Plagiarism

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This paper compares and contrasts the policies and procedures of two institutions of higher learning on the issue of academic dishonesty, and more specifically, plagiarism. The academic dishonesty policies of the University of Delaware and West Virginia University are examined. The paper shows, through the analysis of the three most important points, clearly defined definitions of infractions, consistency of definitions, and a consequence system that includes a hierarchy of sanctions that are equal to the severity of infractions. The paper contends that the University of Delaware policies are more effective than those of West Virginia University.

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"The issue of academic dishonesty is one that is both controversial and important in the changing state of education and information. Technology has brought the modern world into a position of overwhelming information availability. The ability to work in a word processing program, alone has significantly reduced the amount of time needed to produce equivalent document as one written just 40 years ago. Automatically formatted footnotes and the ability to cut and paste passages from other documents into your own work significantly reduces the historically laborious task of research assimilation, and it has also given a tool to students that can advertently or inadvertently result in plagiarism."

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