Cheating on college campuses is a widespread practice, and believe it or not, the majority of students think cheating is OK — until they get caught. But if you’re caught and found responsible for cheating on...
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Academic misconduct is an umbrella term that refers to a variety of academic transgressions, primarily in the context of cheating. Such misconduct creates an unfair academic advantage for oneself and/or a disadvantage for other students. The…
Cheating has become that much more ubiquitous with the explosive popularity of the internet across the past couple decades. Countless students have been caught plagiarizing papers. However, there is a question as to what, exactly, qualifies…
Here at DC Student Defense, a problem we regularly encounter is with self-plagiarism. If you are a student, you may be very familiar, or at least somewhat familiar, with what plagiarism is. Plagiarism is taught to…
The topic of plagiarism has increased over the decades. As the access to information has exponentially grown, so has the number of college plagiarism cases. In a 2010 Texas Tech study, 68% of participants said that…
Coming from a sea town just north of Boston, it is fair to say we have an overwhelming amount of sailors, seamen and general oceanic folk. There’s a metaphor I was taught in grade school about…
Step One: Identify who is making the allegation. Usually the accuser will be a professor, fellow student, or administrator. Accusations of plagiarism by professors must be handled in a different manner than those brought forth by…
