Why Cheating and Plagiarism are on the Rise
Words: 964 Pages: 3 5501Donald McCabe, Center for Academic Integrity's cofounder at Clemson University, reported that, "In national surveys of more than 80,000 college students conducted from 2002 until this spring, nearly half admitted they cheated via the Internet" (McCandless). This statistic raises an alarm about a recently dramatic rise in cheating and plagiarism in the United States. In an attempt to stop students from cheating and plagiarizing, schools nationwide carry out academic integrity policies to punish violating students by giving them zero for […]