Revisiting Plagiarism In An Internet Era: How Modern Technology Contributes To The Problem And Solutions

Abstract

Plagiarism is widespread in academia. A vast and profitable new Internet-based industry has developed around students’ continued aversion towards doing their own work. Undergraduate and graduate students can acquire a paper on any topic for a cost of anywhere from free to over a hundred dollars a page. This article will acquaint the academic professional with the market place for college papers, name and evaluate several free and pay services for identifying plagiarism, and suggest assignment designs which aid in preventing the use of both the amateur and the professional paper.