In the academic world, students would benefit greatly by learning the definition of one word, plagiarism, the act of taking ideas, writings, etc. from another and passing them off as one's own. With the ease and availability of the Internet, how tempting is it for high school and college students to "cut and paste" information without citing the source for their term papers and homework assignments? "It is extremely easy for students to make the mistake of cutting and pasting from the Internet," said Catharine O'Connell, vice president for academic affairs and academic dean at Defiance College. Read more at:
http://www.crescent-news.com/news/article/3624292
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