Students are warned all the time about plagiarism, but many think it is only about being caught cheating. They do not realize that plagiarism is stealing intellectual property, and that being convicted, even of unconscious plagiarism can be very expensive.…
Though most people would blame the student for the material they produce, they aren’t always the ones who are at fault. Patricia Cohen who wrote the article, “Thinking Cap: The Seemingly Persistent Rise of Plagiarism,” states that “If plagiarism were intentional, perhaps students who attended religious institutions, which emphasized traditional moral values, might be less likely to violate the rules.” After conducting a study, she had realized that it didn’t matter if the student came from a religious school or not, the results had remained the same; those being that five out of five students had somehow plagiarized. Because it is difficult to produce content that is completely original, it is hard to tell if the student is really at fault.…
The most notable form of plagiarism mentioned in GCU’s Academic Integrity Scenarios is most definitely scenario three which refers to “self-plagiarism.” This is a concept that not many would think of as a type of plagiarism; however, it can be argued that is just as serious an offense as traditional plagiarism. Building on that, academic dishonesty wholly undermines the purpose of graduate school. As discussed in previous discussion posts, one of the major components that set graduate learning apart from learning at the undergraduate learning is the ability to think and analyze critically. Recycling previous work is not only lazy, but it is cheating (both yourself and your school) and pays no heed to the investigative process essential to…
In Scott Jaschiks’ book titled “Winning Hearts and Minds in War on Plagiarism,” Jaschik describes the issue of first-year English students plagiarizing work and the numerous faculty members’ solutions to solve plagiarizing. Teachers, like North Carolina State University professor Kate Hagopian, are working with first-year English students to teach students academic integrity and to understand why students plagiarize. Teachers have researched the issue by performing student evaluations. These evaluations have given teachers better insight to why students would choose to plagiarize. Southern Illinois University at Carbondale professor R. Gerald Nelms explains that some students have an internal behavior that students inherit when they try and imitate writing styles instead of proposing an emotional reaction or response. Without understanding how to express a response to a paper, students try to, instead, rewrite the paper with minimal changes. A full understanding of how to called “patch writing,” Other teachers, like Roy Stamper, have observed through anonymous blogs with students that students will replace quantity with efficiency if not given enough time. Plagiarism is an issue that can be solved among students, only if teachers grasp the issue and keep practicing with solutions to instill academic integrity while diminishing plagiarism.…
plagiarizing daily, Shahs believes there is a solution to the problem According to the author plague will continue until proper changes are made by instructors, students, and administrators. Shahs argues “instructors should improve how they teach academic honesty, administrators should revise and publicize policies treating academic misconduct, and students should value ethics over grades,” (Lamm & Everett, 2007, “Chapter 6 Student Essay. The essay concludes with the author stating several fail attempts at eradicating plagiarism and then offers a guarantee solution to cure all plagiarism in colleges and universities across the United…
Trip Gabriel’s article, “Plagiarism Lines Blur for Students in Digital Age” (2010) suggests that in a world flooded with resources and advanced technology, students fail to realize the importance of individuality and are simply unwilling to engage in the standards of education much unlike their forebears. Gabriel develops this concept with data from numerous studies in which students blatantly plagiarize for the sake of getting the job done. Gabriel’s purpose is to examine the motives of students who plagiarize in order to call for adjustments to be made to the way the concept of plagiarism is delivered to students so that they will see the importance of education and choose to apply their own knowledge to assignments rather than reiterating…
In the paper "Anorexia The Cheating Disorder," Richard Murphy argues that less known yet more troublesome aspect of plagiarism is the undermining effect that it has on the relationship between a professor and his students. This rapport that initially was considered one of trust and teamwork, becomes one of hunter/prey, where he and the students become opponents, no longer working towards a common goal. Murphy reveals his emotional struggle when faced with a suspicion, due to the difficulty involved in assessing its accuracy.…
Infringement,” Matthew K Dames informs his audience of the differences between plagiarism and copyright infringement and the misperception that they go hand in hand. Dames describes copyright infringement as “a set of laws and the illegal use of protected works without exception, license, or purchase” and defines plagiarism as “an act of stealing and passing off someone’s ideas or words as one’s own without crediting the source.” He opens his audience’s eyes to the unfair world of plagiarism as he cites a scandal at Ohio University where a disgruntled student accused other students of plagiarizing their thesis. Whether these allegations are true or not the accused has no way of defending him/herself and their reputation is ruined.…
Plagiarism is a word drilled into students’ heads from the moment they are old enough to grasp the concept. Again and again, students are reminded how nefarious the act…
The paper responds to this proposition with a thesis that understanding the ethical reasoning provided by students in defending plagiarism is crucial in preventing it in student populations. The reasons can provide the basis for specific action-orientated recommendations to reduce plagiarism and to design programs to encourage originality and academic honesty within the relevant educational institutions. Moreover, the authors explain that this study has broader implications, given the link between educational plagiarism and the organisation and profitability of businesses.…
plagiarism as a form of academic dishonesty and the penalties for plagiarism can be severe. 1…
Okoro, E., A., June 2011. Academic integrity and student plagiarism : guided instructional strategies for business communication assignments. Business Communication Quaterly, 74 (2), 173-178.…
In “Academic Integrity and Student Plagiarism: a Question of Education, Not Ethics” Susan Blum discusses the attitudes surrounding the growing issue of plagiarism on college campuses. First Blum argues that traditional methods of dealing with…
This essay will look at the issues surrounding plagiarism, it will look at what plagiarism is, the different way in which it can be done either intentionally or unintentionally, the risks that are taken when somebody decides to plagiarise something, the ethics why plagiarism should not take place and the ways in which plagiarism can be avoided.…
Plagiarism can be defined as using others published ideas or words and representing them as original (Bird, Sivilotti, 2008).Although plagiarism is not a new issue it has grown it the past few years due the increase use of technology. Plagiarism is one of the most challenging problems facing education (Shenton, 2010). This being due to the escalated amount of material found on the internet with ease and quickly implement into one’s own document (Shenton, 2010). In today’s age plagiarism is more accepted in between students. Most students fail to grasp the concept of properly acknowledging the information from its original source; which they also tend to believe any information found on the internet is free to use (Shenton, 2010). One can argue that there’s has been a value shift which can be questioned, due to the increase in the legitimacy of cheating and plagiarism among college students (Gross, 2011). Research recently done in 2009 states that a shift justifying cheating and plagiarism has been replacing the traditional view of cheating and plagiarism being unethical (Gross, 2011). It seems as university administration are not as aware in this shift as some researchers, although the attention is focused on how to solve this problem cheating continues to increase (Gross, 2011).In another case several students were questioned about their decision making when it comes to plagiarizing: Some said it easy to do; they are confident they won’t get caught or just out of laziness; or they view the assignment as a waste of time or even if they don’t understand the class or topic (Power, 2009). While most students had been told by a professor not to plagiarize; most students themselves did not know how to apply it (Power, 2009). Some students view plagiarizing as a minor offense (Power, 2009). Plagiarism can be explored through many avenues with more students viewing plagiarism and cheating as more acceptable maybe this…