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Academic Misconduct and the Internet

Academic Misconduct and the Internet

David Ison
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 30
ISBN13: 9781522580577|ISBN10: 1522580573|EISBN13: 9781522580584
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8057-7.ch002
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Ison, David. "Academic Misconduct and the Internet." Scholarly Ethics and Publishing: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 22-51. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8057-7.ch002

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Ison, D. (2019). Academic Misconduct and the Internet. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Scholarly Ethics and Publishing: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice (pp. 22-51). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8057-7.ch002

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Ison, David. "Academic Misconduct and the Internet." In Scholarly Ethics and Publishing: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 22-51. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8057-7.ch002

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Abstract

This chapter provides a general background on the problem of plagiarism, how the Internet has been implicated as a negative influence on Academic Integrity (AI), empirical study data on the influences of the Internet on plagiarism, reasons why students may conduct plagiarism, and best practices in the use of plagiarism detection. Within the first section, three empirical studies are highlighted to indicate the actual occurrence of plagiarism in graduate education and the role the Internet may play in influencing AI. In the second section, a description of both how and why students conduct plagiarism is presented. Existing literature on the topic is explored to better inform stakeholders on the ‘why' component with suggestions for potential mitigating solutions. The subsequent section describes plagiarism detection software that is commonly in use across the globe including best practices on how to interpret detection results. Lastly, recommendations and calls for future research are provided.

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