PLAGERISM IN HIGHER EDUCATION

PLAGERISM IN HIGHER EDUCATION
ANTHONY J. ORTOLANO
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY

ABSTRACT

The term plagiarism is using the work of that has already been published or unpublished; it can be their ideas or thoughts that they have on a given topic. Without giving them proper recognition for the work that they have done. In turn then presenting this work as your very own /as your original thought. Without letting the reader know that this had been published elsewhere by others. The increase use of technology has made this an increasing issue. Plagiarism is a now a burning issue in education, industry and even in the research community, in need of reexamination.
SUMMARY
A common mistake is that there is a understanding out there on what actually makes up plagiarism and weather or not in fact it is even dishonesty when it comes to the topic of school work. There seems to be little concern for differentiating degrees of seriousness, so much so such that the intentional copying of text without any acknowledgment is often viewed and treated the same as failing to properly cite sources. Not everyone intends to commit plagiarism; unintentional plagiarism may come about when the author has no intent of cheating. Nevertheless, these cases may be innocent in nature, but they offer no protection against the charge of plagiarism. In the world of academics, plagiarism takes on a whole another moral and ethical dimensions. This may be a matter that seems it effects this latest generation however this is not the case this behavioral has been occurring for over 200 years and is always viewed as being a negative behavior. What has changed is the manner in which today’s students commit the act the use of digital media has made easier than in the past. The amount of academic plagiarism is on the rise. With the advancement of technology in today's modern world, there has been the development of software used to track down plagiarism or piracy.
Reaction

My first reaction to this article is that while technology is a wonderful thing that has done a great deal of good in most areas of our life’s this is an area in which I feel that that those who chose to be lazy lives have become that more easier. What I fail to understand is why this is an area in which the seems to be little interest in area of regulation, as in many ways this is a form of theft and if we look almost all state have laws that have very stiff punishments for stealing but it seems that the precedence that has been set is your thoughts are not as important as your possessions.
Conclusion
It is my feeling that until there are some kind of more standardized regulations and punishment for this type of behavior it will continue to rise in spite of the advent of software developed to detect it as there is the old saying that a good thief always remains one step ahead of the law. Perhaps one thing that can be done in the field of education is the education of students in this area. Only time will tell if there will be a shift in this behavior.