Plagiarism Lines Blur for Students in Digital Age

Plagiarism Lines Blur for Students in Digital Age

The internet has changed students’ perception of research by creating an impression that research includes agreeing with or disagreeing with the information presented by others. Gabriel (2010) states, “Undergraduates are less interested in cultivating a unique and authentic identity-as their 1960s counterparts were-than in trying on many different personas, which the Web enables with social networking.” (p.3). The statement demonstrates the impact of the internet on student research in the digital age. In the 1960s, the internet was still developing, and most students relied on books to research. Currently, students can access a wide range of information on the internet through social networking sites, online journals, and blogs, thus making it easier to copy and paste the information rather than read and internalize it when conducting research. In addition, the ease of information access over the Internet has also reduced the use of hard-copy books to conduct research because students can access summarized books on the Internet and reviews conducted by other students and teachers. Therefore, it is hard to regulate how students can use the Internet when conducting academic research. Additionally, there is no guarantee that students will read hard copy material provided in the classroom if they can access it on the internet. Therefore, the only way plagiarism can be reduced in learning institutions is by discouraging students from using the internet so that they can interpret the information in the course material without comparing their thoughts to other people’s thoughts and arguments.

References

Gabriel, T. (Ed.). (2010). Plagiarism Lines Blur for Students in Digital Age. In (p. 3).MAC HIGHER.

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Instructions
From the Composition I Textbook, choose and read one selection from the Social Sciences (SS) unit. Then, compose a 20-page paragraph (150-200 words) discussing the main idea and two supporting points. HIGHLIGHT THE MAIN IDEA AND SUPPORTING POINTS. Double-space your work. You must include one quote from your article.

APA in-text citation ex: (Bishop,1979, p.93)

Bishop (1979) states “quote” (p.93)

You do not need a title page but must include a separate reference page.

Make sure to include a separate reference page.

APA reference example: Bishop, E. (1979). The fish. Composition I (pp 92-103), Bedford/ St. Martin’s.