Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Reflection on Turnitin/Plagiarism

               The Turnitin/ Plagiarism assignment was a good exercise to inform me more about plagiarism. All throughout my educational journey, I have been informed and warned about plagiarism. Plagiarism is when you copy someone else’s work without giving them credit and using it as your own. Most teachers see this as a black and white issue. There is no happy medium when it comes to plagiarism. The Turnitin program helps detect plagiarism through submitted assignments. Turnitin should be implemented in all schools, from elementary to college. This program would help eliminate a good bit of plagiarism amongst students. Copyright laws were created to help enforce protection to the creator of the piece of work.

                Plagiarism has always been a big issue that teachers stress to their students. Teachers want students to be able to create their own pieces of work based off of knowledge they already know. Students will not be able to fully grasp the concept of what they are learning through plagiarism. Teachers have been more and more adamant about enforcing the consequences that come along with plagiarism. In college, if a student plagiarizes, it is automatic expulsion. I believe even high school and possibly middle schools are becoming the same way, as well.

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