With every passing day new discoveries are made and the scope of information is increasing with prospects that it is becoming difficult for humans to handle information efficiently thus resulting in e-cheating and plagiarism.
Plagiarism can be defined as the deliberate use of another persons work with reference to your name without acknowledging the original source. This is evaluated as cheating as one is trying to take credit for someone elses work. However taking references from someone elses work and mentioning his/her name on each line copied as it is, is not part of plagiarism. It is called in text citation.
Plagiarism is becoming really common these days in assessments that students submit for their college work. This is considered as a serious offence as attempt like this undermines the value of college degrees. It has been until recently that the managements have decided to impose harsh penalties on students who are found guilty of plagiarism.
Ways to Combat Plagiarism
In order to avoid plagiarism, several universities and schools have started using anti plagiarism softwares and other electronic methods to detect plagiarism that can detect...