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E-plagiarism gaining popularity among students
Islamabad, Jan 07, 2008: E-plagiarism has gained popularity with the advent of
information technology in the recent years as Internet is thought to be a need
of the informative society.
Some educationists are of the view that
material on the Internet provides an ability to think critically on different
issues.
But at the same time it is not reliable to wholly depend on the
Internet due to its adverse impact on one's creative thinking.
"I
personally observe the positive reaction by teachers who prefer printed
net-copied (plagiarised) material over the text submitted after researching and
consulting half a dozen books," a student remarked.
While Internet
plagiarised material proves as a blessing when students, instead of buying
expensive books, get study material through visiting different websites. During
study, visiting Internet websites saves one's time and provides diversified and
latest knowledge regarding the issues.
"The critical approach developed
by comparative study from Internet and books broadens the vision to apply the
analytical approach in creative writings", said Tahir Khurshid Sheikh, a
renowned columnist and senior lecturer at National University of Modern
Languages (NUML).
"Internet also helps in providing background knowledge
regarding multifarious issues of life. In research, one has to collect all
background knowledge from the sources including books, Internet, newspapers and
journals to develop a hypothesis and infer the desired results", he
remarked.
He also pointed out the need to use this material as a source
to acquire basic knowledge and not to copy and paste the text written by others.
"If someone is copying the material exactly from books or websites, the source
should be mentioned," he suggested.
Those young writers who are affected
by plagiarism could get rid of this by concentrating on their reading habits and
noticing the composition as well as what the writer felt and implemented on his
written piece of work by using selective words.
If there is someone who
still would not be able to write good, so it is better to opt for another field
as everyone is not a writer.
"Educators must continue to socialise
students of all ages about the importance of maintaining high ethical
standards", a renowned scholar remarked.
It is a fact that plagiarism is
an undesired phenomenon leading the youth towards intellectual bankruptcy and
deteriorating the education standard but at times, sources like Internet help
enhance one's knowledge in a better way.
The trend of plagiarism must be
discouraged as far as copying is concerned, otherwise, there is no harm if
anybody searches websites for knowledge gaining and vision broadening.
It
is important for students and educators alike to be aware of the negative
effects of e-plagiarism, in order to maintain academic integrity. The quality of
being honest and having strong moral principles are important virtues that
scholars need to inculcate.
The popularity of e-plagiarism has made it
clear that it is a need for the information society of today to draw up
constructive and creative solutions to solve this problem, thus, encouraging the
student community as well as the public to instil and learn the skills of
writing effectively. The News
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| Education News | | Updated: 24 May, 2012 |
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