Article: Electronic plagiarism as a college instructor's nightmare-prevention and detection.(Cyber Dimensions)

ABSTRACT. Plagiarism, aided by the emergence of massive databases of information on the World Wide Web, has become commonplace on college campuses and in business schools. Because prevention is preferable to policing, in this article the authors (a) present methods for educators to define plagiarism and educate students in appropriate citation and paraphrasing and (b) provide assignments and expectations that will minimize the need and possibility of cheating. The authors also suggest potential "red flags" as well as software and Web services that aid in investigation of possible Internet plagiarism.

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