Lines on Plagiarism Blur for Students in the Digital Age

Many students simply do not grasp that using words they did not write is a serious academic misdeed.

To quote without attribution has always been considered an academic violation.

now that we use computers it is far easier to cut and paste than it ever was in the past. Points can and should be taken for such acts. Money is taken in the business world.

Searching the string in quotes on Google will find it if it is on the web. I learned to recognise a hand in drawing. I can often recognise text if the sample is large enough and I have read the author. Others are better at these skills.

The way to enforce a rule is to make it matter.