Plagiarism articles

Introduction Any attempt to define “plagiarism’ uncovers that there are, in fact, many different definitions currently in usage, spanning a wide range of activities. Many of these definitions contradict each other. Moreover, there is also evidence that a generation brought up using the Internet has very different views on what constitutes “plagiarism’. Plagiarism is usually … Read more

In an interview last month, Jef Lynn, Chairman of the Coalition For a Digital Economy, said he felt that laws such as SOPA, ACTA and the Digital Economy Act are very much not fit for a digital age, and only fit to try to restrain the digital age. This is an important issue for the … Read more

Summary: In computer forensic analysis, hundreds of thousands of electronic files often need to be examined, and much of their content is unstructured text. Analysing such unstructured textual data manually is extremely challenging, so automated techniques are required. In particular, document clustering can greatly facilitate the discovery of useful knowledge from large collections of documents … Read more

Executive Summary The use of technology has enhanced the convenience, flexibility, and efficiency of both preparatory and continuing education. Unfortunately, academic dishonesty, including plagiarism, has shown a positive correlation with the increased use of technology in education. Being a growing problem, plagiarism is generally defined as “literary theft” and “academic dishonesty” in the literature, and … Read more

For centuries, sports have been heavily induced by the prospects and potential benefits of cheating. Athletes in both Greek and modern worlds have exhibited fraudulent behavior as a means to get ahead in athletic competition as well as the activities leading up to the competition. This fraudulent behavior has many times been attributed to the … Read more

“The question on ethics, plagiarism, the parasitism of the third world, the (in)dignity of the Filipino professionals, the practice being currently adapted in our colleges and universities among others I guess, need to be comprehensively discussed.” This morning I got an e-mail from Davao City, bringing an article to my attention, and asking me to … Read more

Teachers fight a constant battle with plagiarism, made worse by the growing volume of information freely available on the Internet at the click of a button.  This ongoing struggle is felt by producers of plagiarism checkers like plagiarismchecker.net, which are continually being developed to deal with new threats and methods being used to cheat. It … Read more

Find out about the different types of plagiarism The definition of plagiarism is “the practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own” (Oxford Dictionary Online). A simple definition of plagiarism is “copying’. There are various different types of plagiarism and this article will give examples as a way … Read more

Find out what copyright is and what it means for students Whenever individuals create poems, stories, novels, biographies or other writings regarded as intellectual property, it belongs to them and them alone. The problem is how to protect such intellectual pursuits from those who might exploit such creative ventures for their own use without compensation … Read more

Find out what plagiarism is and how to avoid it The definition of plagiarism according to the Oxford Dictionary Online is “the practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own”. As such, it is a form of fraud and must be avoided as it is harshly treated by … Read more