Plagiarism & Research

Plagiarism and Research

Part I: Annotated bibliography

McCabe, D. (2009), Academic dishonesty among high school students, Adolescence Gale Group, pp. 681-687

In this article, the author has discussed the incidence of plagiarism among universities students' especially undergraduate students. Under this study, a hypothesis created to see the intention of the international students to copy the data of the other students. Moreover, the reasons defined in this article of plagiarizing the material. One of them on which the author has stress on is the writing and researching skills, pressure and sociocultural. Policies described in the articles.

Arkoudi, Teaching International Students Strategies to enhance learning, Centre for the Study of Higher Education, http://www.cshe.unimelb.edu.au/

In this article, learning strategies has been stated for teachers for the international students. However, the articles discuss the academic ability which typically lack in international students and they diverse towards the unfair means doing their universities assignments and reports. The academic ability which should be, possesses in the international students comprises of English language know-how, inspiration, enlightening knowledge, as do many of the local students. Mostly the challenges that face by the international students firstly are living and learning the different culture, the academic requirement pattern, English proficiency and writing skills.

Introna, Hayes, (2007) Plagiarism Detection Systems and International Students: Detecting plagiarism, copying or learning? Idea Group Publishing, Hershey and London, pp. 108-122

In this article, the author has raised the question regarding the plagiarism by the international students that are typically done by non native speaker who find difficulty in writing the precise content. The argument in this article is regarding the inappropriate use of electronic plagiarism detection systems which direct to the unfair and unjust construction of international students as plagiarists.

Braxton, John & Bayer, (2001), Personal Experiences of Research Misconduct and the Response of Individual Academic Scientists, Science, Technology & Human Values,p p. 198

In this article the authors demonstrate the academic community accords high value to original contributions to knowledge through research. Individuals commit acts of fraud or plagiarism when they believe they are unable to make original contributions to knowledge through their own research efforts.

Kock, & Davison, (2003), Dealing with plagiarism in the information systems research community: A look at factors that drive plagiarism and ways to address. MIS Quarterly, pp.511-532

In this article the author has focus on the consequences of incidents of misconduct research transpire at several levels. One level entails harm to the knowledge base of academic disciplines as research misconduct negatively affects the advancement of knowledge in at least two ways. First, harm comes to the condition of the knowledge base of an academic discipline; false knowledge claims become part of the knowledge base if incidents of fraud go undetected. Second, the advancement of knowledge suffers from blind alleys of research produced by incidents of fraud. Such blind alleys mislead scholars.

Part II Session Long Project

Introduction

Education is the only path for students through which they can develop themselves and can contribute their skills and knowledge for the country and development of the ...