUNDS
L. AMOUNT OF THIS REQUEST (J) OR (J MINUS K)
M. COST SHARING PROPOSED LEVEL $ 0 AGREED LEVEL
PI/PD NAME
Michelle L Foss
ORG. REP. NAME*

11,840
113.523

37,472
150,995
0
$ 150,995 $
IF DIFFERENT $
FOR NSF USE ONLY
INDIRECT COST RATE VERIFICATION
Date Checked Date Of Rate Sheet Initials- ORG

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SUMMARY Cumulative

PROPOSAL BUDGET FOR NSF USE ONLY
ORGANIZATION PROPOSAL NO. DURATION (months)
University of Florida Proposed Granted
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR / PROJECT DIRECTOR AWARD NO.
Michelle L Foss
A. SENIOR PERSONNEL: PI/PD, Co-PI's, Faculty and Other Senior Associates NSF Fundes Funds Funds
Person months Requested By granted by NSF
(List each separately with title, A.7. show number in brackets) CAL ACAD I SUMR proposer (if different)

6. ( ) OTHERS (LIST INDIVIDUALLY ON BUDGET JUSTIFICATION PAGE) 0.00 D. .
7. ( 5) TOTAL SENIOR PERSONNEL (1 6) 1
B. OTHER PERSONNEL (SHOW NUMBERS IN BRACKETS)
1. ( 0) POST DOCTORAL SCHOLARS 0.00B 0.00 0.00| 0
2. ( 11) OTHER PROFESSIONALS (TECHNICIAN, PROGRAMMER, ETC.) $5,M000.
3. ( 0) GRADUATE STUDENTS 0
4.( 0) UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS 0
5. ( ) SECRETARIAL CLERICAL (IF CHARGED DIRECTLY) 0
6. ( 0) OTHER 0
TOTAL SALARIES AND WAGES (A + B) 148,142
C. FRINGE BENEFITS (IF CHARGED AS DIRECT COSTS) 36,915
TOTAL SALARIES, WAGES AND FRINGE BENEFITS (A + B + C) 185,057
D. EQUIPMENT (LIST ITEM AND DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR EACH ITEM EXCEEDING $5,000.)
$ 2,400

TOTAL EQUIPMENT 2,400
E. TRAVEL 1. DOMESTIC (INCL. CANADA, MEXICO AND U.S. POSSESSIONS) 8,000
2. FOREIGN 0

F. PARTICIPANT SUPPORT COSTS
1. STIPENDS $ 0
2. TRAVEL 0
3. SUBSISTENCE 0
4. OTHER 2,250
TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS ( 215) TOTAL PARTICIPANT COSTS 2,250
G. OTHER DIRECT COSTS
1. MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES 0
2. PUBLICATION COSTS/DOCUMENTATION/DISSEMINATION 0
3. CONSULTANT SERVICES 25,000
4. COMPUTER SERVICES 2,010
5. SUBAWARDS 0
6. OTHER 0
TOTAL OTHER DIRECT COSTS 27,010
H. TOTAL DIRECT COSTS (A THROUGH G) 224,717
I. INDIRECT COSTS (F&A)(SPECIFY RATE AND BASE)

TOTAL INDIRECT COSTS (F&A) 73,943
J. TOTAL DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS (H + I) 298,660
K. RESIDUAL FUNDS 0
L. AMOUNT OF THIS REQUEST (J) OR (J MINUS K) $ 298,660 $
M. COST SHARING PROPOSED LEVEL $ 0 AGREED LEVEL IF DIFFERENT $
PI/PD NAME FOR NSF USE ONLY
Michelle L Foss INDIRECT COST RATE VERIFICATION
ORG. REP. NAME* Date Checked Date Of Rate Sheet Initials- ORG

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Budget Justification NSF EESE: Gaming Against Plagiarism

UF Libraries Personnel
Michelle Foss, MLS (Principal Investigator, 2 months of effort year-1, 2 months of effort
year-2) Foss will provide overall project management and coordination, in consultation with
the Libraries' grants management office, throughout the project grant period. She will facilitate
communication and planning between the DWI faculty and staff, I-Cubed Program faculty and
staff, partnering institutions and consultants. Her responsibilities include managing monthly in
person and phone conferences with GAP project team members; overseeing the content
development; coordinating evaluation and feedback loops at every level of the project with
external evaluators and the librarians managing user testing; maintaining the project tracking
schedule and communicating the schedule to all team members. She will supervise and provide
expertise in all aspects of production, review, and revisions of content for game iterations. Foss
will manage distribution of game and online surveys to partnering institutions, and manage data
collection and reporting out of findings. (Computation: $47,797 Annual Salary + $13,574 Fringe
benefits x 2 months X 2 years = $20,498)

Amy Buhler, MLS (Co-PI, 2 months of effort year-1, 2 months of effort year-2) Drawing on
her experiences in designing plagiarism tutorials and classes as well as her working
relationships with Engineering faculty, Buhler will serve primarily as one of the content experts
that will produce relevant plagiarism scenarios for content development of the GAP project.
Additionally, she will assist in the organization of the usability testing through all iterations; co-
facilitate implementation by partners; co-coordinate that creation, administration, analysis of
partnering institutions' game survey data; and support the PI in general project management as
needed. She will also facilitate and track the GAP team members' publications and
presentations related to this project. (Computation: $49,000 Annual Salary + $13,916 Fringe
benefits x 2 months x 2 years = $21,014)

Margeaux Johnson, MLS (Co-PI, 2 months of effort year-1, 2 months of effort year-2) -
Johnson will design the user testing protocols for the iterative game development and
coordinate user testing of graduate students utilizing the Emerging Technologies User
Experience Lab in the UF Libraries. She will also serve as a content development contributor
and will play a supportive role in outreach to science and engineering departments both at UF
and partnering institutions to implement the game. (Computation: $43,000 Annual Salary +
$12,212 Fringe benefits x 2 months X 2 years = $18,440)

Melody Royster, MLS/Technician (.25 of 1 month effort year-1) Royster will assist with the
research and collection of plagiarism cases and the drafting of relevant scenarios for the content
of the game and will provide necessary support for coordinating and performing usability testing
in partnership with I-Cubed Program. (Computation: $42,000 Annual Salary + $11,928 Fringe
benefits x .25 of 1 month = $1,123)

UF Digital Worlds Institute (DWI)
James Oliverio, MFA, Professor of Digital Arts and Sciences and Director of Digital
Worlds Institute (Co-PI, 3 weeks of effort in year-1; 1 month of effort year-2) responsible
for the activities of the entire GAP technical and digital art team listed below, as well as the
sustained integration of the game build and iterative refinements with the GAP Librarian,
Evaluation and Consultant teams. (Computation: $203,109 Annual Salary + $57,683 Fringe
benefits x .75 of 1 month (year-1) X 1 month (year-2) = $38,017)

Arturo Sinclair, Technician (DWI faculty, 2 months of effort in year-1; 2 months of effort in
year-2) Digital Artist responsible for the overall "look and feel" of the 3D GAP intervention.

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Coordinates and integrates the modeling, texturing, lighting and esthetic of the game. He is the
Artist in Residence at DWI, with a strong artistic and technical background and over 25 years of
experience in fields such as gaming, film, special effects cinematography, theater, puppetry and
computer graphics. Before joining DWI, Arturo was Special Effects Supervisor for SZM, the
premier broadcast studio in Munich, Germany, where he was in charge of visual effects
production for weekly television series and feature films. He designed the virtual reality
environment for Paramount's production "Virtuosity", starring Denzel Washington and Russell
Crowe, the first major feature film whose special effects were designed and produced entirely
on a PC platform (Computation: $69,714 9-month Salary + $19,799 Fringe benefits x 2 months
x 2 years = $29,898)

Nandini Giri, Technician (2 months of effort in year-1; 2 months of effort in year-2) The 3D
modeling/Game Programmer for the project. She will be responsible for the modeling of objects,
avatars and in-game visual elements and their operation within the GAP intervention. She has
managed and developed the application "VETS" in the game engine Quest 3D for a Department
of Defense Project titled "Design of Effective Therapeutic Interventions for mild TBI/PTSD Using
Interactive Virtual Worlds Environments, for war veterans with post traumatic stress disorder.
She has developed a multimedia show, and provided technical support for DWI for collaborative
network performance held at Ubicomp Conference 2009 in Orlando Florida. (Computation:
$52,000 Annual Salary + $17,212 Fringe benefits x 2 months x 2 years = $23,116)

Lokesh Bhoobalan, Technician (OPS 2 months of effort in year-1; 2 months of effort in
year-2) Database and Integration Programmer responsible for storage and integration of the
players in-game accomplishments/scoring/progress into a custom GAP database. As a
technician/programmer at DWI his duties include interactive media programming, virtual
environment coding and implementation and other technical duties as assigned. (Computation:
$52,000 Salary + $1,092 Fringe benefits x 2 months x 2 years = $17,732)

Anton Yudin, GRA Student Technician (2 months of effort in year-1; 2 months of effort in
year-2) JAVA and Web Programmer responsible for the JAVA-based elements of coding web-
based user access and resultant data storage, as well as the monitoring and updates of the
open-source jMonkey Engine (jME). He has over eight years software development experience
in object oriented programming. He has designed developed and supported a variety of
enterprise level projects for hospitals, hotels, and pharmacy businesses. (Computation:
$12,528 Annual Salary + $1,453 Fringe benefits x 2 months x 2 years = $4,670)

Ashutosh Ranjan, GRA Student Technician (2 months of effort in year-1; 2 months of
effort in year-2) Interface and Interaction Programmer responsible for integrating JAVA-based
elements, data storage, and updates of the open-source jMonkey Engine (jME) into appropriate
user-navigable screens and levels. He has created gaming and virtual environments for
research applications including the Neuroprosthetic Training System (NETS) project interfacing
brain output with the gaming engine Unity3D. (Computation: $12,528 Annual Salary + $1,453
Fringe benefits x 2 months x 2 years = $4,670)

UF I-Cubed Program (NSF IGERT Program)
Douglas Levey, Ph.D., (Co-PI) will serve as Graduate Student Recruiter at UF coordinating
with I-Cubed Student Advisory Council members, NSF-funded graduate students, the College of
Engineering, and the Graduate School staff to recruit student game players for iterative game
development and the final beta-testing of the game. He will serve as project liaison to UF
campus administrators and STEM departments to provide progress updates and to promote its

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use broadly. He will also be involved in game content development as needed. (Computation:
$109,921 for 9-month Salary + $31,218 Fringe benefits x .25 of 1 month x 2 years = $5,878)

Consultants
Richard Ferdig, Ph.D.
His role will be to support the design and development of the game, the iterative testing during
game development, and the evaluation of the game in its final design. He will create the pre
and post tests used in evaluation and will be responsible for analyzing and reporting on the
effectiveness of the game in achieving its prescribed learning objectives. (Consulting fee
$750/day x 14 days x 2 years = $21,000)

Donald McCabe, Ph.D.
He will assess efficacy of game content as developed and advise accordingly, and assure that
multicultural ethical differences are integrated into the game design. (Consulting fee = $800/day
x 5 days year-1= $4,000)

Equipment
Server & Related Hardware: The network attached hardware for serving the GAP intervention
requires a dual core Processor with at least 4G of memory, at least 2 Hard Disk Drives, a RAID
1 HDD Controller and a 1 Gbit Ethernet network adapter, such an appropriately configured Dell
PowerEdge R510. (year-1 = $2,400)

Travel: $2,000 is included for the PI or her designee to attend two meetings, at NSF or another
appropriate venue, for discussion and interaction with other awardees, as required by the grant.
An additional $6,000 for travel is included to permit three to four other project team members to
present GAP to professionals during conferences and meetings represented by the
development team: academic libraries, ethics pedagogy, educational gaming, and STEM
graduate student education. Examples of these are included in the narrative. (Computation:
$2,000 for NSF travel + $6,000 = $8,000)

Other
Computer & Network Services: provides a dedicated port for access to the University network,
including 24/7 maintenance for any connectivity and Quality of Service problems. (Computation:
$70/month x 6 months in year-1 and 12 months in year-2 = $1,260)

Participant Recruitment Supplies: To support recruitment efforts each participating university
will receive $250 to purchase an award for those who become eligible for the award by
completing the required iterative testing or beta-testing processes. Each of the seven
partnering universities will purchase an item (flip camera or i-pod touch) to incentivize game and
survey completion. UF students will come from two groups, one for iterative testing and another
for beta-testing, thus totaling 2 awards. (Computation: 1 group @ $250 in year-1 + $2,000 for 8
groups @$250/group in year-2 = $2,250)

Hardware Maintenance: Essential to GAP software/server system to be fully operational
throughout grant period and beyond. Current multi-year pricing for Dell server hardware
ProSupport for IT and Mission Critical 4HR 7x24 onsite service pack (Computation: $750 for 3
year ProSupport per current quote from Dell computer)

Indirect Costs: IDC was applied to direct expenses: salaries, fringe benefits, consultants,
computer services, travel. (Computation: $108,544 year-1 + $111,523 year-2 x .336 = $73,943)

Total Request: Total Direct Costs of $224,717 + IDC of $73,943 = $298,660

Current and Pending Support
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The following information should be provided for each investigator and other senior personnel Failure to provide this information may delay consideration of this proposal
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Investigator: Michelle Foss
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Project/Proposal Title: Gaming Against Plagiarism

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Total Award Amount: $ 298,660 Total Award Period Covered: 09/01/10 08/31/12
Location of Project: University of Florida
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Investigator: Amy Buhler
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Source of Support: NSF
Total Award Amount: $ 298,660 Total Award Period Covered: 09/01/10 08/31/12
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Investigator: Margeaux Johnson
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Total Award Amount: $ 298,660 Total Award Period Covered: 09/01/10 08/31/12
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Current and Pending Support
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Investigator: Douglas Levey
Support: H Current 0 Pending 0 Submission Planned in Near Future D *Transfer of Support
Project/Proposal Title: Science Partners in Inquiry-based Collaborative Education
(SPICE)

Source of Support: NSF
Total Award Amount: $ 1,993,026 Total Award Period Covered: 01/01/06 12/31/10
Location of Project: Gainesville, FL
Person-Months Per Year Committed to the Project. Cal:0.00 Acad:2.00 Sumr: 0.00

Support: H Current 0 Pending 0 Submission Planned in Near Future 0 *Transfer of Support
Project/Proposal Title: Collaborative Research: Effects of corridors and edges on
plant populations

Source of Support: NSF
Total Award Amount: $ 181,467 Total Award Period Covered: 10/01/06 09/30/10
Location of Project: Savannah River Site, South Carolina
Person-Months Per Year Committed to the Project. Cal:0.00 Acad: 0.00 Sumr: 0.50

Support: W Current 0 Pending 0 Submission Planned in Near Future 0 *Transfer of Support
Project/Proposal Title: Catalyzing institutional change in STEM education at the
University of Florida

Source of Support: NSF
Total Award Amount: $ 1,000,000 Total Award Period Covered: 01/01/09 12/31/14
Location of Project: Gainesville, FL
Person-Months Per Year Committed to the Project. Cal:0.00 Acad: 0.00 Sumr: 1.00

Support: H Current 0 Pending 0 Submission Planned in Near Future D *Transfer of Support
Project/Proposal Title: Dissertation Research: Using hummingbirds to test the link
between bird and plant distributions in tropical montane
forest

Source of Support: NSF
Total Award Amount: $ 11,287 Total Award Period Covered: 05/21/09 05/20/10
Location of Project: Florida and Peru
Person-Months Per Year Committed to the Project. Cal:0.00 Acad: 0.00 Sumr: 0.00

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Project/Proposal Title: Developing global scientists and engineers
through collaborative ecosystem and wildlife research for
management and development of parks in KwaZulu Natal, South

Source of Support: NSF
Total Award Amount: $ 149,926 Total Award Period Covered: 03/01/10 02/28/13
Location of Project: South Africa
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Investigator: Douglas Levey
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Project/Proposal Title: Establishing Aves Internacionales: The first network on bird
migration research in South America

Source of Support: NSF
Total Award Amount: $ 59,962 Total Award Period Covered: 03/20/10 03/19/11
Location of Project: Brazil
Person-Months Per Year Committed to the Project. Cal:0.00 Acad: 0.00 Sumr: 0.00

Support: 0 Current H Pending 0 Submission Planned in Near Future D *Transfer of Support
Project/Proposal Title: Collaborative Research: Keeping up with global warming in
fragmented, connected, and continuous landscapes

Source of Support: NSF
Total Award Amount: $ 164,045 Total Award Period Covered: 06/15/10 06/14/14
Location of Project: Savannah River Site, South Carolina
Person-Months Per Year Committed to the Project. Cal:0.00 Acad: 0.00 Sumr: 0.00

Support: 0 Current H Pending 0 Submission Planned in Near Future 0 *Transfer of Support
Project/Proposal Title: Gaming Against Plagiarism

Source of Support: NSF
Total Award Amount: $ 298,660 Total Award Period Covered: 09/01/10 08/31/12
Location of Project: Gainesville, FL
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Investigator: James Oliverio
Support: [ Current 0 Pending 0 Submission Planned in Near Future D *Transfer of Support
Project/Proposal Title: Collaborative Research:Use of Haptics in a Virtual Reality
Environment for Learning Nanotechnology

Source of Support: NSF
Total Award Amount: $ 126,351 Total Award Period Covered: 09/01/09 08/31/11
Location of Project: University of Florida
Person-Months Per Year Committed to the Project. Cal:0.50 Acad: 0.00 Sumr: 0.00

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FACILITIES, EQUIPMENT & OTHER RESOURCES

FACILITIES: Identify the facilities to be used at each performance site listed and, as appropriate, indicate their capacities, pertinent
capabilities, relative proximity, and extent of availability to the project. Use "Other" to describe the facilities at any other performance
sites listed and at sites for field studies. USE additional pages as necessary.

The UF Libraries User Experience Lab is a place where librarians can test
the usability of library websites, digital resources, online learning
modules, and technology tools. Currently, the lab is located on UF's main
campus in the Smathers Library Emerging Technologies Division. The lab

Computer and Networking Services: UF Open Systems group supports all of
the central University of Florida servers, including those for the
Registrar, course management system, University financial offices, web,
and so on. As such, the Open Systems group provides support for all

University of Florida Digital Worlds Institute Lab and Facilities
Research, Education and Visualization Environment (REVE).

The REVE is a flexible 5,500 sq. ft. interactive digital media environment
designed and built for 21st century for research and education. The

MAJOR EQUIPMENT: List the most important items available for this project and, as appropriate identifying the location and pertinent
capabilities of each.

OTHER RESOURCES: Provide any information describing the other resources available for the project. Identify support services
such as consultant, secretarial, machine shop, and electronics shop, and the extent to which they will be available for the project.
Include an explanation of any consortium/contractual arrangements with other organizations.

Both consultants, Ferdig and McCabe have provided letters of commitment
confirming availability during the grant period and details of their
respective responsibilities.

Grants management and project facilitation services are provided by the
Libraries Grants Management Office.

Laboratory:

Clinical:

Animal:

Computer:

Office:

Other:

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LABORATORY FACILITIES (continued):

consists of two computers and a variety of other technology products that
rotate through for specific emerging technology projects (i.e. Kindle,
Sony Reader, iPod Touch). Usability testing can be conducted
simultaneously with two individuals. The lab is equipped with Techsmith
Morae software. This allows librarians to conduct task-based testing and
monitor students' interactions via recorder/observer software, video
recording, audio recording, and screen capture software. The lab available
to librarians for the duration of the project.

COMPUTER FACILITIES (continued):

aspects of one of the largest academic institutions in the world. There
are two data center locations, both with full generator redundancy, and
both meeting all FERPA, HIPAA, and other data security requirements, and
both secure against hurricanes and environmental factors. The GAP game and
all related files and data will reside on a UF server that will take full
advantage of these considerable resources.

OTHER FACILITIES (continued):

building includes the following studio and lab spaces:

Polymodal Immersive Theater (PIT): Provides large-scale immersive
visualization capabilities for an audience of up to 50 people. The PIT
offers a 5-projector wrap-around display surface with integrated 5.1
surround sound, embedded multi-threaded video-conferencing and Internet2
connectivity.

Virtual Production Studio (VPS): A large open studio with two green screen
insert stages, Organic Motion Stage and BioStage wireless, markerless
motion capture systems, large-scale video projection, Internet2
connectivity and Virtual World Environment design, programming and
integration software and hardware. The MoCap system is used for capturing
complete human movement for gaming and virtual environment production.
Gaming and interactive virtual environment software currently in use
includes the jMonkey Engine (jME), Unity 3D, Quest 3D as well as Vega and
OpenSceneGraph.

Digital Media Suite (DMS): A variety of interactive media production and
post-production systems, ranging from digital video editing and
compositing to audio and 3D animation tools.

Big REVE Image Generator (BRIG): An integrated computing and real-time
image processing system incorporating both Nvidia QuadroPlex graphics

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OTHER FACILITIES (continued):

computer and a PC cluster connected to the PIT immersive display system.

The New Automated Virtual Environment (NAVE) Lab

The original development goal of the NAVE project was to create a
low-cost, multi-screen, multi-user, stereoscopic, multi-sensory virtual
environment that preserves many of the desirable elements of the original
20th century CAVE environments but could be built (and maintained) at a
fraction of their traditional cost.

The NAVE is a three-screen rear-projection environment. Each screen is
eight feet wide by six feet in height. The two side screens can be
positioned at multiple angles to the center screen at angle settings of
90, 120, and 180 degrees. Imagery for each screen can be created on an
integrated graphics workstation that can then control each of the separate
graphics rendering CPUs. Stereoscopic 3D imaging can also be achieved.
Audio is provided by a 5.1 surround sound speaker system.

A variety of development tools and hardware are also available in the NAVE
space, ranging from multiple Linux-based workstations to Windows and Mac
platforms, in addition to Internet2 connectivity and embedded Access Grid
functionalities.

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UF UNIVERSITY of
UF FLORIDA

J. Bernard Machen
President

February 26, 2010

226 Tigert Hall
PO Box 113150
Gainesville, FL 32611-3150
(352) 392-1311
Fax (352) 392-5275
www.ufl.edu

Ethics Education in Science and Engineering Program
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230

Dear NSF:

As President of the University of Florida, I am only too familiar with
As the principal investigator on a recent 13 grant from the National
University of Florida, I am also committed to adopting fundamental
graduate students are trained in conducting ethical research.

the problem of plagiarism.
Science Foundation to the
improvements in how our

That is why I am pleased to lend my enthusiastic support to the Gaming Against Plagiarism (GAP)
proposal.

Like other universities, the University of Florida seeks to combat plagiarism through a number of
outlets, including workshops, online tutorials and by integrating ethics into classes. But the scale
of the problem makes clear that more creative, long-lasting solutions are needed. Gaming Against
Plagiarism offers just such a potential solution.

If Gaming Against Plagiarism is successful, and I believe it will be, we will endeavor to ensure its
use campus-wide. I pledge to work with the Provost, the Vice President for Research, the Dean of
the Graduate School, and the co-PIs of the 13 project to facilitate the broadest possible adoption of
the program by the University of Florida.

Isaac Newton said, "If I have seen further, it is only by standing on the shoulders of giants." In this
era of global competition, we desperately need to make science and engineering students
understand that the path to success is to recognize and improve on the work of others not copy it
and pass it off as their own. Gaming Against Plagiarism offers a promising step in that direction,
one I hope can spur positive change across the University.

The Foundation for The Gator Nation
An Equal Opportunity Institution

Dr. Richard E. Ferdig
RCET Research Professor &
Professor of ITEC
Kent State University
Research Center for Educational Technology
rferdig@gmail. corn

February 26, 2010

Michelle Foss, MLS
Principal Investigator GAP Project
Marston Science Library
University of Florida
PO Box 117000
Gainesville, FL 32611-7000

Dear Ms. Foss:

I am very pleased to serve as a gaming evaluator, designer, and as support for the overall
evaluation on the Gaming Against Plagiarism project being proposed by the University
of Florida. This letter confirms my project consulting fee of $21,000 for fourteen days of
work per year during the grant period from 9/1/10 through 8/31/12.

As part of the gaming and evaluation development team, I understand that I have four
main tasks.

1. I will provide initial design support and ideas during the planning phase.
2. During the development and review phase, I will review iterations of the game
and provide feedback according to research-based design principles. I will also
review participant feedback during the phase and make recommendations based
on research-based best practices.
3. During the development and review phase, I will work with the team to create an
appropriate pre- and post-survey.
4. During the implementation phase, I will help collect and analyze data, as well as
write up reports and presentations based on the findings of the study.

My long term interest and research into the use of games for ethical behavior of college
students is both personal and professional. Personally, I have unfortunately witnessed
multiple accounts of unethical behavior at multiple universities-both stateside and in
Europe. What is perhaps most unfortunate is that many times these incidences were
unintended. Professionally, my research agenda and reputation focuses on the use of
games and simulations for teaching and learning. I currently edit the International

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Journal of Gaming and Computer-Mediated Simulations and also recently published
(2009) the Handbook of Research on Effective Electronic Gaming in Education.

Because of my work within STEM, I am fully aware of the seriousness of what this
project is attempting to accomplish: 1) preparing STEM graduate students to participate
ethically in the global research environment, and 2) using an interactive game to help
students distinguish plagiarism practices which might have been accepted and even
encouraged in their own countries, but that will be very detrimental to their research
careers on the global stage. I believe this project has the potential to dramatically impact
the lives of current and future NSF researchers.

Sincerely,

Dr. Richard E. Ferdig

Professor Donald L. McCabe www.business.rutgers.edu
T G ER S Management & Global Business dmccabe@andromeda.rutgers.edu
Management Education Center, Rm. 330
Rutgers Business School Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 973-353-1409
Newark and New Brunswick 111 Washington Street Fax: 973-353-1664
Newark, NJ 07102-3027

February 20, 2010

Michelle Foss, MLS
Principal Investigator GAP Project
Marston Science Library
University of Florida
PO Box 117000
Gainesville, FL 32611-7000

Dear Michelle,

I am very pleased to serve as a content evaluator and designer on the Gaming Against Plagiarism project
being proposed by the University of Florida. This letter confirms my project consulting fee of $4,000 for
five days of work during the content development phase of the project, specifically the first three-quarters
of the grant period from 9/1/10 through 5/30/11. As part of the content development team, I will
review and suggest topics that I have encountered during my many years of research, and offer specific
suggestions and give feedback on strategies to integrate the multicultural aspects of plagiarism to provide
a common understanding of differences while avoiding judgmental comparisons.

My long term interest and research into the ethical behavior of college students is well documented by
the numerous articles I have co-authored with concerned faculty at many institutions both within and
outside of the United States. It is particularly gratifying to me to see that the knowledge I have gleaned
from my studies is recognized and appreciated by larger communities and that appreciation has resulted
in my receiving best paper awards from two subject disciplines for my student ethics research in the last
two years.

Coming from a chemistry background, I am fully aware of the seriousness of what this project is
attempting to accomplish: 1) preparing STEM graduate students to participate ethically in the global
research environment, and 2) using an interactive game to help students distinguish plagiarism practices
which might have been accepted and even encouraged in their own countries, but that will be very
detrimental to their research careers on the global stage. As we are all aware, the Internet has made the
"copy and paste" approach to writing all too easy, and we as faculty members are responsible for helping
combat the growing plagiarism problems.

Because I am committed to finding practical solutions to provide effective ethical training for graduate
students, I can't think of a better way than to be involved in this project. It offers an innovative,
interactive approach, which is becoming the accepted norm for affecting behavior and effective learning.

Sincerely,

C ^L .-

Donald McCabe, Ph.D.

UFp UNIVERSITY of
UFI FLORIDA

Division of Student Affairs 202 Peabudy Hall
Dean of Students Office P0 Box 114075
Gainesville, FL 32611-4075
National Science Foundation 352-392-1261
Ethics Education in Science and Engineering Program 352-392-5566 Fax
4201 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22230

Dear Review Panelist,
Please accept this letter confirming the University of Florida's Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution
participation in beta-testing the University of Florida's Gaming Against Plagiarism educational game in
2012. As Director of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution at the University of Florida, I'm personally
excited to participate in this project because our office handles all allegations involving students accused
of violating our Student Conduct Code and Student Honor Code, including plagiarism. Additionally, over
the last several years in this field, I have observed an increase in the amount of graduate student
plagiarism. Our office always looks for ways to decrease the amount of cases but identifying successful
educational programs to work with our students before a referral to our office is necessary. I think this
project has a great deal of potential to be a great tool to educate students and prevent accidental or
innocent violations of our honor code. Having been in this field for 14 years, I am excited to offer my
experience and advice to this worthwhile project.

Over the past several years, our office has also had UF Reading & Writing Center Director Dr. Martin
Simpson conduct workshops on citing sources and avoiding plagiarism for our students. I've spoken to
him, and he sees the game as a potentially valuable addition to our repertoire of methods to help
students understand and avoid plagiarism.

Additionally, if this project is successful, I see it being something that could be translated to
undergraduate students and other fields of study and perhaps our entire student population of 50,000
students. I will be happy to provide feedback about the game. We will require most students found
responsible of violating our plagiarism policy to complete the game unless there are mitigating
circumstances. Additionally, we will use the game as a training tool for our student members that hear
cases involving allegations of plagiarism. We may also make this game a requirement for all new
students that will need to be completed before they are able to register for classes their second
semester.

We fully support and plan to participate in this worthwhile project. Thank you for your time in
reviewing this proposal.

Sincerely,

Chris Loschiavo, JD
Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution

The Foundalion for The Gator Nation
Atn Lqual Opportu'aty hli Oitlun

Jn UNIVERSITY of
UF FLORIDA

The Graduate School STi)r,o
Office of the Associate Vice President and Dean
POB 115500
164 Grinter Hall 0
Gainesville, FL 32611-5500 a *
352 392 6622 (Telephone)
352 392 8729 (Fax) TIsmuT

24 February, 2010

Ethics Education in Science and Engineering Program
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230

Dear NSF:

We are members of the University of Florida's Innovation through Institutional Integration (I3)
Graduate Student Advisory Council (GSAC). As such, we have been charged by the President,
-Dean of the Graduate School, and several faculty to help integrate and institutionalize graduate
training programs across campus.

We are strongly supportive of the Ethics Education in Science and Engineering proposal being
submitted by a team of librarians and faculty, including a co-PI of 13. Given that only 36% of
STEM and SBE graduate students in a 2009 University of Florida survey indicated that they had
received any sort of formal training in ethics, we are keenly interested in helping to develop such
training. The Gaming against Plagiarism (GAP) project would provide a novel, widely-
applicable, and culturally sensitive means of teaching students to recognize and avoid plagiarism,
the most common type of ethical misconduct in research.

GSAC hereby commits to helping test prototypes of the GAP online game. We will not only
participate in the testing ourselves, but will assist in recruiting a highly diverse set of other
graduate students in the STEM and SBE disciplines to provide feedback during the game's
development.

Sincerely,
1-3 Graduate Student Advisory Council

The Foundation for The Gator Nation /
An Equal Opportunity Institution

UFS UNIVERSITY of
UF FLORIDA

College of Engineering 300 Weil Hall
Office of the Dean PO Box 116550
February 24, 2010 Gainesville, FL 32611-6550
352-392-6000
352-392-9673 Fax

National Science Foundation
Ethics Education in Science and Engineering Program
4201 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22230

To Whom It May Concern:

Please accept this letter confirming the University of Florida, College of Engineering's
participation in both the user testing and beta-testing phases of the University of Florida's
Gaming Against Plagiarism (GAP) educational game. As a faculty member in Engineering and
Dean of the College of Engineering, I am personally excited to participate in this project because
it parallels the College's goal to equip our graduates to be ethical global researchers.

The College of Engineering has the highest concentration of graduate students on the University
of Florida campus and over half are non-US citizens, representing 69 countries. The diversity
that the College cherishes in its graduate student population also brings with it challenges in
educating students in the definition of plagiarism as it relates to their dissertation research.

GAP will offer a self-paced and interactive solution to facilitate the much needed faculty-student
dialog on plagiarism as well as other related academic integrity issues. The College commits to
gathering 20-25 graduate students to participate in the initial user testing during the development
of the beta product.

In addition, the College will provide feedback in the beta-testing process slated for 2012.
Various mechanisms for serving as a platform for the beta-testing include a special workshop for
graduate students, incorporation into existing classes with faculty collaboration, and possibly a
one-credit course on ethics/academic integrity, contingent upon faculty approval. It is
foreseeable that the beta-testing and eventual implementation of the final game product would be
incorporated into a regular training process that the College envisions for its graduate students.

The College fully supports this worthwhile and timely project.

Sincerely,

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Cammy R. Abernathy
Dean and Professor of Materials Science and Engineering

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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences 2014 Turlington Hall
Office of the Dean PO Box 117300
Gainesville, FL 32611-7300
352-392-0780
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Ethics Education in Science and Engineering Program
National Science Foundation
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Arlington, VA 22230

Dear Colleagues:

I write in enthusiastic support of Gaming Against Plagiarism (GAP), a proposal to NSF's Ethics Education in
Science and Engineering program by an interdisciplinary team of University of Florida faculty and staff.

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences clearly recognizes the need for the ethics training GAP would
provide. Our graduate students will enter an increasingly globalized workforce in which they will face
significant differences in cultural norms about plagiarism. While their own views on the ethical conduct of
research must be firmly grounded, they also need to understand different perspectives.

As described in the GAP proposal, the University of Florida is acutely aware of a growing problem with
plagiarism. For example, UF's Director of Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution reported a 55% increase
in plagiarism cases between 2007 and 2009. More recently, the University formed a Faculty Senate task
force to address issues of academic integrity. As the largest college on campus and the intellectual heart of
the university, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is central to understanding the problem and
contributing to its solution.

The College understands the challenge of teaching ethics to all graduate students in the STEM disciplines,
as recently mandated by the America Competes Act. Lectures and tutorials are generally ineffective. I
endorse the GAP team's novel approach of developing an online game in which students learn about the
complexities and repercussions of plagiarism by participating in scenarios that involve characters from
other cultures.

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences supports the development and testing of the GAP game, and we
anticipate its use as part of ethics training for graduate students in the College.

Sincerely,

Paul D'Anieri
Dean

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Office of Graduate Education PO Box 100215
College of Medicine Gainesville, FL 32610-0215
352-273-8600
352-846-3466 Fax
February 23, 2010

Ethics Education in Science & Engineering Program
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard
Arlington, VA 22230

Dear Review Committee,

I am happy to provide this letter of enthusiastic endorsement for Gaming Against Plagiarism, for which
the University of Florida is seeking support from the NSF Ethics Education in Science and Engineering
program. I serve as the Associate Dean for Graduate Education and biomedical sciences PhD program
director for the UF College of Medicine. I also direct several professional development courses,
including "Responsible Conduct of Biomedical Research" and "Essentials of Graduate Research &
Professional Development", so I am familiar with the educational needs of our STEM research trainees.

The research and graduate education deans on our campus are keenly aware of the increasing
prevalence of plagiarism, and with substantial populations of international students and scholars in our
training programs, the different cultural norms that come into play when addressing plagiarism. Thus,
we recognize the need for creative training programs to help our trainees enter a global research
workforce. I am particularly impressed with the gaming strategy in the GAP proposal. As we begin to
recognize the generational differences in how our graduate students learn and work together, such a
learning approach appears to be appropriate to engage our trainees in what to us faculty members is a
novel, interactive, multicultural way to make difficult decisions about complex situations.

We see incredible potential value for GAP as a part of our RCR training and professional development
activities at UF and beyond. The College of Medicine is committed to supporting this project and will
gladly participate in the development and testing of the GAP game. If I may be of any further assistance
please feel free to contact me.

Sincerely yours,

Wayne T. McCormack, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Graduate Education
mccormac@ufl.edu

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An Equal Opportunity Institution

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Florida

February 19, 2010

National Science Foundation
Ethics Education in Science and Engineering Program
4201 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22230

Dear Review Panelist:

I am pleased to write on behalf of the College of Sciences at the University of Central
Florida, to confirm our interest in participating in beta-testing the University of Florida's
educational game Gaming Against Plagiarism. As a faculty member in Physics and an
Associate Dean, I can attest to the potential importance of this work. I am familiar with
too many cases where graduate students, and even new science and engineering faculty,
failed to understand basic professional ethics regarding plagiarism. This is the fault of
higher education's past assumption that students would simply pick up the needed
knowledge. The increasingly universal understanding is that this knowledge needs to be
taught, not absorbed. The proposed project is a potentially important step in helping
students understand and internalize their ethical obligations. In the College of Sciences
we have PhD and MS programs in Chemistry, Conservation Biology, Physics, and
Mathematics, in addition to social sciences. We are eager to test Gaming Against
Plagiarism, in these programs to assess and provide feedback about its effectiveness as a
training tool. If it is as useful as hoped, 1 will seek to institutionalize its use in
professional development courses in these programs.

Sincerely,

Michael Johnson
Associate Dean
College of Sciences
University of Central Florida

College of Sciences
P.O. Box 161997 Orlando, Florida 32816-1997 (407) 823-1997 FAX (407) 823-1998
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Monroe Park Campus

School of Engineering
Department of Biomedical
Engineering

East Hall, Room 1229
401 West Main Street
P.O. Box 843067
February 18, 2010 Richmond, Virginia 23284-3067
804 828-7263
Fax: 804 827-0290
Dr. James Oliverio and Ms. Michelle Foss TDD: 1-800-828-1120
University of Florida Libraries gg
Marston Science Library Dr. Gerald E Miller
PO Box 117000 Chair
Gainesville, FL 32611

Dear Dr. Oliverio and Ms. Foss,

I have reviewed your project proposal and enthusiastically support your goal to develop a
gaming environment for graduate students to learn how to identify and avoid plagiarism
within their academic and professional careers. The development of ethical conduct in
our students in the Biomedical Engineering Department at Virginia Commonwealth
University is a particularly important issue to the faculty, as these students must not only
interact with colleagues and mentors, but with patients that depend on our students'
ethical conduct in their care.

Please accept this letter confirming the support of the Biomedical Engineering
Department at Virginia Commonwealth University to participate in the beta- testing of
your GAP program in 2012. I look forward to using it as part of our introductory
graduate research seminar course, in which we hope for the opportunity to incorporate it
more permanently. We will also be happy to provide any feedback from the faculty
and/or graduate students to ensure that this project becomes a success in meeting its
important objectives in relation to plagiarism.

Sincerely,

Dianne Pawluk
Assistant Professor
Dept. Biomedical Engineering
Virginia Commonwealth University

an equa opportunity/afirmative action university

Department of 1. LMU Drive, MS 8145
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Loyola Marymount Computer Science Tel 310.338.7351
University Fax 310.338.2782
www.lmu.edu

National Science Foundation
Ethics Education in Science and Engineering Program
4201 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22230

Dear Review Panelist,

Please accept this letter confirming the participation of Loyola Marymount University's
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department of the Frank R. Seaver College
of Science and Engineering in beta-testing the University of Florida's Gaming Against
Plagiarism (GAP) educational game in 2012. As a faculty member in Science and
Engineering, I'm personally excited about participating in this project and its potential to
complement the engineering lessons in our Virtual Engineering Sciences Learning Lab
(VESLL) (NSF Grant 0935100) and our graduate course offerings.

GAP fills a need to address training for three audiences. First, many of our graduate
students work in the aerospace industry with clearly defined expectations for ethical
conduct. Second, our international graduate students from other cultures often have a
quite different view of what constitutes ethical behavior and are unable to recognize
plagiarism. Third, students new to engineering, such as those involved in VESLL, need
to think of ethics as an integral component of their work from the beginning. Engaging
activities that enable students to identify and avoid plagiarism would help influence the
behavior of all three groups.

We agree to provide feedback to James Oliverio and the PI's on the NSF EESE Gaming
Against Plagiarism project as the game is played by students visiting VESLL or enrolling
in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering and Systems Engineering graduate courses
such as CMSI/ELEC 601 Graduate Seminar, SELP 540 Engineering Ethics and others
which have a requirement to complete a research paper. Our hope is that the GAP game
will help improve the quality of papers produced by our students.

Sincerely,

Stephanie E. August, Ph.D.
Department Director of Graduate Studies
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department
saugust@lmu.edu
tel: 1-310-338-5973; fax: 1-310-338-2782

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Office of the Dean
School of Engineering and Computer Science
Oak and Rochester, Michigan 48309-4478 February 19, 2010
(248) 370-2217 Fax: (248) 370-4261
UNIVERSITY www2.oakland.edu/secs

National Science Foundation
Ethics Education in Science and Engineering Program
4201 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22230

Dear Review Panelist,

It is with great enthusiasm that the School of Engineering and Computer Science endorse the University of
Florida's Gaming Against Plagiarism (GAP) educational game and express our willingness and readiness to
participate in the testing and data collection related to beta-testing of GAP, which is planned in 2012. As a
Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Oakland University, and Interim Associate Dean of the
School of Engineering and Computer Science, I am keenly aware of the increasing need to raise awareness of
our students about academic honesty and ethical behavior in a non-threatening setting.

In our curriculum within the School of Engineering and Computer Science (SECS), we have two courses that
explicitly address ethical issues. The first course is EGR 280, a core requirement for all engineering and
computer science students, with an annual enrollment of 110. The second is the research course CSE 791,
taken by Ph.D. students covering a variety of research issues including ethics. Computer Science and
Engineering courses have an enrollment of about 12 students per year, 75% of which are foreign nationals. We
feel that the gaming approach of GAP would be a very appropriate approach for the ethics and plagiarism
material. Since everyone will benefit from training ethical scientists and engineers, the emphasis this game
places on creating a "common" code of ethically sound practices related to plagiarism will be extremely
beneficial. I believe the finished product will be in very high demand by other faculty on campus.

Thank you for inviting Oakland University to participate in this creative and valuable endeavor. We look
forward to participating in this endeavor as it will benefit our students, our profession, and our educational
system.

Sincerely yours,

Dr. Fatma Mill,
Professsor and Interim Associate Dean
School of Engineering and Computer Science
Oakland University, Rochester MI 48309-4478

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HONG Z. Tan
Associate Professor
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
School of Mechanical Engineering (courtesy appointment)
Department of Psychological Sciences (courtesy appointment)
West Lafayette, IN 47907

February 22, 2010

National Science Foundation
Ethics Education in Science and Engineering Program
4201 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22230

Dear Reviewers,

Please accept this letter confirming my willingness to participate in beta-testing the
University of Florida's Gaming Against Plagiarism educational game in 2012. As a faculty
member at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering,
Purdue University, I am keenly aware of the challenges involved in training students
about ethics and plagiarism. This gaming approach appears to be a viable solution to
preparing graduate students in their awareness and practice, especially in the STEM
disciplines.

I plan to have my students in "ECE511 Psychophysics" test the game and provide the
necessary feedback through an online survey tool. These students are diverse to the
extent that they come from many departments on campus and approximately 50% are
international students. From both a multicultural and demographic perspective, I
believe a game designed for these students will engage them in ways that have
previously been either neglected marginally beneficial. To the extent possible, I will also
publicize this game to my colleagues and I hope that many will find the finished product
useful in helping their own graduate students.

Thanks to the University of Florida for inviting Purdue to participate in this creative and
valuable endeavor. This proposal has our strongest support.

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Z. Tan

RowanO
University-
Elecrical amnd Computer Einering

2/18/2010

National Science Foundation
Ethics Education in Science and Engineering Program
4201 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22230

Dear Review Panelist,

As a faculty member in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department of Rowan
University, I would like to confirm my commitment to participate in the University of Florida's
Gaming against Plagiarism educational game testing process with our undergraduate students. I
am keenly aware of the challenges involved in training students about ethics and plagiarism. This
gaming approach appears to be viable solution to achieving a more informed and aware student
body-especially in the STEM disciplines.

I have been teaching introduction to engineering courses to our incoming freshman for the past
two years. Plagiarism and ethics are two big topics covered in those courses. Often time I feel that
the resources we have are very limited, for instance, providing the plain text of definitions and
case studies. Although we keep emphasizing these topics, we still see plagiarism and unethical
behaviors occurring across the campus. That is why this proposal is of particular interest to me
since it will allow me to see whether providing students with more interactive and engaging tools,
such as games, promote their learning and eventually prevent any irresponsible and unethical
conduct of study and research.

I plan to have my undergraduate students in Freshman Engineering Clinic I/II and a small pool of
graduate students in my department test the game and provide the necessary feedback through an
online survey tool. I believe a game designed for these students will engage them in ways that
have previously been marginally beneficial.

I look forward to participating in this creative and valuable project. This proposal has my highest
endorsement.

Best regards,

Ying (Gina) Tang, Ph.D
Associate Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Rowan University

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College of Technology Xiaojing Yuan, Ph.D.
Engineering Technology Department Assistant Professor
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SLDate: 02/16/2010
National Science Foundation
Ethics Education in Science and Engineering Program
4201 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA 22230

Re: Proposal titled "Gaming Against Plagiarism" (NSF-EESE)

Dear Review Panelist.

This letter indicates the willingness of the University of Houston to participate in the
research project "Gaming Against Plagiarism" (NSF-EESE) led by the University of
Florida. The portion of the project to be conducted at the University of Houston will be
under the direction of Dr. Xiaojing Yuan at the Engineering Technology Department.
The University of Houston is located at 4800 Calhoun Rd., Houston, TX 77204. It is the
most ethnically diversified research extensive university in the nation. Houston, the
nation's fourth largest city is both an ethnically and a culturally diverse city that
provides ample opportunities to educate both typical as well as atypical students. The
College of Technology serves more than 7,000 students with more than 50% of students
from minority or under-represented population. We believe ethic education, in which
plagiarism is one important aspect, at both graduate and undergraduate level is critical
in educating future engineering and technology workforce.

We are eager to partner with the University of Florida and will do all we can to prevent
plagiarism an important factor in engineering and technology ethics. Once the Game
is successfully developed, we will try it out at both the undergraduate and graduate level
following designated protocol.

Sincerely.

Xiaojing Vuan

Learning. Leading.

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