Plagiarism (Issues That Concern You)

Cover......Page 1
Copyright......Page 3
Contents......Page 4
Introduction......Page 6
1. Plagiarism Once Was Considered Acceptable......Page 10
Rise of Copyright......Page 11
“Fertile Ground”......Page 12
Second Chances......Page 15
2. Plagiarism Is Not the Same as Copyright Violation......Page 17
Copyright Does Not Equal Plagiarism......Page 19
Copyright vs. Plagiarism......Page 20
Plagiarism Allegations......Page 21
Potential Plagiarism Solutions......Page 23
3. Plagiarism Is Increasing......Page 25
The Plagiarism Plague......Page 26
Student Perceptions of Academic Honesty, by Major, at California State University, Northridge......Page 27
A Cheating Culture......Page 28
Teachers Respond......Page 29
Honor Codes......Page 30
Technology as a Solution......Page 31
4. The Internet Has Made Plagiarism Easier for Students......Page 34
Villains and Suckers......Page 37
Academic Hoaxers on the Rise......Page 38
Cheating Doesn’t Pay......Page 39
So What Can We Do?......Page 40
5. The Prevalence of Plagiarism Is the Result of a Dishonest Society......Page 42
Religious People Lie......Page 43
A Person Has to Lie or Cheat Sometimes in Order to Succeed......Page 44
The Media Accepts Lying......Page 46
6. Plagiarism Is the Result of Students Who Are Unwilling to Learn......Page 47
Plagiarism Insults a Professor’s Intelligence......Page 48
Plagiarists Underestimate Their Audience......Page 49
Students Need Examples of Good Work......Page 50
7. Plagiarism Is Difficult to Avoid......Page 53
Plagiarism Severity Matrix......Page 54
Everyone Borrows......Page 55
It Is Better to Lend than Borrow......Page 57
8. Schools Use Strict Policies to Prevent Plagiarism......Page 58
Plagiarism: Intent — Extent — Response......Page 59
Universities Crack Down on Plagiarism......Page 60
High School Students Are Not Off the Hook......Page 61
Are Parents a Part of the Problem?......Page 62
Stopping Plagiarism Before It Happens......Page 63
9. Emphasizing Personal Integrity Will Prevent Plagiarism......Page 64
Cheaters Cheat Themselves......Page 66
Cheating Intervention Points......Page 67
Personal Integrity Effectively Combats Plagiarism......Page 68
10. Antiplagiarism Services Make Plagiarism Easier to Detect......Page 69
Students Usually Plagiarize from More than One Source......Page 70
Plagiarism-Detecting Tools......Page 71
Preventive Actions......Page 72
11. Most Plagiarism Is Not Easy to Detect......Page 75
Getting Away with Plagiarism......Page 77
Emotional Roots of Plagiarism......Page 78
Manual vs. Automated Detection Methods......Page 79
Hard Work and Poor Results......Page 80
12. Antiplagiarism Services Violate Students’ Rights......Page 81
Copyright Claims......Page 82
How It Works......Page 84
A Platform......Page 86
Facts About Plagiariasm......Page 88
Understand Plagiarism......Page 90
Take a Stand......Page 91
Organizations and Web Sites......Page 93
Bibliography......Page 96
Index......Page 99
Picture Credits......Page 105