Plagiarism

A way to do this is by taking control of your assignment and making students do more work in the whole process of writing a paper. Making stricter requirements and spending more time in class to explain the assignment will help send a message to the students that you are on the ball and will know if they are cheating. A teacher needs to intimidate the students a little and make them nervous or scared about plagiarism. These are some tips that I feel could be useful in receiving honest and credible work from a student:

Let students know that you know about these web sites. Then do actually check some of them out. Students will be less likely to submit a paper that they know you may have seen on the web

Go a step further and take students to one of the sites. Have students look at a weak paper (there are plenty of those on the Web) and analyze its failures. They will learn something about writing and also see that what's available for downloading is not all good and may not impress their teacher.

Alternately, teach the class to use papers on the web as sources for their own papers Show them how to correctly cite electronic sources.

Regarding advice on avoiding plagiarism: it is best to approach it as an issue of fair use of intellectual property. A discussion about the ways people use (and acknowledge) one another's idea's is better than an ex cathedra "Don't Plagiarize" rule. When presented as a rule it gets regulated to the list of other rules (use one inch margins, indent, etc.) and students are genuinely surprised when violation carries a stiffer penalty than other rules

Be careful to give specific, non-generic instructions for papers. A specific assignment will make plagiarism much more difficult.3

Also try to give writing assignments which will capture your student's attention. If they can develop some interest in the subject, they'll be less likely to cheat

Watching your students write. Ask them to bring notes or drafts to class, have short conferences about the assignment, use peer groups to comment on the drafts, ask for the drafts with the final paper.3

Require a letter of transmittal. On the day papers are due, ask students to write a letter to you reflecting on their process, the features of the paper that they are proud of, the things they had trouble with, and the things that they learned by writing the paper.

School systems today are so lenient in their rules, guidelines and consequences; thus causing cheating, copying or forgeries to be frequently used. Many students take advantage of copying someone else's work whenever they are given the chance. Other times, students will simply have someone else do their work and turn it in as their own, not realizing the effects this behavior can create. This creates a lack of creativity, no sense of responsibility and the students will never acquire new knowledge. These practices of cheating, copying and forgery by students are unethical and should be brought to the surface whenever possible.

Students that copy other student's work are hurting themselves in the long run. Their creativity level drops every time they copy or have someone else do their work. After a while of copying and forging, the student's ability to think creatively and successfully becomes next to nothing. The educational system is where students learn these tricks and proceed to carry them on into there professional careers. Corners are too easy to cut these days, and in order for people to keep their minds as functional as possible, they need to do their own work. Students are no longer able to write an