The Problem of Plagiarism: Literature Review Selection Melinda “Mindy” L. Boucher Lower Columbia College The Problem Students routinely hand in papers in which the writing is so complex and the vocabulary so sophisticated that there is doubt that they were written in the students’ own words. When samples of the writing are typed into a Google search engine‚ sentences and whole paragraphs are found to be a match. Students are confronted with the plagiarism and given information
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Lexie Marsh Mrs. Shea English 101 9/27/13 Causes and Solutions to Academic Cheating Academic cheating is defined as representing someone else’s work as one’s own. It can take many forms‚ including sharing another’s work or purchasing a paper or test questions in advance. Statistics show that cheating among high school students has risen dramatically in the past fifty years. Two major causes of cheating include temptation and opportunity. There are also many different solutions that teachers
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Plagiarism is always granted‚ specifically by Western universities‚ to be a vital issue affecting student’s study result or even on their onward lifetime. Many critics attempt to shed light on how culture influences the plagiarism practice including Colin Sowden. Sowden (2005) stated that the differences in cultural background seem to be a crucial determinant‚ especially for the Asian students‚ to acknowledge that utilizing ideas from the others without referencing is acceptable. He‚ also‚ suggests
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Avoid Plagiarism Plagiarism is a growing problem in universities (Matheson & Starr 2013) and becoming too common in the scientific world (Ober et al. 2012). Hence it is important for students as well as researchers to know how to avoid plagiarism. Before discussing the ways to avoid plagiarism‚ this paper discusses the definition‚ the types and reasons for plagiarism. “Copying’ or “borrowing” someone else’s words or ideas may perhaps be the more inoffensive way of explaining plagiarism. However
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Plagiarism is a major problem academic offense in high school and in college. It has been brought to the attention of teachers‚ Deans’ offices‚ and the President offices since it is an unethical academic practice in which students copy others works (Plagiarism- What it is and how to avoid it). If detected‚ it could result in students being placed on suspension or being suspended‚ losing credit and receiving a zero for the assignment‚ or even failing the course. Plagiarism is not tolerated in any
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WHITE PAPER Plagiarism and the Web: Myths and Realities An Analytical Study on Where Students Find Unoriginal Content on the Internet Prevent Plagiarism. Engage Students. www.turnitin.com Table of Contents 1.0 Summary ...................................................................................................................... 3 2.0 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 4 3.0 Popular Content
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Ethics In An Academic Environment Attending The University of Phoenix‚ we are required in Gen 300 to write a research paper on Ethics In An Academic Environment. In this research paper‚ you will be able to understand the ethics and environment and how they both are in our everyday surroundings. We will also explain how Ethics in an Environment affects everyone on a day-to-day basis whether good or bad. Ethics in an Academic Environment plays a very important part of our lives. Ethics is the
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Academic Success Kristen Christian University of Phoenix: GEN 200 March 1‚ 2015 Academic Success No matter where you are in your life continuing your education can be a challenge. Being able to juggle all your responsibilities can be very hard‚ but it is one of the keys to success. Everyone strives to be successful in every aspect of their life. You must know what you want to accomplish and be able to create a guided plan to have the best results. Making sure to stay organized and set your priorities
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(Lowe) and “your word is your bond” (Lowe)‚ are verbatim from Mrs. Obama’s speech. When played side by side‚ there is no denying Mrs. Trump and her speech writers took inspiration from Mrs. Obama’s speech‚ but did they crossed the line into plagiarism? 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
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be agreed with your lecturer during previous weeks. A hard copy of the speech is to be submitted to Turnitin for assessment by midnight of Monday 15th April 2013. You are reminded that a limit of 15% plagiarism is permitted. Whilst the presentation mark will be given in class‚ if the plagiarism score is subsequently found to have exceeded 15% then the mark will be amended accordingly (this will mean a fail in the case of excessively high Turnitin scores). Format: Speech/presentation Word
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