Cheating Goes Hi-Tech: Online Term Paper Mills

Abstract

As part of the explosive growth in usage of the Internet, an increasing number of vendors are using this medium to make term papers available for students to purchase. This article provides information for management and organizational behavior faculty with regard to the availability of term papers for sale to students over the Internet. A sampling of term paper providers, along with the services they offer and their price structures, are given. Examples of paper titles that are specifically targeted toward management and organizational behavior are also provided. The article concludes with suggestions for ways in which instructors can deal with the proliferation of term paper providers.

What behaviours do students consider academically dishonest? Findings from a survey of Canadian undergraduate students

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Gender, student perceptions, institutional commitments and academic dishonesty: who reports in academic dishonesty cases?

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Plagiarism and Technology: A Tool for Coping With Plagiarism

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