Cyberplagerism
Plagerism has been an issue for a long time now. It isn't anything new. People have used other people's work as their own, without citation. It's wrong, yet people still do it.
But now, plagerism has become easier. Students can now surf the web for any topic they want to find. All they have to do is copy the desired text and paste it to their own paper that they are writing. Students can also look through paper mills and databases found on line. There is so much information out there one the web. It is so simple to find what you want and transfer it to your own work. It is so easy.
Pro's and Con's of Plagerism:
Pro's:
-Saves time
-Less effort (thinking, researching, writing)
-Easy to find topics on internet
-Guaranteed good grade
-Paper sounds intelligent
-Looks like a lot of effort was put into the paper
Con's:
-Chance of getting caught
-If caught, you could be expelled, suspended, or put on probation
-Feeling of guilt
-Constant worrying of getting caught
-The fact that you did something wrong
-Don't get satisfaction of doing own work
But now, plagerism has become easier. Students can now surf the web for any topic they want to find. All they have to do is copy the desired text and paste it to their own paper that they are writing. Students can also look through paper mills and databases found on line. There is so much information out there one the web. It is so simple to find what you want and transfer it to your own work. It is so easy.
Pro's and Con's of Plagerism:
Pro's:
-Saves time
-Less effort (thinking, researching, writing)
-Easy to find topics on internet
-Guaranteed good grade
-Paper sounds intelligent
-Looks like a lot of effort was put into the paper
Con's:
-Chance of getting caught
-If caught, you could be expelled, suspended, or put on probation
-Feeling of guilt
-Constant worrying of getting caught
-The fact that you did something wrong
-Don't get satisfaction of doing own work
posted by Laura's Blog @ 2:28 PM
3 Comments:
At 3:32 PM,
Jim said…
I think you understand many of the issues around cyberplagiarism. The one thing I'd add to your "cons" list is that you don't really actually learn as well as if you'd done it yourself. I guess it goes back to your motivation for being here. Do you simply want a piece of paper with a degree, or do you want to learn something?
I think it would be interesting to do pros and cons of choosing NOT to plagiarize. Would they simply be the opposites of what you have down now, or might it open up more thinking?
At 5:30 PM,
Darren said…
Damn theta, that's a good blog entry!
At 11:44 AM,
Andrea said…
Yay for Laura's great blog! That is a great analysis of the pros and cons of plagarism. I also really like your background information and commentary on cyberplagarism. Yay for you!
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