"I suspect that many students come with a habit of plagiarism" that is
inculcated at secondary and primary school levels - it often being
sufficient merely to "rewrite it in your own words" - but without any
mention or notion of attribution.
And when thinking about those who "suffer the consequences of the
problem", let's not forget the honest student who may well suffer
several times over, as measured against the cheating student. The
honest student has to spend time reading, researching, and writing the
genuine paper, so does not have the same amount of time to polish the
effort as someone who buys a ready-bought product ready to submit, or to
be adapted to fit the actual assignment. The honest student may receive
lower grades than the cheating student...
As for the law, isn't there a crime, conspiracy to defraud?
John Royce
Robert College of Istanbul
Terry McAndrew wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I do not think *we* should be petitioning our local MPs to change the
> law to get these sites closed down.
>
> This approach is fragmented and not likely to get co-coordinated
> response. What we need is to identify the owner of the problem.
> Teaching staff suffer the consequences of the problem but do not *own*
> it. This rests with the appropriate government department, the DfES
>
> I suspect that many students come with a habit of plagiarism that is
> not picked up early enough, and therefore the problem is not HE's alone.
>
> I would think it better to write to Either Charles Clarke or Alan
> Johnson directly
> http://www.dfes.gov.uk/insidedfes/index.shtml
>
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