This is usually the time when students become tempted to seek alternate means. These means can range from seeking out "paper mills" (websites or individuals who sell pre-written papers) to copying and pasting contents from sources directly into his or her assignment without giving credit where credit is due. Again this is almost directly related to prioritizing. If the student were to do a small amount of the work each day and learn how to manage their time and the events in their life they wouldn't have to deal with the temptation of plagiarizing.
Ignorance is also a key role in student plagiarism. There is a great deal of students who mistakenly plagiarize. In plagiarizing there are many lengthy rules regarding what constitutes plagiarizing and most people do not take the time to learn every single detail. The majority of these rules are not taught in high .
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school, leaving many students heading into college oblivious of the repercussions of plagiarism in college. Plagiarism is considered a much more serious offence in college, and is not taken very lightly. Ignorance most often leads to underclassmen, specifically freshman, engaging in academic dishonesty. According to the Merriam and Webster Collegiate Dictionary, plagiarism is defined as "to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own: use (another's production) without crediting the source" and "to commit literary theft: present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source". Although this is a fairly in-depth definition of what plagiarism essentially is, in a desperate student's eyes, there is room for leeway. For example, many students get confused with the idea of paraphrasing; this could lead to miss-citing the information, making the student guilty of plagiarism. On the other hand, ignorance on plagiarism is not as wide spread as it previously was. Almost all schools now have writing centers, which help to educate the students on proper citing information.