Plague of Plagiarism - October article for the INSIDER

[kajun23]

You’ve heard of it before. The P word. That little thing if-you-don’t-listen-to-your-teacher then you’ll fail the assignment, fail the course, and just maybe get expelled from university

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[galena417]

I've been using turnitin.com more - it seems to help.

You're right about the over-achievers cheating...under-achievers can't be bothered. Over-achievers get nervous about maintaining "top of the heap" standards, and can be tempted to "borrow" a paper from the internet, or tape notes to their tummies for an exam...

[kajun23]

Yes I was surprised with the over-achievers cheating. It makes a lot of sense though, with why people do it.

"Now it's even more of an insult when someone calls you an "over-achiever"!" was my second reaction to the fact.

Taping notes...never heard of it! Apparently some people will try writing on the inside labels of water bottles.

Perhaps cheaters should put their efforts into studying! That might help...

[galena417]

Taping notes happened last May...at our school.

[galena417]

Hmm I always heard it was a cheat sheet (but then, that would be too obvious, if you were hiding it under a table)