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Plagiarism is good ...
"I think the majority of students who engage in plagiarism do it more out of ignorance than the desire to cheat. They really want to succeed on their own merit."

Here's the issue: you go through school being told that plagiarism is a bad thing, taking credit for someone else's work.

Then you get into the workplace, where the watchwords are reusability and knowledge management. "Don't reinvent the wheel, efficiency, efficiency, efficiency."

It's no wonder that students get mixed up. Yes, there are the ignorant and the intentionally deceitful, but there are also many who do not understand the "academic rules" and the basis behind them.
Posted by: terry flores   Posted on: 01/19/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Plagiarism is good ...  terry flores | 01/19/08
Don't confuse efficiency and academics  georgeou | 01/19/08
That really depends  voska1 | 01/21/08
Easy to catch cut-paste  georgeou | 01/19/08
Snif, Snif. I smell a patent here  GuidingLight | 01/19/08
Well, at least no one else will patent it happy  georgeou | 01/20/08
How many UK kids see the problem of offshoring?  HypnoToad72 | 01/20/08
Only in the UK?  Eriamjh | 01/21/08
This isn't new  A.Sinic | 01/22/08
I think you have something...  DarbyOhara | 01/22/08
Lack of understanding...  TTGIT Guy | 01/22/08

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